Barry Habib, the founder and CEO of MBS Highway, was appointed to the board of Fannie Mae.

The bureau noted that it wouldn’t implement the rule if it received “significant adverse comments.”

The latest regulatory review centers on banking operations, capital and the Community Reinvestment Act.

A ban on mortgage trigger leads looks to be getting closer to being signed into law.

“By tearing down these onerous hurdles, we’re freeing professionals from a tangle of red tape that drove up costs, inhibited access to homeownership, and discouraged market participation,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner.

Jonathan Gould was the senior deputy comptroller and chief counsel at the OCC during the latter half of the first Trump administration.

Among other changes, CHLA said the CFPB should allow a lender to reduce compensation to its employees for the purpose of being able to match a competing offer for a borrower an LO has been working with.

It’s not yet clear what’s in the FDIC's pending CRA proposal or if the other federal banking regulators are planning similar proposals.

The MBA said increased competition in the credit score space could improve competition in the mortgage space “if implemented correctly.”

A judge allowed the CFPB to withdraw its amicus brief to the extent the brief discusses now-withdrawn advisory guidance but denied the bureau’s request to strike the brief from the docket.