Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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The postponement would pertain to Federal Housing Administration-insured single- and multifamily loans and other final determination dates that have not passed.
March 7 -
Scott Turner, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, extended borrowers more leeway after he toured the region with a local official.
March 6 -
The National Flood Insurance Program, estimated to cover over 4 million homeowners, is set to lapse next Friday along with the federal budget.
March 6 -
The governor aims to secure federal funding with latest executive order in aftermath of Los Angeles fires.
March 3 -
The state's insurance commissioner made the change following analysis of title industry profits and expenses in Texas provided by its stakeholders.
February 21 -
A proposal to tie cancellation of private mortgage insurance policies to automated valuation models would add unnecessary risk to mortgage portfolios and would result in less, not more, affordable housing.
February 14 -
The Trump administration's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Jonathan McKernan, is seen as an institutionalist with a deep knowledge of policy. But whether he keeps the bureau shuttered or rebuilds it is uncertain.
February 14 -
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said insurance companies and banks are already pulling out of disaster-prone areas, which could pose problems.
February 12 -
Lawmakers, citing past failures, say FDIC staffing shortages weaken oversight.
February 11 -
Post-inauguration day, employers are still being loud about their support for comprehensive benefits for their workforce.
February 11 -
The FEMA-operated program has over 4.7 million policies in force, and lawmakers have kept it intact via dozens of short-term extensions since 2017.
January 28 -
The Federal Open Market Committee cut the fed funds target again in December but signaled fewer cuts in 2025. There was some dissent. The markets are watching to see if the Federal Reserve pauses its easing cycle in January. Brian Rehling, head of global fixed-income strategy at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, recaps and parses the previous day's FOMC meeting and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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A multi-state coalition of insurance commissioners issued a joint letter to the Department of Government Efficiency advising the closure of the Federal Insurance Office.
December 20 -
Clean energy transition to continue despite likely policy changes under new administration.
December 12 -
California's IBank has partnered with an insurer and fire resilience fund to pay for fire resilience programs.
December 6 -
As Donald Trump prepares for his second term, campaign promises to preserve Social Security and Medicare go up against rising healthcare costs.
November 25 -
In the aftermath of the election, a bipartisan group of House members are the latest to ask the FHFA to put the owner's title insurance waiver pilot on hold.
November 19 -
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said it is "fundamentally unfair" that uninsured depositors at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank got a reprieve from regulators while those at First National Bank of Lindsay did not.
November 18 -
As the former president reenters the White House, significant changes to Medicare could be on the horizon. Here's what to expect.
November 11 -
Potential new Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, has suggested a potential workaround to offset the cost of extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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