Compliance & Regulation

Democrats will adopt a party platform this week that omits most references to a need for continued post-housing crisis reforms, and instead focuses on expanding access to mortgage credit and support for industry regulation.

Federal regulators warned mortgage servicers Monday that they will still expect them to offer loan modifications to distressed homeowners even after the Home Affordable Modification Program expires at yearend.

Multifamily family construction is reaching the point where some markets can't absorb the new supply of units.

The recent White House fintech summit was helpful in exposing companies to regulators, and vice versa, but we need to strengthen the lines of communications even more.

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators Friday issued proposals outlining methodologies for establishing how thresholds for certain exemptions to Truth in Lending Requirements would be set.

The official platform of the Republican Party has softened language calling for the end of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while continuing to demand reform of the government-sponsored enterprises.

A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court decision that dismissed a lawsuit against Freddie Mac brought by a state pension fund.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday promoted three CFPB officials to new leadership positions.

HUD reverses course and decides to investigate findings by the Inspector General that some DPA programs don't comply with FHA rules.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's fifth anniversary marks an important shift for the agency in which it pivots from rules required by the Dodd-Frank Act to pursuing other areas.