The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded a district court order that sided with the CFPB over mortgage payment company Nationwide Biweekly Administration.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra reiterated his long-held argument that automation alone cannot remove bias from home appraisals. Others discussed actions to address appraisal bias.

CFPB to collect rental market data, issue background check guidance; banking regulators won’t enforce against newly-covered HMDA reporters.

Townstone argued that the ECOA’s prohibitions on discrimination against applicants don’t apply to prospective applicants.

Uncertainty caused by regulations and the complexity of calculating income and debt make DTI a poor metric to use in pricing a loan without the risk of lenders having to eat a new fee.

The heads of quality control at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac describe the causes and treatment of defects. The percentage of repurchases has remained stable at Fannie, but is elevated at Freddie.

Digital assets specialist Silvergate Bank bolstered its liquidity with an FHLB advance after the implosion of crypto king FTX caused a run on the bank's deposits in the fourth quarter.

NCLC attorneys claim the bulk sale of seasoned loans allows buyers to circumvent the GSEs’ loss-mitigation programs. That adds up to more borrowers unable to stay in their home.

Despite FHFA’s decision to require that lenders provide both a VantageScore 4.0 and a FICO 10T credit score, it may be years before the market can implement the new scores.

OIG says the agency’s procedures for disposing of old hard drives and other electronic media still need work to make sure confidential data doesn’t get into the wrong hands.