Another noticeable shift from 2013 to last year was the further deconsolidation of originators...

An earlier version of the bill that Corker tried to fast-track through the Senate did not include the prohibition on using g-fees to pay for unrelated government spending.

The IG was actually looking into possible down payment assistance violations at another lender and decided to audit loanDepot because of its high volume of loans with those features.

Or as Marc Savitt of the National Association of Independent Housing Professionals put it: “Nothing will pass as long as Obama still has a pen…”

Cordray is pushing hard to see the guidance released before the Oct. 3, 2015, effective date of the TRID rule, which is Saturday.

CFPB Director Richard Cordray believes the mortgage industry overreacted on the issue...

David Lykken, managing partner of Transformational Mortgage Solutions, said he welcomes PIMCO’s investment, believing that it’s a huge positive for the industry.

The CFPB alleged that expense accounts were really “point banks” and that payments in the form of bonuses and commissions were based on mortgage profitability...

The Texas Republican blamed the CFPB and DFA for raising prices and “cutting off" access to mortgages…

Some 71 lenders are contributing loans to the deal, led by Stonegate Mortgage with a 6.9 percent share.