Sentences with phrase «federal regulators who»

Last year the federal regulators who oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loosened the restriction on how much they could lend so that affordable housing no longer counts toward the $ 30 billion cap on each agency.

For their part, the federal regulators who sparked the controversy by publishing the proposed rule feel they're doing the right thing by getting the issue thoroughly aired.

And, while plenty of deserved scorn has been heaped on the auxiliary financial institutions and hapless federal regulators who allowed his fraud to unfold for decades, nobody has suggested that those lapses in any way mitigate Madoff's culpability in his crimes.

On Wednesday, Cuomo also repeated his claims that his administration was aggressive in its response to Hoosick Falls, despite evidence the state health department aggressively pushed back on federal regulators who wanted to sound an alarm about the municipal water pollution.

Not exact matches

Now, thanks to tough new mortgage lending and insurance rules announced by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in October, some analysts predict that so - called «shadow banking» firms, which operate largely outside the purview of regulators, will see a surge of fresh business from frustrated homebuyers who can't get conventional loans.

«The regulator always has to worry about finding the right point in that balance,» says a former senior federal official who spoke on background.

Wednesday's rule applies to banks and to large financial firms who are designated as «systemic» by the Financial Stability Oversight Council, a federal government panel of regulators that polices for emerging market threats.

America's telecoms regulator voted unanimously to move forward with a plan to stop federal subsidies to domestic carriers who use suppliers that are considered to be a risk to American national security.

Wednesday's rule applies to banks and to large financial firms who are designated as «systemic» by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), a federal government panel of regulators that polices for emerging market threats.

In recent years, however, federal regulators have increasingly pressured businesses to move away from the use of independent contractors, who are not legally entitled to unionize under federal law.

FTC consent decrees have been held up, by Facebook as well as federal regulators, as an ideal method to police companies who engage in unfair and deceptive data practices.

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, twin brothers who own large amounts of bitcoin, tried to create an exchange - traded fund based on bitcoin, but federal regulators denied their application.

One man who, prior to the Financial Crisis, issued a challenge to regulators including the Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, to recognise these flaws and develop more realistic risk models was Benoit Mandelbrot.

They included Kathleen Rice, a U.S. representative from Long Island who unsuccessfully challenged Schneiderman in the 2010 Democratic primary; Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney from Manhattan; Alphonso David, Cuomo's chief counsel; Michael Gianaris, a state senator from Queens and chief political strategist for the Democratic conference; Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who ran for governor in 2014; Letitia James, the New York City public advocate; Carrie H. Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who handled the trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D - N.Y.; and Benjamin Lawsky, formerly the state's top financial regulator.

NewYork - Presbyterian Hospital has agreed to pay a $ 2.2 million penalty to federal regulators for allowing television crews to film two patients without their consent — one who was dying, the other in significant distress.

He said who gets which slots are determined by the airlines, airports and federal regulators.

It includes Kathleen Rice, a United States representative from Long Island who unsuccessfully challenged Mr. Schneiderman in the 2010 Democratic primary; Alphonso David, Mr. Cuomo's chief counsel; Michael Gianaris, a state senator from Queens and chief political strategist for the Democratic conference; Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who ran for governor in 2014; Carrie H. Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who handled the corruption trial of the former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver; Representative Sean Patrick Maloney; and Benjamin Lawsky, formerly the state's top financial regulator.

Also, state regulators should crack down hard on the kind of shenanigans practiced by Democrats when they paid for a mailing touting Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's candidacy with money from their federal account — much of it supplied by state contractors, who are forbidden to contribute directly to state campaigns.

On how his fellowship has impacted his career, he said, «Since part of working for a state regulatory agency requires dealing with federal regulators and interpreting federal rules, I think having experience at EPA (as a fellow, then as an employee) was a big plus in the eyes of the people who hired me.

«Federal regulators are honing in on this,» says Chicago attorney Kenneth J. Rojc, who represents automotive finance firms across the nation.

Sirius and XM, the only two satellite radio companies in the U.S., plan to use the offer to win over regulators at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and Justice Department who are reviewing the $ 3.23 billion merger.

Mortgage life insurance has come under criticism from consumer advocates and federal insurance regulators, who warn homeowners that it may not be good value.

In October 2016, federal regulators ordered the credit union to pay $ 28.5 million — including $ 23 million to thousands of consumers — saying the credit union had misleading debt collection tactics and illegally cut off account access to members who hadn't paid overdue loans.

A recent report has discovered that nearly two - thirds of the people who complain to federal regulators about medical debt collectors do not owe medical debt at all.

