The irony of the regulatory call: Many nonbanks are posting record profits and six firms are in the process of IPOs...

In these high-cost areas, the maximum GSE loan limit bumps up to 150% of the base limit, or $822,375.

Attorney Joann Needleman: "The transition team that Biden has put together to look at the CFPB is extremely telling"...

Michael Bright: “SFA reiterates our support for the ultimate goal of releasing the GSEs from conservatorship and to increase the role of private capital in our nation’s housing finance system in a responsible manner"...

One area that many lenders have questions about: branch managers who also produce loans...

Klain was a registered Fannie Mae lobbyist from 2002 to 2005...

Sens. Warner and Rounds both serve on the Senate Banking Committee. Virginia, Warner's legislative turf, is home to Freddie Mac.

Caliber hopes to go public one of these days, while Freedom presently has no desire to test the IPO waters.

In a 12-page fact sheet on the announcement, the regulator notes the final rule is “similar in key respects to the proposed rule, with certain enhancements and other changes made in response to comments.”

Attorney Jan Keas: “I think a logical question you always want to ask about social media activity is why are you doing what you are doing..."