As the pandemic meanders on, state regulators are following the lead of employers and adopting agile workplace policies, including changing branch licensing requirements.

Despite protests that existing yield maintenance protects investors from prepayment risk on agency CMBS, FHFA directed the Federal Home Loan Banks to limit their exposure.

Home Point and UWM earnings reports suggest the GSEs’ new limits on cash window purchases and caps on certain mortgage products took a bite out of the profits of some larger wholesalers.

Even though FEMA is not directly responsible for oversight of compliance with flood insurance program requirements, the GAO has suggested Congress prompt FEMA to act.

Ginnie Mae servicing sales were strong last quarter but is all that about to end because of higher capital requirements?

The GSEs ride home price appreciation and low interest rates to record earnings in the second quarter.

CDC institutes a new ban, while federal agencies warn landlords not to evict tenants without first seeking rental assistance.

One of the biggest regulatory fears of nonbanks? Answer: being subject to CRA laws. New York is turning into a battleground state.

The new standards mirror FHFA’s existing requirements in many ways, while extending the provisions to non-agency mortgages. CSBS also provided a few breaks to the industry.

If mortgage lenders thought g-fees might decline this fall, they may be gravely disappointed. Meanwhile, the adverse market refi fee clearly boosted Freddie Mac’s 2Q21 results.