The Federal Housing Finance Agency, under the leadership of Bill Pulte, has made at least three criminal referrals to the DOJ about mortgage fraud, involving two Democrats.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, in a lawsuit challenging her termination by Trump, argued that the president’s action would shatter the independence provided to the Fed.

Even though an appeals court lifted the block preventing mass layoffs at the CFPB, a drastic reduction-in-force may not happen immediately, attorneys said.

The Trump administration is reducing regulation of nonbank lenders, leaving the task to state regulators.

A district court ordered HUD to develop a plan to disburse Fair Housing Initiatives Program grants before the funding lapses on Sept. 30.

Wells Fargo has been accused of charging borrowers improper mortgage fees during the origination process, while loanDepot is alleged to have violated the Truth in Lending Act’s loan originator compensation rule.

The court’s decision may give the CFPB “some pause” as to how it approaches other reversals, according to industry attorneys.

The Trump administration is prohibited from firing more than 1,400 employees at the consumer agency, for now. The next hearing on the case is set for April 29.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the evidence in the lawsuit makes it clear that the Trump administration has no intent of operating the CFPB at all.

The move could set a dangerous precedent, according to Adam Rust, director of financial services at the Consumer Federation of America.