Regulators have acknowledged that the lack of legal clarity and the speedy implementation of the new forbearance requirements may set the stage for exploitation by unscrupulous or ill-informed servicers.

Temporary prohibitions imposed by Pennsylvania could shutdown mortgage originations, the MBA warned. Meanwhile, the trade group noted that servicing standards set by Washington, DC, differ from federal ones.

The CFPB is likely to extend the qualified-mortgage patch, but the question remains whether it will make changes to the current QM framework.

Fair lending risks exist in servicers' handling of forbearance requests if certain protected classes are found to be disadvantaged.

Banks have received two-year relief from the full impact of the new current expected credit losses accounting standard as they cope with broader impact of the coronavirus. Nonbanks are seeking similar relief.

Nonbank liquidity remained a contentious issue this week with the FHFA shutting the Fannie/Freddie assistance window as the coronavirus continued to hammer the U.S. economy. Solutions? Maybe the Fed.

In the coronavirus era, mortgage forbearance is the watchword. But just how many loans will go that route? Will Ginnie Mae get swamped?

The support mortgage servicers receive during the coronavirus crisis may be used as a cudgel to enforce key changes.

Milbank has received a one-year, $3 million contract to provide legal services related to ending the conservatorships of the GSEs.

The Internal Revenue Service has temporarily closed its Income Verification Express Service used by lenders to verify borrowers’ tax returns.