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Tag Archives: financial markets
Bank Supervision: What’s Changed Since the Financial Crisis
When big banks failed during the 2007–2009 financial crisis, it wasn’t a complete surprise. Federal bank supervisors had found underlying risks at those banks, but didn’t always act on those findings to help banks be better actors. Today’s WatchBlog looks … Continue reading
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July 17, 2019
Tagged bank regulations, big banks, CAMELS, Dodd-Frank, FDIC, Fed, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, financial markets, financial regulation, FMCI, Michael Clements, OCC, office of the comptroller of the currency, regulation, risk assessment, stress test, supervisors, too big to fail
Increased Federal Role in the Housing Finance System
Housing finance is a complex, multi-trillion-dollar industry that played a major role in the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Two of our recent reports analyzed changes in the market since the crisis and their effect on taxpayers. We discuss our findings in … Continue reading
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June 20, 2019
Tagged Congress, Daniel Garcia-Diaz, default, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fannie Mae, financial crisis, financial markets, fiscal exposures, FMCI, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, government-sponsored entities, GSE, housing finance, HUD, investors, MBS, mortgage, mortgage-backed securities
5 Years of Dodd-Frank
It’s been 5 years since Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act reforming the U.S. financial regulatory system. Since then, we’ve been busy examining almost every aspect of this law and its impacts. Today’s WatchBlog shares a few of our regulatory lessons … Continue reading
GAO’s Financial Markets and Community Investment Team
GAO’s workforce is generally organized into 14 mission teams. Today we’ll be putting the spotlight on the Financial Markets and Community Investment (FMCI) team. FMCI supports Congress by helping ensure the effectiveness of regulatory oversight in financial and housing markets, … Continue reading
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August 19, 2014
Tagged CFPB, college debit cards, community investment, consumer protection, credit, debit cards, Department of Education, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic Development Administration, finance, financial institutions, financial markets, FMCI, housing, HUD, impact, mission team, Small Business Administration
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