In late 2015, Quicken executive Bill Emerson complained how DOJ sued based on a paltry sample of the lender’s government-backed loans. “They cherry-picked just 55 loans [for its case],” he said…

More data = more scrutiny?

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods says overcapacity in the mortgage industry continues to be a problem...

As industry consultant Paul Hindman noted: “The dramatic swing in mortgage interest rates changed the game big time."

The vote was 52 to 44, along party lines...

Dimon added that Chase is “intensely reviewing” its role in originating, servicing and holding mortgages due to regulatory issues...

The California governor last week appointed a former CFPB enforcement attorney, Manuel Alvarez, as DBO commissioner.

Who knows – maybe Dimon will once again embrace doing business with loan brokers...

In general, Republicans don’t like the idea of the GSEs funding affordable housing trust funds…

Although Fannie and Freddie were taken over by the government in the fall of 2008, the two have been wildly profitable – with a few bumps along the way – since 2012.