The CFPB bans student loan debt relief firm; FDIC fines Magnolia Bank; court allows enforcement against payday lender to proceed.

Rocket Mortgage, the nation’s top originator, has information about digital real estate on its website but...

The metaverse financing space is heating up, with major platforms handling hundreds of millions of dollars in “land” transactions last year. Whether mortgage companies should stick a toe in the water is an open question with plenty of risks and potential rewards.

Norton Rose Fulbright’s Andrew Lom detailed some of the advantages and disadvantages of using blockchain in the securitization space.

New York Community Bank and Flagstar Bank are now pursuing their proposed merger under a national charter and have until Oct. 31 to close the deal.

Market participants detail why reverse mortgages, particularly in non-agency MBS, are a compelling investment.

The veteran mortgage advisor believes lenders should be instituting more layoffs.

Richard Horn, a former CFPB senior counsel, said the bureau has been “surprisingly quiet in terms of real actions.”

Residential mortgage lenders are trimming their workforce but at a very slow pace, which could lead to serious losses in the second half of the year, according to industry consultant David Lykken.

Although CFPB Director Rohit Chopra’s tenure so far has been unusually quiet on the mortgage front, industry attorneys and executives said other actions indicate there’s enforcement on the horizon.