Genworth moves closer to delinking from its mortgage insurance unit. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo has suffered the loss of a well-regarded regional rep.

Most Freddie Mac servicers are not complying with reporting requirements that seek to catch servicing fraud and regulatory violations, a mandate that falls under the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Servicing Alignment Initiative, according to a new audit. The FHFA Inspector General separately slammed the regulator for failing to “thoroughly oversee” how the two government-sponsored enterprises monitor their seller/servicers’ compliance with contractual agreements.

The credit union industry has appealed to the U.S. Senate for relief on rules and regulations coming out of the CFPB.

Severely delinquent Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac borrowers may get a shot at a streamlined refi under a new program unveiled Wednesday.

Residential loan production for 2013 may turn out to be better than originally projected, thanks to a vastly improved purchase-money business.

Urban legend: mortgage lenders are beginning to loosen loan standards. Well, maybe only for "rich" clients.

In spite of the influx of new human resource assets, banking regulators have a mixed effectiveness when it comes to compliance with their own Dodd-Frank obligations.

When Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac work with counterparties, they have contractual agreements that loans sold to them comply with federal and state laws governing the origination and servicing of mortgage loans.

Even though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an independent agency, that doesn't mean it gets a pass on IG audits.

As part of the budget, an amendment passed the Senate that would prevent any hike in g-fees for non-housing issues.