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US RMBS Loan Delinquencies Remain Stable; Foreclosures Edge Upward

Source: site Fitch Ratings-New York-15 July 2022: Borrowers continue to work with their servicers post-forbearance to avoid loan default, according to Fitch Ratings’ 1Q22 U.S. RMBS Servicer Metric Report. “Loan portfolio delinquencies for both bank and non-bank servicers remained stable in…

Big U.S. banks’ second quarter profits to tumble on higher bad loan reserves

Source: site NEW YORK (Reuters) – Second quarter profits at big U.S. banks are expected to fall sharply from a year earlier on increased loan loss reserves, as the pandemic recovery gives way to a possible recession. Analysts expect JPMorgan Chase…

US Consumer Spending Cools in Sign of Economy on Weaker Footing

Source: site (Bloomberg) — US consumer spending fell in May for the first time this year and prior months were revised lower, suggesting an economy on somewhat weaker footing than previously thought amid rapid inflation and Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes. Most…

Millions of California taxpayers to get ‘inflation relief’ payments

Source: site June 27 (UPI) — California lawmakers have reached a budget deal that will offer “inflation relief” payments to millions of taxpayers in the state. “California’s budget addresses the state’s most pressing needs, and prioritizes getting dollars back into the pockets…

California Finalizes Commercial Financing Disclosure Regulations

Source: site The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s (DFPI) final regulations, which require providers of commercial financing, including nonbank lenders, to provide commercial borrowers with cost-of-credit disclosures similar to those…

Biden’s Federal Trade Commission Is Now At Full Strength – What That Means For Business Leaders

Source: site Breaking a partisan deadlock, there are now three FTC Commissioners appointed by Democrats, and two appointed by Republicans who are in charge of how the FTC spends its resources prosecuting the federal competition (or antitrust) laws. As one might…

Biden Admin Announces Cancelling Nearly $6 Billion In Loan Debt

Source: site In the first indication that President Joe Biden could be preparing to cancel student loan debt, the administration is prepared to wipe out nearly $6 billion owed by hundreds of thousands who attended a for-profit college chain, a possible…

CFPB Encourages States To Use Federal Authorities To Bring Enforcement Actions

Source: site The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued  an interpretive rule on May 19, reiterating the authority that states have to pursue companies and individuals that violate federal consumer financial protection laws, including the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (“CFPA”). When…

Governor Pritzker Signs Illinois Banking Development Districts Act

Source: site CHICAGO – Governor Pritzker signed HB 5194, the Illinois Banking Development Districts Act, into law on Friday. Sponsored by State Senator Doris Turner (D-Springfield) and State Representative La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago), this legislation creates a new incentive program for the…

United States Settles Suit Against VoIP Service Providers for Facilitating Millions of Illegal Telemarketing Calls about COVID-19

Source: site Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers, VoIP Terminator Inc. and BLMarketing Inc., and their owner, Muhammed Usman Khan, agreed to a court order resolving Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that they facilitated tens of millions of illegal telemarketing…