City National hopes to get in on the ground floor of a turnaround in MSR-backed lending. The federally insured depository is joining other warehouse providers that play in the space, but there are risks.
It’s status quo when it comes to mortgage banking M&A activity — and that’s not a good thing if you’re looking to sell. For now, it’s all about asset sales, mortgage servicing rights in particular.
OSHA has ordered PrimeLending to pay back wages to two employees who were subject to retaliatory actions after they raised concerns related to consumer fraud.
Hunterbrook Capital is going after United Wholesale Mortgage, lobbing allegations and shorting stock in the nonbank; Michael Barr, vice chair for supervision at the Fed doesn’t find the rhetoric regarding bank capital requirements particularly useful; Ocwen plans to rebrand as Onity.
More than a handful of motions and briefs have been filed over the last two weeks in the lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s final credit card late fee rule.
In a boon for the CFPB, a lawsuit has been sent back to a lower court, after the Maine Supreme Court vacated the ruling and determined that the loan wasn’t exempt from TILA requirements under Section 1603(3).
Standard-setting organizations will be able to apply for recognition from the CFPB soon, Director Rohit Chopra said. The move will take the bureau closer to finalizing open banking rules.
During an event hosted by the National Fair Housing Training Academy Forum, mortgage lenders were briefed on ways to help decrease discrimination and diversify their businesses.
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