Lenders must maintain policies and procedures that detail the underwriting factors they used and retain documentation showing how they took those factors into account in the ability-to-repay determination.

In 2023, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra met with dozens of representatives of foreign government bodies, as well as some stakeholder advocates in other countries.

To obtain FHLBank membership, an institution must hold at least 10% of its assets in residential mortgage assets.

A coalition of most of the major mortgage industry participants says FHFA and the GSEs should be more transparent about how they assessed and validated the new credit score models.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Justice sued a Texas land developer and a nonbank mortgage firm for allegedly targeting Hispanic consumers with false claims about land lots and churning borrowers through foreclosure cycles.

Debo Adegbile, the lawyer retained by Navy Federal, is a former commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

Harold Pettigrew, president and CEO of Opportunity Finance Network, told Inside Nonconforming Markets that changes to the application process will help ensure CDFIs continue to stay mission driven as more entities begin applying for certification.

The CFPB is in the process of revising its mortgage servicing standards under Regulation X, and expects to float a proposed rule in March.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council pointed to systemic issues if nonbank servicers fail.

The lender argued the RESPA damages should be limited to three times the amount each borrower was overcharged for title and settlement services.