Kate Berry

Wells Fargo Goes Old-Fashioned in Mortgage Underwriting
May 11, 2012 Mortgages that Wells Fargo underwrites using these new guidelines will not be sold to the government-sponsored enterprises;...

Freddie’s New CEO Layton Vows to Work on ‘Nuts and Bolts’
May 11, 2012 Freddie Mac's new chief executive, Donald Layton, urged critics to keep an open mind about the troubled government-sponsored...

Competition Heating Up for HARP 2.0?
May 9, 2012 Lenders were given plenty of sweeteners to participate in HARP 2.0, and critics have argued that rather than offering the...

Wells Fargo Goes Old-Fashioned in Mortgage Underwriting
May 2, 2012 Wells Fargo plans to give its underwriters more control in approving mortgages that it retains in its own portfolio, as the...

Banks of All Sizes Reap Mortgage Rewards
April 30, 2012 Large banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, credited a pickup in mortgage banking returns for helping boost their...

Banks of All Sizes Reap Mortgage Rewards
April 27, 2012 Large banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, credited a pickup in mortgage banking returns for helping boost their...

Former Fannie CEO Johnson in Hot Seat as Goldman Director
April 24, 2012 The past is coming back to haunt former Fannie Mae chief executive James A. Johnson.

CFPB Wants to Avoid ‘Disincentives’ for Lenders in QM Rule
April 23, 2012 Raj Date, the deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said the agency wants to avoid creating...

FHFA Chief 'Deeply Concerned' About Underwater Borrowers
April 20, 2012 Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said he is "deeply concerned" about underwater...

OCC's Curry Encourages Borrowers to Consider Foreclosure Reviews
April 20, 2012 Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry this week urged eligible borrowers to sign up for the OCC's foreclosure-review...