The federal agency found instances of illegal mortgage loan referrals and redlining during supervisory examinations of financial institutions.

Regulation X loss-mitigation requirements are too burdensome and should be streamlined, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a recent white paper.

The bureau has opened for public feedback the Independent Community Bankers of America’s application for a trial program that would provide borrowers expanded disclosures for construction and construction-to-permanent loans.

The bureau has clarified that the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act prohibits digital mortgage comparison platforms from steering shoppers to lenders using “pay-to-play tactics.”

Lenders looking to boost mortgage originations with marketing services agreements need to heed RESPA standards, according to compliance attorneys.

State and federal regulations on assumable mortgages differ in some respects from those for new originations. And agency and investor guidelines have to be factored in too.

The servicer argued that the borrower hadn't returned the loan modification agreement in time. But the court said that detail was a matter of factual dispute.

The appeals court had temporarily dismissed class-action claims that PNC Bank made unauthorized withdrawals from a borrower's deposit accounts to cover payments on a home equity line of credit.

The defendant, a Baltimore-based bank, argued that the plaintiffs had no standing because they couldn’t prove the kickback scheme was tied to increased settlement costs.

The argument comes in an amicus brief submitted by the bureau in a class-action lawsuit against Wells Fargo for its mortgage servicing practices.