According to a compliance attorney, the CFPB was problematizing legal behavior in its recent consent order against Freedom Mortgage.

Increased risks from natural disasters have led to a rapid rise in premiums on home insurance, rejections of policy requests and some major insurance providers exiting certain markets.

Both mortgage industry participants and consumer advocates want the scope of coverage and liability under the rule to be narrowed.

There’s nothing like a new capital proposal to fan the flames of speculation. Might possible changes in bank regulations alter the market for CRA loans?

Responses to FHFA’s RFI on GSE pricing almost unanimously condemn the capital requirements put in place by former Director Mark Calabria.

A jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia this week handed GSE shareholders their first major win in their effort to recover some of their investment in Freddie and Fannie stocks.

Consumer advocates are working to establish state Community Reinvestment Act requirements for nonbanks.

Banks are in cost-cutting mode as high interest rates and looming changes to capital requirements have led to uncertainty in the mortgage market.

The proposal would change risk weights for mortgages in bank portfolios based on LTV ratios. Close to 20% of mortgages not sold by banks in 2022 had LTV ratios for which higher capital requirements would apply.