Among other things, the bill removes from the calculation of fees and points Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan level price adjustments.

Will the White House soon unveil its FHFA director candidate?

The chairman of the House Banking Committee wants clarification from the Federal Reserve on the central bank's transfer of funds to the CFPB.

Roughly 9,000 HUD/FHA workers could lose pay under federal sequestration.

A new Supreme Court opinion may force the SEC to speed up its investigation of certain MBS fraud cases.

The GOP wants to know why the CFPB has spent so much money on outside contractors.

Fannie Mae is working on changes that may give some mortgage bankers relief on buybacks.

Wall Street executives involved in MBS fraud may not be off the hook quite yet.

H.R. 450: The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act, introduced by Rep. Bill Posey, R-FL, would amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the CFPB into the regular appropriations process. The bill is a re-introduction of H.R. 1640 from the 112th Congress. Current status: referred to House Financial Services Committee. S. 190: The Restoring the Constitutional Balance of Power Act of 2013, introduced by Sen. Mike Johanns, R-NE, would prohibit the transfer of funds from the Federal Reserve that would be used by the CFPB “to carry out activities that are authorized...

Financial services companies: Do you want to get an information edge on your competitors? Inside the CFPB Editor Thomas Ressler now provides bureau-related news updates and insider nuggets throughout the day on Twitter and on Facebook. “This is more than a novelty,” Ressler explained. “There’s so much going on with the bureau, and in reaction to the bureau, that we just can’t fit everything into a biweekly newsletter.” Additionally, the latest electronic technological innovations provide editorial staff with...