Jeff Horwitz

Bankers Hem, Haw on Force-Placed Kickbacks in Closed Meeting
June 14, 2013 Bankers defended force-placed insurance practices and dodged questions about alleged industry kickbacks and price gouging at a...

FHFA to Hold Private Hearings on Force-Placed Insurance
June 11, 2013 The Federal Housing Finance Agency is considering reforms to force-placed insurance aimed at giving the public a better deal....

Wells, Citi Halt Most Foreclosure Sales Amid OCC Review
May 20, 2013 Wells Fargo and Citigroup have halted the vast majority of their foreclosure sales in multiple states following the release of...

N.Y. AG Revising Foreclosure Settlement Complaint Against B of A, Wells
May 20, 2013 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is revising his allegations of foreclosure settlement violations by Wells Fargo...

Wells, Citi Halt Most Foreclosure Sales as OCC Ratchets Up Scrutiny
May 17, 2013 Wells Fargo and Citigroup have halted the vast majority of their foreclosure sales in multiple states following the release of...

New York Alleges Banks Broke Servicing Promises
May 6, 2013 Wells Fargo and Bank of America have serially violated the terms of the national mortgage servicing settlement, New York...

Servicer Foreclosure Billing to Face New Scrutiny
April 5, 2013 Concerns about the integrity of foreclosed property management costs are prompting Fannie Mae and its government overseer, the...

Banks Face Setback as FHFA Bans Force-Placed Commissions
March 27, 2013 The Federal Housing Finance Agency has proposed banning force-placed insurance commissions in a blow to banks and other...

Maxine Waters Presses FHFA on Force-Placed Veto
February 28, 2013 Rep. Maxine Waters also asked the government-sponsored enterprises' conservator to provide a list of outside "stakeholders" it...

Big Banks Win, Taxpayers Lose as Fannie Insurance Overhaul Spiked
February 26, 2013 As the overseer of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has a duty to safeguard...