The Federal Housing Finance Agency plans to survey residential borrowers about how they were treated by lenders.

The market for securities backed by servicer advances is red hot, but S&P says investors face risks.

The mortgage industry wants lower Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA loan limits. But will it happen?

Law enforcement officials say some of the nation's megabanks are violating terms of the historic national servicing settlement.

The game is on: MBA wants a single GSE security and will lobby aggressively on the issue.

Business must be good for Nationstar Mortgage. The fast growing servicer is trying to pull off a huge debt swap.

It's official: Come January of next year, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will only be able to purchase qualified mortgages.

A new investment banking firm wants to help nonbanks raise capital.

The CFPB has ratcheted up its scrutiny of the domestic auto finance industry, subpoenaing a number of U.S. auto lenders over the sale of extended warranties and other financial products, according to a report in the May 3 edition of the Wall Street Journal. Bureau officials said they would not comment on or confirm any potential subpoenas or requests for information. The CFPB interacts with the car-buying public and auto lenders in a variety of different ways. These can include educating consumers, examining and possibly...

Late last week, the CFPB published a small entity compliance guide on its final rule implementing an amendment to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act that has to do with furnishing copies of appraisals and other written valuations to applicants for first-lien loans secured by a dwelling. The final rule, known as the ECOA Valuations Rule, was issued in January and becomes effective Jan. 18, 2014.The guide summarizes the new rule, but it is not a substitute for the rule, the document states. As the guide points out, the ECOA...