Freddie Mac, following in the footsteps of Fannie Mae, is offering buyouts to a portion of its workforce. A byproduct of the recap-and-release plan? It certainly looks that way.

The proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act are intended to prevent banks from receiving credit on mortgages to wealthy people living in low-income areas.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council noted the risks posed by nonbank mortgage firms in its latest annual report. But are FSOC's concerns overblown? Trade groups weigh in, as does Treasury Secretary Mnuchin.

Industry veteran Brian Montgomery this week moved a little closer to getting the No. 2 job at HUD after the SBC gave him the thumbs-up. Next stop: the full Senate.

The nation's GSE regulator meets the Federalist Society: “What we’ve been able to do in the eight months that I’ve been here is cut the percentage of business that has multiple risk factors in half."

Financial regulators are backing “responsible use” of alternative data in loan underwriting but there are still many uncertainties, particularly in the world of residential finance. More to come? Indeed.

The powerful consumer regulator is working on a plan to identify ways to improve the consent order process. The idea: release so-called "reformed" players from the regulatory burden of CO prison.