Mel Watt isn’t likely to ride quietly off into the sunset as his term as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency draws to a close at the end of this year.
A legislative proposal to hike VA loan fees apparently to pay for certain veterans’ health-care costs is getting pushback from lenders and the Department of Veterans Affairs itself.
A report released last week by the Treasury Department encouraged broader use of automated appraisals and recommended that Congress help push the technology forward. Not surprisingly, the appraisal industry is urging caution.
After a brief hiatus while new management took over, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently has resumed taking enforcement actions. Attorneys said the settlements look similar to those under the prior leadership, but the enforcement strategy is different.
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