The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case challenging the constitutionality of the CFPB’s funding structure. Analysts say the bureau has a good chance of prevailing.

Even after a big win in a district court in August, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders continue to face setbacks in other legal venues.

The heads of mortgage industry trade groups are frustrated that the federal government is crowding out non-agency market participants.

The new proposed capital requirements could reduce LMI lending by large banks and make warehouse financing expensive for nonbanks.

Trade groups representing large banks and mortgage lenders warn that a July proposal to increase capital requirements for large banks could push depositories further from the mortgage market.

The CFPB’s top mortgage priority is to finalize a rule setting new standards for loss mitigation, according to an agency official.

Most recently, banking regulators proposed long-term debt requirements on large banks.

American Bank of Oklahoma has agreed to settle charges it used discriminatory lending practices in the Tulsa metropolitan statistical area.

Mortgage Bankers Association President Bob Broeksmit decried the proposed higher capital requirements for large banks at an MBA conference.

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