Washington Wrap — Housing Reform Debate Underway; 8 Attorneys General Sue S

On Capitol Hill A key congressional panel took a major step to overhaul the U.S. housing finance system with a landmark hearing featuring three top federal housing finance regulators. The Senate Banking Committee called Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria to...

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Aug 2019

Blog

Washington Wrap — Volcker Rule Changes Likely Coming; Otting Hits Road On C

The Washington Wrap is a weekly recap of financial regulation, news and chatter from around the capital. Send tips and ideas to polo.rocha@spglobal.com , david.hood@spglobal.com and declan.harty@spglobal.com . At the regulators Federal financial regulators appear poised to ease compliance requirements next week for banks subject to the Volcker rule, a Dodd-Frank Act provision t...

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Dec 2018

Research

Year-Round Wildfires Are The ‘New Normal’: California Insurance Regulator

Wildfires will continue to plague the state if climate change is not brought under control. Health insurance markets 'in turmoil' as a result of Trump administration actions. Monitoring impact on California insurer of last resort in the wake of the latest devastating wildfires. Download The Full Report California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has less than two months before...

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