A coalition of industry groups has urged the Senate Committee on Finance to retain the current capital gain exclusion on the sale of a principal residence, warning that such a provision in the Republican tax reform plan would adversely affect young families and those relocating to new jobs. Specifically, the proposal in the House and Senate versions of the tax bill would retain the $500,000 capital gain exclusion ($250,000 for unmarried taxpayers) but lengthen ownership and use requirements ...
There was plenty of activity at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the last week, from continuing legal drama over the leadership of the agency to changes in enforcement activity and a possible regulatory roll-back.
The acquisition, once consummated, will put New Residential in the business of originating loans directly to consumers. It also could have CFPB implications…
The nation’s subservicing vendors grew their base of contracts by 6.2 percent from the second to third quarter and 20.1 percent year-over-year, according to data compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance.
In roughly 10 business days, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – which guarantee half of all mort-gage debt in the U.S. – will run out of capital unless their regulator at the Federal Housing Finance Agency does something about it.
The amount of home-equity debt outstanding continued its years-long slide during the third quar-ter, and many top lenders reported slowing production of new loans, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside Mortgage Finance.
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