The CFPB’s fair lending director in a new blog post reminded borrowers they can use reconsideration of value processes to question appraisals. The post came with a more subtle message directed at lenders: Make your ROV processes as easy to use as possible.

Nonbanks have been concerned about Ginnie’s new capital standards, but perhaps the agency has seen the light? Or at the very least, a compromise? Meanwhile, MSR auctions are picking up a head of steam.

In what is likely to be the last legal wranglings in Fairholme v. FHFA before its long-awaited jury trial begins, Judge Lamberth dealt Fannie/Freddie shareholders a modest defeat.

The CFPB’s 2020 rule, exempting some institutions from Home Mortgage Disclosure Act reporting, was found to be arbitrary and capricious by the D.C. District Court.

In yet another cost-cutting move, loanDepot is halting 401(k) matches while some of its top brass will get raises. Meanwhile, is there relief on the way for low-balance mortgages? HUD is trying to lend a helping hand.

Hearings in Congress with the CEOs of seven megabanks stretched for more than nine hours across two days. The executives touted mortgage programs for minorities and listed their regulatory concerns.

The private pow-wow revealed broad agreement between government, industry and advocacy groups on how to deal with the nation’s affordable housing shortage.

Jonathan Kolodziej, an attorney at Bradley, believes the RFI is a significant opportunity for the mortgage industry to have a say in any future regulatory framework related to refinances and loss mitigation.

Lenders say the 15-bp surcharge on broker loans penalizes low- and moderate-income borrowers and flies in the face of the principle of the level playing field.

The Appraisal Foundation is pushing back against calls for appraisal reform legislation that would strip the group of its authority to set industry standards and criteria.