Mortgage lenders and servicers could see a dramatic change in the regulatory environment following the election of Donald Trump as president with a GOP-controlled Congress. During a campaign of many and sometimes conflicting promises, Trump vowed to repeal the Dodd-Frank Act, which would require Congressional action and, if carried out in its entirety, would abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Some observers think a more likely outcome is a restructuring of the CFPB itself and curbing of some regulatory and enforcement actions, perhaps with new leadership. Mortgage lending issues were...
CEO Debra Still of Pulte Mortgage blamed low usage on the fact that Fannie and Freddie use different terminology and eligibility criteria for things like area median income.
PHH officials say the company has improved its servicing operations in recent years and agreed to the consent order “to avoid the distraction and expense of litigation.”
The attorney for the lenders faced scrutiny from some of the liberal-leaning justices on the Supreme Court, including Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor
Don’t expect any rapid changes to the charters of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. After all, GSE reform is hard. At least that’s the message of some market watchers.
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