Stevens also said that while he was FHA commissioner he chose not to go after lenders for violating the False Claims Act because he said such actions would have opened a “Pandora’s Box.”

Such disclosures also should show whether the LO has passed the SAFE Act test.

As the TRID deadline approaches industry anxieties are getting stronger and more specific in nature.

But not to worry: the FHFA said the projections were mandated under the Dodd-Frank Act, cautioning that its estimate is just that, and not an expected outcome….

It’s likely that provisions to automatically designate residential loans held in portfolio as qualified mortgages will be included in a legislative package...

Nationstar will take title to $6.7 billion of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and private investor product owned by EverBank...

On the issue of mini-correspondent lending, a group of secondary market investors has offered alternative criteria it recommends the CFPB use...

Then there was Bert Ely who noted: "In my opinion, American housing policy is leading the country down the same path that led to the last housing bubble..."

A period with protection against liability would allow the CFPB to evaluate any unforeseen issues stemming from TRID.

The MBA is backing changes to how the CFPB functions...