In asking for the SCOTUS review, the DOL argues that the court of appeals erred in holding that an interpretive rule that alters the agency’s previous interpretation of a substantive regulation must be promulgated through notice-and-comment rulemaking.

"I'm pulling my old firm out of the mothballs," Glen Corso told IMFnews.

The FHFA said the government-sponsored enterprises’ uniform mortgage documents prohibit PACE financing with lien priority over the mortgage.

Even though the Johnson-Crapo bill has no future outside of the Senate, one thing is certain regarding Fannie and Freddie: the two will continue to earn a ton of money going forward.

Stop the presses! The Johnson-Crapo bill is almost ready! Really! Of course, it's going nowhere in the House.

According to exclusive figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, once Fifth Third departs, there will be just two depositories in the top 10: Flagstar and U.S. Bank.

The new regulations seek to streamline the reporting process and provide more timely access to data about potential fraud.

According to exclusive survey figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, loan brokers accounted for 9.8 percent of all originations in the fourth quarter, a slight improvement from the 9.6 percent market share reading in the third quarter.

The new version incorporates lessons learned from the financial crisis of 2008 along with contemporary concerns about mortgage originations and servicing.

The fee assessed by FHA would cost lenders roughly $30 million a year, or $23 per loan, according to calculations done by Inside Mortgage Finance.