Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said she won't reverse the restructure of fair lending office made by former Director Mick Mulvaney.
There was some speculation before the vote that SIFMA might delay the guidelines or otherwise hinder UMBS issuance, but the vote on Wednesday was passed with a “significant majority,” according to SIFMA.
The lack of action by Congress on the federal government’s role in housing finance makes the issue “high risk,” according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.