Agencies issue guidance on 37 key data fields for HMDA examination; Rep. Maxine Waters formally nominated to chair the House Financial Services Committee.

With financial institutions set to report mortgage disclosure data collected in 2018 to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, attorneys are concerned that it may lead to an increase in fair lending investigations and enforcement actions by government agencies.

Kathy Kraninger: “In other words, we have a legal name but will be using our colloquial name and the branded acronym ‘CFPB.’”

Hindes’ piece is entitled “Fannie and Freddie didn’t get a bailout. It was a stick-up.”

The Tenth Circuit found the FDCPA’s plain language to be controlling…

FHA says positive trends in the housing sector have weakened the need for the multi-year warranty.

Liquidity means access to cash – and is a chief concern of Ginnie Mae acting president Michael Bright as well…

Clinton Jones has worked for the HFSC since February 2013. From 2007 to 2008 he was a registered lobbyist for Fannie Mae.

As one veteran industry lobbyist explained with a hint of ire: “You’re telling me that a bunch of lame duck Congressmen who lost an election are going to show up on the Friday before Christmas?”

She brought a certain depth of knowledge to the table for her boss, Ben Carson, a career brain surgeon with little in the way of housing and mortgage experience.