Yet another plan to reshape the mortgage market has been published, this one from noted housing economist Mark Zandi, and Ellen Seidman, once the nation's top S&L regulator.
In addition to having the most failed metrics, CitiMortgage was found to be in widespread noncompliance with the timeliness requirement to notify a borrower of any missing documents in his modification application.
The treatment of balloon loans under new federal rules is one example where regulation is taking a broad brush approach that disadvantages community banks.