Notices and information from other, related federal agencies of interest (FinCEN, etc.)
A one-year waiver from appraiser credentialing requirements – with an option for continuing the waiver a second year – was approved for North Dakota earlier this week, in a nod to the state’s continuing shortage […]
Federal banking regulators and others on Tuesday announced a final rule – unchanged from its proposed form – that excludes community banks from Volcker Rule prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain relationships in […]
Legislation that aims for more flexibility in fees charged for appraisals, establishes federal consumer financial protection agency oversight in development of credit scoring models, and that mandates the title of “chair” (rather than chairman) for […]
With a new director of the Office of Financial Research (OFR) now in place (after confirmation by the Senate last week), the Treasury’s Financial Research Advisory Committee is scheduling a meeting for next month in […]
The congressional watchdog is taking a close look at the federal rulemaking process, including by sending a first-ever survey to more than 10,000 rule commenters, the agency said Thursday. In a release, the Government Accountability […]
Dino Falaschetti is (finally) the next director of Treasury’s Office of Financial Research, after a voice vote by the Senate Thursday. His nomination to the post has been pending since last year. Falaschetti succeeds Richard […]
A Russian financial organization has earned a “designation” from the U.S. government for assisting North Korea in evading sanctions to access the international financial system, the Treasury Department’s arm overseeing foreign operations announced Wednesday. The […]
The Senate Banking Committee is poised to vote on the president’s renomination of Michelle (“Miki”) Bowman to a new, 14-year term on the Federal Reserve Board Tuesday, just before the panel begins a hearing on […]
A group of 65 House Democrats on Wednesday urged consumer bureau Director Kathleen (“Kathy”) Kraninger to immediately rescind a number of actions that could result in fewer institutions subject to Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) […]
Under the category of “things could be worse,” the congressional watchdog Tuesday issued a report listing the top 10 federal agencies in dire need of modernization plans for their “critical legacy” information systems – but […]
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