PH FedACTion: Financial Regulatory Updates
Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, October 22, 2020
By FedACTion Task Force
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Congress
Federal Agencies
Federal Reserve Board
Achieving a Broad-Based and Inclusive Recovery
October 21, 2020
Governor Lael Brainard gave a speech at the Society of Professional Economists Annual Online Conference titled “Achieving a Broad-Based and Inclusive Recovery.” In the speech, she discusses the K-shaped recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and the Federal Reserve’s commitment to providing sustained accommodation to achieve a broad-based recovery.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Labor Market Policies during an Epidemic
October 21, 2020
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has released a staff report titled “Labor Market Policies during an Epidemic.” In the report, the authors study the usefulness of the two types of labor market policies (both in isolation and in conjunction) implemented by the U.S. government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: expanding unemployment insurance payments and granting payroll subsidies to vulnerable firms.
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Temporary Policy Allowing Purchase of Qualified Loans in Forbearance Extended
October 21, 2020
The Federal Housing Finance Agency approved an extension of the current temporary policy that allows for the purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) of certain single-family mortgages in forbearance that meet specific eligibility criteria as set by the Enterprises. The policy is extended for loans originated through November 30, 2020.
International
Bank of England
The Monetary Policy Toolbox in the UK
October 21, 2020
Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor for Markets & Banking at the Bank of England and a member of the UK’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), gave a speech at the Society of Professional Economists’ Annual Conference titled “The Monetary Policy Toolbox in the UK.” In the speech, he gives his perspective on the MPC’s response to the policy challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and how the MPC has used its “monetary policy toolbox.”