PH FedACTion: Financial Regulatory Updates
Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday November 8
November 08, 2024
By Paul Hastings Professional
Subscribe to PH FedACTion: Financial Regulatory Updates
Major Developments
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
November 7, 2024
The Federal Open Markets Committee decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage point to 4-1/2 to 4-3/4 percent.
Federal Agencies
Securities and Exchange Commission
Remarks at Securities Enforcement Forum D.C. 2024
November 7, 2024
Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement Acting Director Sanjay Wadhwa gave remarks at the Securities Enforcement Forum D.C. 2024.
Federal Housing Finance Agency
FHFA Announces FHLBank Partnerships with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Expand Housing Access for Tribal Communities
November 7, 2024
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced two partnerships involving Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Federal Home Loan Banks to boost awareness and liquidity for programs that expand housing access for tribal communities.
Working Paper: Underappraisal Disparities and Time Adjustments to Comparable Sales Prices in Mortgage Appraisals
November 7, 2024
The Federal Housing Finance Agency published a staff working paper entitled “Underappraisal Disparities and Time Adjustments to Comparable Sales Prices in Mortgage Appraisals.”
Working Paper: Home Purchase Appraisals in Minority Neighborhoods
November 7, 2024
The Federal Housing Finance Agency published a staff working paper entitled “Home Purchase Appraisals in Minority Neighborhoods.”
Fannie Mae
Consumers Feeling Better About Housing Market Despite High Home Prices
November 7, 2024
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased 0.7 points in October to 74.6, pushing the measure of consumer confidence to its highest level since February 2022 and significantly higher than the all-time low recorded two years ago.
Ginnie Mae
Ginnie Mae Announces Risk-Based Capital Relief Regime for Hedging of Mortgage Servicing Rights
November 7, 2024
Ginnie Mae announced that issuers who have a track record of managing their interest rate exposure through Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs) hedging and who meet prescribed eligibility requirements may qualify for Risk-Based Capital Ratio (RBCR) requirement relief.
International
European Banking Authority
EBA observes an improvement in competent authorities’ practices on the supervision of non-performing loans
November 7, 2024
The European Banking Authority published a follow-up to the 2022 Peer Review report on the supervision of the management of non-performing exposures (NPEs) by credit institutions.
Bank of England
Monetary Policy Committee Reduces Bank Rate to 4.75%
November 7, 2024
The Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 8–1 to reduce Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.75% at its meeting ending November 6, 2024. One member preferred to maintain Bank Rate at 5%.
Monthly Decision Maker Panel data - October 2024
November 7, 2024
The Bank of England released the results of the October 2024 Decision Maker Panel survey.
Financial Conduct Authority
Market Watch 81
November 7, 2024
The Financial Conduct Authority published the 81st edition of the Market Watch newsletter.
Administration Changes
Vacancies
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Comptroller – Vacant (Michael Hsu serves as Acting Comptroller)
Appointments/Confirmation Hearings
U.S. Department of the Treasury – Janet Yellen (effective January 26, 2021)
Federal Reserve Board – Jerome H. Powell (effective May 23, 2022)
- Vice Chair Phillip N Jefferson (sworn in September 13, 2023)
- Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr (sworn in July 19, 2022)
- Governor Michelle W. Bowman (sworn in November 26, 2018)
- Governor Christopher J. Waller (sworn in December 18, 2020)
- Governor Lisa D. Cook (sworn in September 13, 2022)
- Governor Adriana D. Kugler (sworn in September 13, 2023)
Federal Reserve Bank of New York – John C. Williams (effective June 18, 2018)
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston – Susan M. Collins (effective July 1, 2022)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – Martin Gruenberg (effective January 5, 2023)
- Chair-Designate Christy Goldsmith Romero (nominated June 13, 2024; nomination hearing July 11, 2024)
- Vice Chairman Travis Hill (sworn in January 5, 2023)
- Director Jonathan McKernan (sworn in January 5, 2023)
- Director Michael Hsu (Acting Comptroller of the Currency)
- Director Rohit Chopra (Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency – Michael Hsu (acting Comptroller, effective May 10, 2021)
Securities and Exchange Commission – Gary Gensler (effective April 17, 2021)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission – Rostin Behnam (effective December 17, 2021)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – Rohit Chopra (effective October 12, 2021)
National Credit Union Administration – Todd M. Harper (effective January 20, 2021)
Small Business Administration – Isabella Casillas Guzman (effective March 16, 2021)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Marcia Fudge (effective March 10, 2021) (resigned March 11, 2024, effective March 22, 2024)
Federal Housing Finance Agency – Sandra L. Thompson (effective June 22, 2022)
U.S. Department of Education – Dr. Miguel Cardona (effective March 2, 2021)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network – Andrea Gacki (effective July 13, 2023)
PH Client Alerts
Click here to read more from our Coronavirus series.
Legislation/Legislative Updates
Click here to view the full text of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), Enacted March 27, 2020.
Click here to view the full text of the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020, Enacted April 24, 2020.
Click here to view the full text of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, Enacted June 5, 2020.
Click here to view the full text of the American Rescue Plan of 2021, Enacted March 11, 2021.
Click here to view the full text of the PPP Extension Act of 2021, Enacted March 30, 2021.
Click here to view a running list of proposed legislation from the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, House Committee on Financial Services, and House Committee on Small Business.