Democrats in Congress have raised concerns about how five banks have responded to new servicing standards included in the $25 billion national servicing settlement.
The CFPB is a tough cop on the beat, no doubt. But is the agency and its rules causing certain banks in Oklahoma to exit the residential lending sector?
Banks continue to press the CFPB on their request that the agency use its exemption authority to extend the ATR rule's compliance deadline from 12 to 24 months.
Rep. Maxine Waters, the ranking minority member of the House Financial Services Committee, believes that now is "precisely the time to think about how we can reshape the secondary mortgage market."
It appears that well known economist Mark Zandi is indeed a candidate to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency. But will the White House actually nominate him?