Wells Fargo accounted for 15.0 percent of all jumbo mortgages originated during the first half of 2018…

The refi surge may be attributable to more cash-out transactions.

Then again, maybe needing a CEO is overblown. James Fenkner, a GSE shareholder, told Inside Mortgage Finance: “It is not that the CEOs are paid too little…”

If all goes well, the net proceeds will total $20.25 million.

It may be hard to fathom, but Fannie and Freddie once played with very sharp elbows…

The CFPB is creating a “disclosure sandbox” as its most recent step to encourage fintech innovation. Many are expecting the bureau to tackle the flawed no-action letter policy next. The CFPB recently published a revised policy for its trial disclosure program in the Federal Register. The new policy would streamline the application process, establish procedures for extending successful trial disclosure programs, and allow the CFPB to coordinate with sandbox ...

Democratic state attorneys general recently vowed to fill the void of the CFPB in fair lending enforcement if the bureau decides not to use disparate-impact analysis under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. “The attorneys general will not hesitate to uphold the law if CFPB acts in manner contrary to law with respect to interpreting ECOA or to fulfilling its Congressional charge to ensure nondiscriminatory lending to the residents of our states,” wrote 14 AGs in ...

The CFPB, together with four other federal agencies, last week affirmed it will not take enforcement action based on supervisory guidance. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the CFPB said supervisory guidance does not have the force and effect of law and cannot lead to enforcement actions. “Examiners will not criticize a supervised ...

The latest CFPB supervisory highlights report found violations in the loss mitigation process and some foreclosure practices which officials determined are unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The report released earlier this month is the first one since Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney took the reins of the agency. The most recent supervisory highlights report was the summer 2017 edition issued a year ago. Attorneys said the report indicates that the supervisory ...

Three months after the CFPB fired all the members on its three advisory boards, the agency has reconstituted the panels with fewer members serving shorter terms. The CFPB recently announced nine members for the Consumer Advisory Board, down from 25 during former Director Richard Cordray’s tenure in the agency. Only one of nine comes from the consumer advocacy world – Liz Coyle, executive director at Georgia Watch, which describes itself ...