The whistleblowers raised concerns about the administration’s efforts to limit HUD’s ability to enforce fair housing and civil rights laws.

The share price for Better Mortgage’s parent jumped this week following an announcement that was lacking some key details.

Western Alliance is tweaking the subservicing chores at its correspondent unit. The bank also is pondering selling more MSRs.

Homeowners are tapping their equity to pay off consumer credit debt and student loans.

The Supreme Court’s decision last year in Cantero v. Bank of America is trickling down to lawsuits in lower courts, including a decision in a case about interest on mortgage escrow accounts.

MISMO’s Mortgage Compliance Dataset will ease compliance processes for state regulators and mortgage lenders, according to mortgage industry experts.

Rocket Mortgage claims it had no authority to correct the alleged discriminatory appraisal connected to a refinance application. The lender said it expects to be vindicated.

Fewer than 3,000 people have been convicted of federal mortgage fraud over the past 12 years and most didn’t serve the maximum sentence, according to an industry researcher.

The CFPB this month ended consent orders against four companies, including Apple and U.S. Bank, citing payments of penalties, among other reasons.

Many industry stakeholders are worried the proposal would create consumer protection gaps in the financial sector.