In one of her first acts in office, Director Kathy Kraninger has halted all ongoing efforts related to changing the CFPB’s name.

Employee satisfaction at the CFPB has taken a big hit over the past year, according to a ranking by nonprofit organization Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group.

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

Angel Oak is the nation’s third largest expanded-credit lender…

Banks, savings institutions and credit unions held a combined $3.005 trillion of unsecuritizedsingle-family mortgages in portfolio as of Sept. 30…

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

Carrington President Ray Brousseau said the nonbank is committed to the underserved borrower market…

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

Varde Partners, which four years ago purchased fledgling nonprime lender Deephaven Mortgage, Charlotte, NC, is now contemplating selling the company, industry officials who claim to have knowledge of the matter told Inside Mortgage Finance this week.

First, the good news: Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson appears to be staying put despite recent rumors he might be up for another job in the Trump administration.