Short Takes: Applications Decline / FHA Considering Revisions to Rehab Program / CHLA Critical of ‘Duplicative’ Proposal from CFPB February 15, 2023 Brandon Ivey Rising interest rates take another bite out of loan applications.Read More
HFSC Chair Considered Pragmatic, Affable Despite Rhetoric February 14, 2023 Dennis Hollier After years spent in opposition, House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry, R-NC, has used recent hearings to criticize various housing policies brought under Democrats.Read More
Non-QM Program, Three Years Dead, Haunts Sterling Bank February 14, 2023 Brandon Ivey Investigations by the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission linger over Sterling Bank & Trust's non-QM program closed in 2019.Read More
Hsieh's Latest Revelation: I Was Fired by the loanDepot Board February 9, 2023 Paul Muolo loanDepot insiders have been dumping their stock in the lender. But not Hsieh.Read More
A Huge YOY Spike in CFPB Complaints February 7, 2023 Sam Manas On an annual basis, the increase in gripes regarding credit reporting are even more imposing.Read More
Dismissed: The CFPB's First Redlining Lawsuit Against a Nonbank February 6, 2023 Sam Manas Townstone argued that the ECOA’s prohibitions on discrimination against applicants don’t apply to prospective applicants.Read More
MBA Chief Broeksmit: LLPA Grids are Complicated, Complex February 3, 2023 Dennis Hollier The new pricing grids from FHFA boast 216 "cells"...Read More
Ginnie SVP Has a Sympathetic Ear for Struggling Nonbanks February 2, 2023 Brandon Ivey The Ginnie SVP said the agency has "lots of love" for IMBs...Read More
CDFI Proposal Could Impact Non-Agency Players January 31, 2023 Brandon Ivey CDFIs, for now, are exempt from the CFPB's ability-to-repay requirements.Read More
CFPB Stresses the Need to Keep Borrowers in Their Homes January 25, 2023 Sam Manas The bureau expects servicers to keep using “all the tools" at their disposal...Read More