Federal regulators are set to re-propose Basel III capital requirements for large banks. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Barr will recommend eliminating a proposed 20% risk-weighting add-on for mortgages.
The CFPB claimed NewDay lured VA borrowers into cash-out refi mortgages by hiding the true costs of the loans. The lender agreed to a consent order without admitting any wrongdoing, adding that the “outcome highlights an environment of regulatory overreach.”
A Texas district court affirmed the CFPB has authority to issue the upcoming small-business lending data collection rule. The court, however, didn’t express an opinion on the wisdom of the rule.
Groups representing the farm credit industry claim the CFPB’s small-business lending data collection rule is invalid as it was developed by the bureau when it was receiving funds unconstitutionally.
The Ninth Circuit in a recent case didn’t abide by the U.S. Supreme Court directive that it apply a nuanced analysis of the Barnett decision when deciding whether the National Bank Act preempts a state law.