The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have put much of the banking system on shaky ground. Lenders with similar balance sheets that are more heavily involved in the mortgage market are under scrutiny.

With a bank liquidity crisis taking seed, some nonbank CEOs started asking a basic question: Are our escrows safe? What about our corporate deposits? Needless to say, it’s been an interesting week.

Some banks hike their use of FHLBank advances when a run on their deposits and the inability to sell their MBS holdings cut into liquidity. This strategy doesn’t seem to work for all banks.

The Newark, OH-based bank was accused of redlining mortgage borrowers in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods of the Columbus metropolitan area.

The GSEs’ endorsement of attorney opinion letters in lieu of title insurance has the title industry concerned.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take on the contentious issue of whether the CFPB’s funding is unconstitutional. Last year, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held the bureau’s funding structure violated the Constitution’s appropriation clause and separation of powers doctrine.

The data firm’s purchase of fintech Roostify takes place in the shadow of the controversial ICE/Black Knight merger attempt.

Most Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac policies regarding loan eligibility have returned to pre-pandemic standards.

Loss provisions and declining volumes spell lower profits going forward. However, Fannie’s capital requirements remain elevated.

The license for the new mortgage lending company of Michael Strauss, the former president of now-shuttered Sprout Mortgage, has been suspended by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.