Should I wait to refinanceThere is so much hype about Mel Watts being the new regulator of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the potential of him promoting a new HARP 3 program that many homeowners who are under water and should be refinancing today are getting caught up thinking that HARP 3 will somehow get them a lower payment than the current HARP 2 program.

The preemption provisions upset the historical federal - state balance in financial regulation, wrongfully interfere with traditional state enforcement authority, and frustrate the ability of state regulators to protect student borrowers who rely on federal student loan programs.

Carter Dougherty added last week to the many recent articles (here and here) on regulators who are cracking down on internet lending, both state and federal.

The credit and lending communities and federal regulators should reassess the entire credit structure and look for ways to increase the availability of credit to qualified borrowers who are good credit risks.

Under the new rules, which the NEB put in place at the direction of the federal government in response to overwhelming opposition from the public during the NEB's review of the Northern Gateway pipeline, Ontario residents who live along the 639 - kilometre pipeline route and want to submit public comments about their concerns — are you ready for it — fill out a long and complex application to ask permissionfrom the NEB, Canada's pipeline regulator, before they can even submit a letter to the NEB on the Line 9 pipeline proposal.

Under the new rules, which the NEB put in place at the direction of the federal government in response to overwhelming opposition from the public during the NEB's review of the Northern Gateway pipeline, Ontario residents who live along the 639 - kilometre pipeline route and want to submit public comments about their concerns — are you ready for it — fill out a long and complex application to ask permission from the NEB, Canada's pipeline regulator, before they can even submit a letter to the NEB on the Line 9 pipeline proposal.

Daniel J. Fiorino, who directs American University's Center for Environmental Policy, said in an interview that using this approach is «a really nice example of smarter regulation,» because it gives firms and state regulators greater leeway in how they would meet a federal standard.

Federal regulators, who are in the early stages of setting guidelines for autonomous vehicles, have opened a formal investigation into the incident.

Currently, two out of the three federal bodies who are responsible authorities for environmental assessments under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 — the NEB and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)-- are regulators.

The committee's report is not binding, but it is expected to carry weight with provincial securities regulators, and with federal government officials, who will have to approve the deal in a multilayered process that won't be over for months.

Mr. Gesser also counsels companies who have experienced cyber events by coordinating with experts to conduct investigations; communicating with regulators, law enforcement, insurers and auditors; assessing various federal, state and international regulatory disclosure obligations; and representing the companies in related civil litigation and regulatory investigations.

Kenney also failed to mention that the former Harper government had appointed members of the federal pipeline regulator, the National Energy Board, who derailed hearings on the Energy East project by participating in a private meeting with a company representative.

On one side were those who said that regulators in the industry should not be regulating something that is already being regulated by the federal government.

At this time of the year, Huawei is being a subject of increased caution as per the US regulators such as the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), who believe that this company may turn out to be a security, espionage threat.

The announcements follows other notable statements from US policymakers, who have been increasingly outspoken about digital currencies, including US Senator Joe Manchin, top Alabama securities regulator Joe Borg and Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, as well as their intent to follow their progress.

Meanwhile, Huawei is coming under attack from US regulators such as the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) who believe the company to be a security, espionage threat.

Williams — who is running for governor in Georgia, which holds its vote this November — similarly praised the «cautious» approach being taken by federal regulators, citing recent actions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in particular.

NAR's credit policy, approved by the Board of Directors in November 2010, states that the credit and lending communities, as well as federal regulators should reassess the entire credit structure and look for ways to increase the availability of credit to qualified borrowers who are good credit risks.

Addressing the scandal surrounding what federal regulators said in September was Wells Fargo's creation of millions of unauthorized bank and credit card accounts, Tim Sloan (who replaced John Stumpf as CEO after Stumpf quit in the wake of the scandal) said in a fourth quarter earnings call that account openings were down from a year earlier.

The credit and lending communities and federal regulators should reassess the entire credit structure and look for ways to increase the availability of credit to qualified borrowers who are good credit risks.

Mnuchin, who's awaiting a full Senate vote, is the head of the federal council of regulators, which Trump charged with reviewing Dodd - Frank.

The letter calls on the credit and lending industries and Federal regulators to «reassess the entire credit structure and look for ways to increase the availability of credit to qualified borrowers who are good credit risks.»

This is a wake ‑ up call to the real estate regulators, federal competition regulators, real estate associations and to all brokers who have let our referral system be abused by a niche group within our industry.

In January 2019, President Donald Trump will be able to appoint a new Fannie - Freddie regulator atop the Federal Housing Finance Agency who could restrict the companies» mortgage lending.