“No one wants the CFPB to go away, no one wants the rules to be unenforceable,” said Nanci Weissgold, a partner at the law firm Alston & Bird.

FDIC examiners determined that the bank could have done more to encourage new borrowers to sign up for adjustable-rate mortgages.

“It’s horrible out there,” said Mark Shenkman, CEO of Priority Financial, a nonbank based in Calabasas, CA.

Applications for both purchase mortgages and refinances declined last week.

Retail lending accounted for 85.9% of jumbo originations in the first half of 2023, among a group of prominent lenders surveyed by Inside Nonconforming Markets.

Activity by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac involving shared equity loan programs has been limited to this point and the FHLBanks are currently prohibited from acquiring mortgages in shared equity programs.

Aretreat by the home insurance industry changes the risk environment of FHA’s mortgage insurance program.

Home prices increased by 0.8% on a monthly basis in July.

Alt-doc products include asset depletion, asset utilization, trust income, bank statements and letters from certified public accountants.

Delinquency rates may be nearing cycle lows...