Fed set to loosen US bank rules in attempt to boost mortgage lending
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- •The Federal Reserve has proposed changes to U.S. bank regulations intended to make it easier for large banks to hold mortgage-related assets.
- •The stated objective of the Fed’s proposed rule changes is to bring more mortgage lending activity back onto the balance sheets of big banks.
- •The Trump administration is pushing policies that would increase the role of private capital, including banks, in U.S. mortgage debt.
- •Fed officials have indicated they expect only limited impact on mortgage refinancing volumes from the Trump administration’s mortgage-debt initiatives.
- •Non-bank mortgage lenders currently hold a significant share of U.S. mortgage origination activity, which the Fed’s proposals implicitly target for rebalancing toward banks.
What Could Happen If...
- ▸If the Fed finalizes and implements the proposed looser rules on bank mortgage holdings without major changes Large U.S. banks could increase their share of new mortgage originations at the expense of non-bank mortgage lenders over the medium term.
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StocksU.S. large-cap bank stocksIncreased Volatility
If the Fed’s rule changes materially shift mortgage origination back to big banks, earnings expectations and perceived credit risk could both move, increasing volatility in large U.S. bank equities.
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