The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-1-1 to fine Texas-based Ascension Data & Analytics for failure to ensure its vendor was adequately securing consumers’ personal data.
Discover Bank has agreed to pay $35 million to settle student loan violations while Santander Consumer USA was fined $4.75 million for credit reporting miscues tied to auto loans.
Citing existing mortgage regulations at the federal level, the Urban Institute said it might be most appropriate for the FHFA or the Federal Reserve to regulate nonbank mortgage servicers.
Genworth said the mortgage insurer is “designed to meet its near-term liabilities of approximately $1.0 billion of debt due in 2021. An IPO of U.S. MI will be subject to market conditions as well as the satisfaction of various conditions and approvals.”
Reverse Mortgage Funding maintained its second-place position but trailed far behind with $743.5 million. Finance of America, which is controlled by the Blackstone Group, moved up a notch to third place with $577.0 million.