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An Analysis of the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015

May 20, 2015
Mortgage Lending
Research

On May 12, 2015, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Chairman, Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), introduced a discussion draft of "The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015" ("Chairman's Draft"). The proposal comes at a time when offering community banks relief from recently created laws and regulations for the mortgage market is dominating some discussions about Congressional efforts to secure the future of housing finance and policy.