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

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…

Last year, loan production turned out better than many anticipated...

Through the first half of 2015, banks and thrifts sold $364.35 billion of home loans, up 37.8 percent from the same period last year.

One industry observer saw the development as indicative of growing nervousness that the CFPB may be putting its Democrat allies on Capitol Hill in an awkward position...

Data detailing the volume of GSE mortgages by state.

The CHLA suggests, among other things, that the U.S. Treasury stop sweeping all GSE profits and instead put that money in a capitalization reserve account...

With mortgage debt outstanding climbing by 0.4 percent during 2Q, the share of securitized loans fell to 64 percent at June 30, the lowest level since 2012.

MBA chief Dave Stevens noted: “We’ve seen that before, when enforcement does replace regulation, and that’s our greatest concern.”