Bipartisan legislation in the house to enact a transitional period for loan originators relating to the SAFE Act, a previous of a hearing on the Dodd-Frank Act's impact on homeownership by a subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, and regulatory implementation materials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Former rating analysts at two of the major rating services told the Securities and Exchange Commission that problems with the rating system are due to management at the rating services, not the analysts in charge of assigning ratings.
Compensation for directors at each of the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks increased in 2012, continuing a trend begun in 2011 where a director’s earnings “started to show a wide range across the FHLBanks for similar positions,” according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Lewis Ranieri, one of the inventors of the non-agency mortgage-backed security, said there are currently a lack of viable alternatives to agency mortgages.
The Supreme Court will hear weigh in on fair lending laws and disparate impact in the case of Township of Mount Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.
Former rating analysts at two of the major rating services told the Securities and Exchange Commission that problems with the rating system are due to management at the rating services, not the analysts in charge of assigning ratings. “The management sets the policies, goals and corporate culture,” said David Jacob, the executive managing director of global structured finance at Standard & Poor’s from 2008 through 2011. “Management serves its firm’s shareholders, who look to maximize profit. There is nothing wrong with this. However, invariably there is potential for a conflict of interest.” In a comment letter submitted to the SEC last week, Jacob said...
The Supreme Court of the United States is expected to announce on Monday, June 17, whether it will grant the petition for certiorari in the disparate impact case of Township of Mount Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.
The amount of home-equity loans held by depository institutions continued to decline in early 2013, with little sign that banks, thrifts and credit unions are likely to ramp up their lending in the near future, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis and ranking.
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