The National Labor Relations Board announced earlier this month that it will not seek en banc rehearing in Noel Canning v. NLRB, in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed that President Barack Obama’s Jan. 4, 2012, recess appointments of three members to the board were unconstitutional. “The board, in consultation with the Department of Justice, intends to file a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court for review of that decision,” the NLRB said. The petition is due...

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Even though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an independent agency, that doesn't mean it gets a pass on IG audits.

With several new jumbo MBS deals in the works – from Redwood Trust, JPMorgan Chase and EverBank Financial – it would seem likely that a robust market might develop for the subordinate tranches of these transactions. But so far it’s been a case of plenty of interest in the instrument, but little in the way of available product.

Some underwriters in the private mortgage insurance space are rolling out new technology in their efforts to reacquire market share lost to the FHA even as market tidal forces continue to shift in favor of private MIs. Radian Guaranty, a subsidiary of Radian Group, has introduced its MI rate finder application, Radian Rates, for Android smart phone devices on Google Play. Designed as a mobile version of the company’s existing online rate finder, Radian Rates checks eligibility, compares options and automatically calculates the MI rate depending on the ...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is tightening its oversight of principals in FHA-insured multifamily properties by requiring lenders to clear all requests for additional insurance commitments that exceed $250 million with HUD before approval. Recently issued guidance describes how lenders can obtain pre-approval from HUD when principals have FHA-insured assets greater than $250 million, including the proposed additional commitments. The department is concerned that FHA may be taking on too big a risk with such principals. HUD pre-approval is required to ...