Housing issues that found majority support were initiatives for building homes for low-income families, programs for downpayment assistance and policies that would make it easier to build homes.

The Supreme Court ruled that the White House cannot remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook while her court challenge is pending.

Proposed legislation would codify many of the guidelines put in place by FHFA under its authority as conservator.

Council of the Federal Home Loan Banks CEO Ryan Donovan recommended several revisions to the latest Basel III Endgame proposal in a comment letter to regulators.

The Structured Finance Association submitted extensive feedback on the re-proposal. SFA's comments received an endorsement from a coalition of trade groups representing a broad variety of banks.

Most of the increase in the impairment rate in May was from delinquencies.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, one of the lead negotiators of the bill, guaranteed that it will eventually become law.

Sales of new homes declined on monthly and annual bases in May.

Matt Jones, FHA single-family housing deputy assistant secretary, indicated the agency believed the rescissions would make the FHA program more accessible to a wide range of lenders.

The proposal would redefine "high-needs rural population" and limit the use of area median income when defining low-income categories.