Fed meets to discuss new mortgage protections
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The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday considered new protections for high-cost mortgage borrowers to avoid a repeat of the loose lending standards that have put many Americans at risk of losing their homes.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators directed banks on Friday to properly explain the risks posed to borrowers from interest-only and other nontraditional mortgages.
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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday proposed a much stricter set of rules for mortgage lenders as part of the central bank's effort to avert abusive lending.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered fresh assurances that regulators would take steps to curb fallout related to the mortgage mess
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers meeting for a second day on Thursday look set to hold borrowing costs steady as they monitor risks that U.S. inflation could rekindle and that economic growth may stall.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Fed chief Ben Bernanke met Monday to discuss how Congress might act to stimulate the slowing economy.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers started a two-day meeting on Wednesday that is widely expected to lead to a decision to hold interest rates steady and a restatement of concerns about inflation.
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The Fed unveils guidance for lenders that asks them to work with borrowers to avoid defaults.
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Investor's Business Daily - Starting in Q4, federal and state regulators will cooperate to review the subprime lending practices of mortgage brokers and nondepository lenders to ensure compliance with consumer protection laws, the Fed said. Many mortgage brokers and thrifts are overseen by state, not federal, regulators. Fed chief Ben Bernanke will likely face criticism for failing to curb lending abuses when he appears before Congress on Wed. and Thu.
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Federal Reserve policy makers at their Sept. 21 meeting considered the case for pausing a series of &quot;measured&quot; rate increases this year if economic data weaken, minutes of the gathering show.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers  started a two-day meeting on Tuesday that was widely expected  to conclude with a decision to hold rates steady along with a  renewed warning about inflation risks.
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The Federal Reserve Board said on Friday it has scheduled an open board meeting on December 18 to discuss proposed rule changes on mortgage lending to address unfair and deceptive lending practices.
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Federal Reserve Chairmen Ben  Bernanke will meet on Monday with House of Representatives  Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss how they can work together to  boost the U.S. economy, a spokesman for Pelosi said.
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Transcript of last Fed meeting show bankers acknowledging that they might have to change .
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WASHINGTON -- A Federal Reserve plan being unveiled Tuesday would give people taking out home mortgages new protections against shady lending practices.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators issued special guidance Tuesday urging loan service companies to work with borrowers in danger of defaulting on their home mortgages.
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The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators issued special guidance Tuesday urging loan service companies to work with borrowers in danger of defaulting on their home mortgages.