Ruling in a redlining case filed by the CFPB against a nonbank mortgage lender, a district court judge said Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibitions do not extend to prospective applicants.

Patrick McHenry, R-NC, new chair of the House Financial Services Committee, is viewed as a consensus-maker. But will his politics make it difficult to find common ground with the White House and Senate?

The National Consumer Law Center has called for flexibility in FHA’s property charge loss-mitigation policies, among other changes.

The TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rules require mortgage lenders to disclose prices within three days of an application. But to do so they have to rely on frequently faulty income and debt information.

Servicers of FHA-insured loans have until April 30 to implement the revised loss-mitigation program.

Upfront fees will decline for most low-income borrowers, but will increase for some middle-income homebuyers. The result is more cross-subsidy for the GSEs’ mission-based activities.

The first-ever open hearing of the Appraisal Subcommittee saw calls for structural reforms to the industry, changes to methodology and increased disclosures to consumers regarding reconsideration of value.

A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware has allowed a WARN Act lawsuit involving 435 former First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. employees to proceed as a class action.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants nonbanks to submit information about terms and conditions they use in form contracts that might restrict consumer rights and protections.

In a reissued bulletin, the mortgage giant said it will allow some duty-to-serve cash-out refinances to receive 0% credit fee caps because of the confusion caused by an earlier notice.