The loan officers are accused of defrauding banks and the nonbank lender they worked for by falsifying borrowers’ occupancy status on mortgage applications.
Texas district court ordered to make quick ruling in CFPB credit card late fee lawsuit; the American Bankers Association pushes back on CFPB report targeting fees associated with health savings accounts; former Nutter Home Loans executive launches regulatory management firm.
Even though Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac maintained healthy profits in a tough market in the first quarter, their capital shortfalls under the ERCF remained absurdly high. (Includes data table.)
Although some non-agency players may see Freddie’s plan to purchase closed-end seconds as competition, many lenders see a way to create more liquidity in the sector.
Will allowing lenders to omit one of the three credit scores from the underwriting process reduce costs for borrowers or ensure that some unqualified borrowers inadvertently get a loan they can’t afford?
FHFA and HUD have teamed up to initiate a formal request for reconsideration of value for borrowers and sellers who believe their appraised value is undocumented or biased.
In an effort to reduce closing costs for low-income and first-time homebuyers, Freddie will now allow lenders to replace title insurance with attorney opinion letters in all but one state.
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