Mortgages, FHFA, EU

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/16/2018

SEC Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Trading Digital Assets - On March 7, 2018, the Divisions of Enforcement and Trading and Markets of the Securities and Exchange Commission released a "Statement on...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/8/2017

CFTC Statement on Self-Certification of Bitcoin Products by CME, CFE and Cantor Exchange - On December 1, 2017, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") issued a Statement on the Self-Certification of Bitcoin...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/1/2017

FHFA Updates Progress on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Credit Risk Transfer Programs - On November 22, 2017, the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") issued a status report on credit risk transfer transactions done in...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/6/2017

Agencies Propose Simplifying Regulatory Capital Rules - On September 27, 2017, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced a proposed...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/27/2017

Financial Industry Developments - Federal Reserve Board Announces Finalized Rule Adjusting the Board's Maximum Civil Money Penalties - On January 18, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it was adjusting...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/2/2016

FHFA Announces Increase in Maximum Conforming Loan Limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017 - On November 23, 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced an increase in the maximum conforming loan...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/15/2016

Agencies Issue Proposal on Method to Adjust Threshold for Exempting Small Loans from Special Appraisal Requirements - On July 22, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/2/2016

Agencies Issue Proposal on Method to Adjust Threshold for Exempting Small Loans from Special Appraisal Requirements - On July 22, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/22/2016

The Federal Housing Finance Agency Releases Final Rule on Federal Home Loan Bank Membership - On January 12, 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") issued a final rule establishing new requirements for...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/28/2015

Barclays and Wachovia Settle with NCUA - On October 19, 2015, Barclays PLC and Wachovia Capital Markets LLC agreed to pay $325 million and $53 million, respectively, to settle claims brought by the National Credit Union...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/24/2015

European Commission Unveils Tax Transparency Package - The European Commission has laid out its plans in a new Tax Transparency Package to clamp down on tax deals made between EU governments and multi-national...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/10/2015

FHFA Updates Requirements for Freddie and Fannie Sales of Non-Performing Loans - On March 2, FHFA announced changes to requirements for sales of non-performing loans (NPLs) by Freddie and Fannie to reduce the number of...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - August 18, 2014

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/18/2014

FHFA Seeks Input on Single Security Structure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - On August 12, FHFA published a Request for Input on the proposed structure for a Single Security that would be issued and guaranteed by...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - December 10, 2013

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/10/2013

Council of EU Publishes UK Issues Paper on MLD4 - On November 24, the Council of the European Union published a note (dated November 8, 2013) from the Council Presidency to Council Delegations which includes a UK...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - November 4, 2013

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/5/2013

The Fed Approves New Fee Schedules - On October 31, the Fed announced new fee schedules, effective January 2, 2014, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to depository institutions (priced services). ...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - July 29,2013

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/30/2013

FHFA Statement on Freddie Mac Risk-Sharing Transaction - On July 24, the FHFA announced that Freddie Mac is nearing completion of its first risk-sharing transaction, a direct debt issuance, that will assist Freddie Mac...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - July 15, 2013

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/16/2013

In This Issue: Financial Industry Developments; Rating Agency Developments; RMBS and Other Securities Litigation; and, European Financial Industry Developments. ...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - June 3, 2013

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/3/2013

In This Issue: CFPB Final Rule Amendments to Ability to Repay and QM Rule; Extension of Loan Modification Programs; Freddie Mac $1 Billion Performing Modified Loan Securitization; FinCEN Guidance on Virtual Currency...more

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