The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Freddie Mac released separate reports in May suggesting that potential borrowers should talk to multiple lenders when seeking a mortgage. The organizations noted that a significant share of borrowers are missing out on thousands of dollars in savings by neglecting to consider offerings from a variety of lenders.
Brian Montgomery this week was sworn in as FHA commissioner, ready to tackle a number of priorities he promised Congress he would undertake once in office.
Attorneys at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week formally threw in the towel on the agency’s controversial interpretation of anti-kickback provisions in the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
Ditech CEO Tom Marano: “I am pleased with the improving performance of our servicing business; however, I am disappointed with the performance of the origination business...”
The trade group argues that if lenders organized as pass-through entities do not receive the new deduction, they will be at a competitive disadvantage...
Interim CFPB chief Mick Mulvaney: “We are still closely associated with Sen. Elizabeth Warren. We are her baby. That’s not where a gold-standard regulator should be.”
Over the years it seems as though commercial banks have basically ceded the multifamily market to nonbanks that use the GSEs as their secondary market takeout…
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