A proposal from the Federal Communications Commission could sharply limit lead generation activity. Meanwhile, the CFPB apparently can’t do much about trigger leads and legislation in Congress hasn’t moved.

With the prospect of a Fannie Mae title insurance pilot apparently off the table, critics turn their focus to attorney opinion letters.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson wants closer collaboration among the FHLBanks, the Federal Reserve and FDIC.

The MBA and others are pushing for federal regulators to go back to the drawing board on capital requirements for large banks. The regulators state that they will be flexible but defend the proposal.

With the supply of MSRs expected to grow, there are concerns that prices won’t hold up. Meanwhile, the CFPB is considering incentives for lenders to retain servicing.

Even though machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence have made the mortgage industry much more efficient, experts are less optimistic it can reduce racial inequity in the system.

The guidance outlines when consideration of a credit applicant’s immigration status could violate the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

In a review of the Federal Home Loan Bank system, the Federal Housing Finance Agency riled some mortgage industry participants by failing to endorse expanding FHLBank membership to include nonbanks.

New guidance from the Financial Stability Oversight Council makes it easier for FSOC to increase regulatory requirements for large nonbank financial companies. The move doesn’t sit well with the mortgage industry.

Cenlar, the largest subservicer in the mortgage industry, has been on a middle- and senior-manager hiring spree the past 18 months as it tries to meet the demands of an OCC consent order filed two-plus years ago.