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WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the National Center for Public Policy Research: by David Ridenour The following is a statement from David A. Ridenour, president of the [...]

On August 5, HUD announced that it would amend its existing regulations regarding the equal participation of faith based (religious) organizations in HUD programs. The amendments are being undertaken to [...]

On August 5, Moody's released is approach to rating Railcar leasing ABS. Report. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist [...]

On August 4, the CFPB published a report on its 'Know Before You Owe' eClosing project which found that borrowers can benefit from electronic closings when navigating the mortgage closing [...]

On August 4, the CFPB announced the filing of a lawsuit against NDG Enterprise, a complex web of commonly controlled companies, for collecting money consumers did not owe. The CFPB [...]

On August 5, the SEC adopted a final rule that requires a public company to disclose the ratio of the compensation of its CEO to the median compensation of its [...]

On August 5, the Comptroller of the OCC addressed efforts to ease the burden of regulation on community national banks and federal savings associations. Remarks. The content of this article [...]

On August 5, the SEC proposed new rules to provide a comprehensive, efficient process for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants to register with the SEC. The new [...]

On May 12, the SEC and FINRA announced the opening of registration for their 2015 National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers. The program is intended to provide an open forum [...]

On May 12, The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Household Debt and Credit Report revealed that aggregate household debt balances were largely flat in the first quarter of 2015. [...]

On May 8, the Director of the FDIC Jeremiah O. Norton submitted his resignation, effective Jun 5, 2015. Norton has served as Director since April 16, 2012. Release. Resignation Letter. [...]

On May 7, DBRS published a report on it methodology for rating U.S. Timeshare Loan Securitizations. Release. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to [...]

On April 13, the Federal Reserve Board requested public comment on proposed amendments to Regulation D (Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions) making technical changes to the calculation of interest payments [...]

On April 13, the SEC adopted revisions to EDGAR Filer Manual and related rules to reflect updates to the EDGAR system. The updates are being made primarily to support the [...]

On March 17, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) unanimously approved a final rule removing the December 31, 2018 automatic termination of the phased-in compliance period for the Residual [...]

On March 19, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for February 2015: (i) BUILDING [...]

On March 19, the Comptroller of the Currency, Thomas Curry, discussed the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's approach to tailoring regulatory and supervisory expectations to the size and [...]

On March 19, the U.S. Treasury Department's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) released a new Quarterly Report detailing how the program continues to help small businesses grow and create [...]

On March 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it is seeking public comment on how the credit card market is functioning and the impact of credit card protections [...]

On March 16, the FHFA issued a Progress Report on the initiatives outlined in the 2014 Strategic Plan for the Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the 2014 [...]

On February 26, the Federal Reserve Board extended until April 3 the comment period for its proposed rule to implement capital surcharges for the largest, most systemically important U.S. bank [...]

On February 26, the FHFA House Price Index showed that U.S. house prices rose 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014. This marked the fourteenth consecutive quarterly price increase [...]

On February 26, the SEC Chair Mary Jo White hosted a meeting with European Union Financial Services Commissioner Jonathan Hill. Chair White and Commissioner Hill discussed the importance of international [...]

On January 23, 2015 DBRS released its methodology relating to Structured Finance Flow-Through Ratings. Report. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject [...]

On January 27, 2015 the FHFA Director, Melvin L. Watt, testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services. Director Watt's testimony provided, amongst other items, [...]

On January 26, 2015 the Federal Reserve issued a multi-faceted plan for collaborating with payment system stakeholders, including large and small businesses, emerging payments firms, card networks, payment processors, consumers [...]

On January 26, 2015 Michael Brickman was named Deputy Comptroller for Special Supervision at the OCC. As Deputy Comptroller of Special Supervision, Mr. Brickman will oversee the supervision of the [...]

On January 23, 2015 the CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight issued no-action relief to certain introducing brokers (IBs) with respect to net capital and financial reporting requirements [...]

Byline: David A. Ridenour, John B. Quigley Yes. Brotherhood's goals are incompatible with democratic values. By David A. Ridenour One person, one vote, one time doesn't make a country democratic. [...]

Byline: David A. Ridenour, Michael J. Wilson Yes. Small cuts will snowball into larger ones that will reduce the deficit. By David A. Ridenour Republicans' initial steps to trim the [...]

Byline: David A. Ridenour Washington -- For justice to be blind, the nine justices of the US Supreme Court need to have blind trusts. An embarrassing situation arose in May [...]

Move over, 'Bridge to Nowhere' --- there's a new poster child of congressional waste and avarice --- ethanol, the 'Fuel to Nowhere.' Ethanol leads only to higher food prices and [...]

If President Clinton gets his way, the well-being and health of many of the nation's black, Hispanic and other minority citizens may be placed at risk. Recently, the House of [...]

By David A. Ridenour No vote is thrown away _ even on a long-shot _ if cast for an honorable person. I've recently been given cause to believe that I [...]

By David A. Ridenour Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service Although President Clinton claims his decision to impose new regulations on tobacco is based on a desire to protect children from ``the deadly [...]

With the plan for health care he unveiled yesterday, President Bush rejected the suggestion by many Congressional Democrats that the U.S. adopt a Canadian-style nationalized health care system. Whatever weaknesses […]

WASHINGTON _ There's no need to sweat summertime smog. Despite the hype, air quality is better now than it has been in decades. By now, most Americans are acquainted with […]