Regulation X loss-mitigation requirements are too burdensome and should be streamlined, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a recent white paper.

In a joint statement of interest filed in the District Court of Maryland, the two regulators said a lender relying on an appraisal that it knows, or should know, is discriminatory violates both the ECOA and the Federal Housing Act.

A CFPB review of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act shows that reporting changes instituted by the 2015 HMDA rule increased compliance costs for companies.

The CFPB said it expects servicers to proactively identify student loans that are discharged via standard bankruptcy orders.

Guilty plea on non-QM program; HUD restores discriminatory effects rule; new CRA rule soon; NY servicer must repay pandemic relief it didn’t issue; CFPB to redefine earned wage access products; mortgage broker indicted for tax fraud; CFPB reviewing MLO rules.

The correspondent share of conventional conforming edged up to 39.6% in the fourth quarter...

Lenders had argued that any debt-to-income ratio calculated early in the mortgage process would be subject to change and possible redisclosure requirements.

The FHFA director tells NAR members she’s focused on data-driven, fact-based policy-making.

Nonbanks and REITs make a bid for FHLBank membership. Community banks and credit unions say that would be a mistake. Is there a middle ground?

Updates to the guide go into effect in June and July.