Compliance & Regulation

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's plan to combine Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages into a single security starting in June 2019 promises to bring both benefits and challenges to the mortgage sector.

The CFPB finalized an amendment to its "know before you owe" mortgage disclosure rule that gives lenders more flexibility to adjust closing cost estimates and pass those increases on to borrowers.

The trial of a former Cantor Fitzgerald mortgage-backed securities trader charged with lying to his clients turned contentious as his lawyer aggressively questioned one of his alleged victims about methods his firm uses to invest.

Mortgage and title insurance companies licensed in New York need to file disaster response plans this year in line with increased state attention to business continuity planning.

House Republicans are continuing to push the Senate to add more measures to a bill to give regulatory relief to community banks.

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney announced a trio of significant changes to the CFPB.

No individuals have been named in connection with the bank’s recent misdeeds, which resulted in a $1 billion fine, even as some senior leaders stand to gain from the government’s tax cut.

Former Cantor Fitzgerald managing director David Demos is on trial, accused of deceiving clients about the prices his firm could sell or pay for mortgage-backed securities.

FHA mortgage denials are higher now than they were 20 years ago. Here's a look at the 12 housing markets with the largest combined denial rates for black, Asian and Hispanic applicants.

The legislation would prohibit the CFPB from penalizing institutions that rely in good faith on guidance from the bureau.