Inside the Beltway

The Federal Reserve Board issued its Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2022 report which examines the financial lives of U.S. adults and their families. Read on for more details. Read on »

President Joe Biden announced his nominees to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, including one promotion to vice chair, a renomination, and the filling of a vacancy left by former Fed Gov. Lael Brainard who now serves as director of the National Economic Council. Read on for more details. Read on »

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a request for input (RFI) on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s single-family pricing framework. The RFI solicits public feedback on the goals and policy priorities that FHFA should pursue in its oversight of the pricing framework. Read on for more details. Read on »

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. proposed a new rule that would allow it to impose special assessments to recover the loss to the deposit insurance fund arising from the protection of uninsured depositors in connection with the systemic risk determination announced following the closures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Read on for more details. Read on »

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) sent letters to six large banks that offer voice authentication services, outlining concerns that artificial intelligence could be used to generate voice clips that allow fraudulent actors to break into customers’ accounts. Read on for more details. Read on »

A group of Republican senators introduced a bill designed to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Read on for more details. Read on »

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Appraisal Subcommittee released the names of the individuals who are providing testimony during its second public hearing on May 19. Read on for more details. Read on »

Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge hosted the department’s first Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee meeting to discuss housing needs and challenges in tribal nations. Read on for more details. Read on »

The Securities and Exchange Commission appointed a new inspector general, who will take over the role effective May 7. Read on for more details. Read on »

Chair of the House Financial Services Committee Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler demanding further information relating to the charges filed by the agency against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Read on for more details. Read on »