The Trump administration appears set to name an experienced Washington regulator to take over the top post at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but the process is fraught with challenges.

Residential firms looking to sell mortgage servicing rights are in a sweet spot right now. However...

Fannie disclosed the single-security “may adversely affect our financial results and contribute to declines in the liquidity or market value of our MBS.”

The updated agenda is the CFPB’s first under Mulvaney’s leadership.

Barry Habib, who heads MBS Highway, believe that within two years, the U.S. will be in a recession...

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney announced last week that he plans to restructure an office that aims to help student loan borrowers. Many consumer advocates worried that the change will strip the office of all functions except for consumer education. In a memo obtained by Inside the CFPB, Mulvaney announced to all staffers that the Office of Students and Young Consumers will be folded into the Office of Financial Education. Both offices are part of the bureau’s Consumer Education ...

Originators also sold $483.13 billion of loans to unaffiliated buyers outside of the agency market…

The OCA consultation process was initiated in connection with an investigation by the Division of Enforcement that remains ongoing, the nonbank said.

Lenders estimated that ATR/QM added $139 per loan to their ongoing origination costs.

Total U.S. debt outstanding is just over $21 trillion. Prior to the financial crisis, U.S. mortgage debt was actually larger than Treasury debt...