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GAO issues report on OCC fair lending oversight

CFPB Monitor

In response to a request from three Democratic House members, the GAO recently issued a report on its review of fair lending oversight conducted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. These changes contributed to fewer annual fair lending examinations and deficiency findings leading to matters requiring attention at smaller banks.

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How Basel III Affected SMB Lending

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The Financial Stability Board says Basel III rules have not led to a squeeze of the small business bank lending market, according to reports on Friday (June 7). The FSB announced Friday the findings of its analysis of Basel III regulations on the small business lending space. Some regulators aimed to mitigate that impact.

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Growing Ratings Data Overwhelms Regulators

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securities regulator is having trouble with rating agencies because it doesn’t have the tools or specific knowledge it needs to analyze huge amounts of rating data, according to a report from Reuters. Those entities and their elevated ratings of mortgage-backed securities, analysts say, were gasoline for the U.S. housing bubble fire.

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2022 Dodd-Frank Stress Test Scenarios Released

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Federal bank regulators work together to design Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests that are designed to ensure that even in the case of a severe recession, significant banks can lend to households and businesses. As repeated by federal bank regulators, the required economic scenarios are not forecasts.

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CFPB Director Wants To Pay Whistleblowers

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The authority would require a change in legislation, but Kraninger argues that it would help the agency spot wrongdoing more quickly, especially when it comes to fair lending practices. According to the report, the CFPB also said it will create an “advisory opinion program” that would enable firms to ask the agency compliance questions.

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The pro-cyclicality of capital ratios and credit supply, a tale of two sizes

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The reforms aimed to ensure that banks have sufficient capital resources to absorb losses and reduce the cyclical effects of bank capital (and regulation) on the supply of bank credit in stress. Additionally, regulators in various jurisdictions have been trying to create simpler (but not weaker) regulatory frameworks for small banks.

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An Open Letter to Rohit Chopra, CFPB Director: Isn’t it time for the CFPB to restart its best vehicle for interpreting the Federal consumer Financial laws–the Official Staff Commentaries?

CFPB Monitor

When the Truth in Lending Act became law in 1969, the Federal Reserve Board soon thereafter promulgated its implementing regulation, Regulation Z. The Fed subsequently began using Official Staff Commentaries for the other consumer finance regulations that it was charged with interpreting.