The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) is one of several financial industry groups that are urging the Senate Banking Committee work to advance capital formation legislation...
Read More
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced 14 policy changes to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Single Family mortgage insurance program that will reduce re...
Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this week that seeks to ensure that small businesses are protected from cybersecurity risks. The Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluat...
Read More
According to a report from the Joint Economic Committee, the federal government is spending more on insurance brokers. As part of a brief entitled “Right Plans or Wrong Incentives? How Broker Pa...
Read More
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently issued a request for comment to gather public input on two related developments in the energy derivatives markets. The agency asks two sets of ...
Read More
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) recently introduced legislation that would allow banks and other financial institutions to place extended holds on suspicious checks and wire transfers while potential fraud...
Read More
The U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act this week, a legislative package that seeks to expand housing supply in the United States. The updated package cuts red tape and removes ...
Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are seeking public comment on potential opportunities to further update certain derivatives product def...
Read More
MidFirst Bank based in Oklahoma City is acquiring Dallas Capital Bank. The proposed acquisition of Dallas Capital Bank builds on MidFirst's expanding Texas footprint, which already includes banking...
Read More
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), an independent, private-sector organization that establishes financial accounting and reporting standards, recently published a proposed accounting sta...
Read More