Compliance & Regulation

Accurately capturing mortgage data to meet new federal regulators is a top challenge for banks and credit unions, according to Wolters Kluwer Financial Services.

A Georgia real estate investor pleaded guilty this week to property bid rigging and mail fraud, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Atlanta division.

The report from independent auditors will likely show that FHA remains below its 2% statutory minimum capital ratio, but HUD officials and outside observers still expect it to show major improvement over last year.

Executives at small banks and credit unions told the Senate Banking Committee about horror stories of technical glitches, vendor delays and overworked appraisers, while expressing an interest in having more time to comply with new mortgage rules.

While national mortgage fraud risk is on the decline, here's a look at six markets where loan defects are rising.

Freddie Mac is preparing its fourth offering of bonds offloading exposure to actual losses on mortgages that it ensures, according to Fitch Ratings.

Department of Housing and Urban Development staff are working on a revision to the agency's condo rule and "we anticipate a rulemaking process," HUD Secretary Julian Castro said this week.

Rep. Paul Ryan’s expected election as House Speaker this week may ultimately prove a boon for the banking industry — especially for critics of the Dodd-Frank Act and the current mortgage finance system.

Combined with the disparate impact theory, recently recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court under the Fair Housing Act, the HMDA rule further compounds legal risks and business challenges to lenders.

The acting head of New York’s Department of Financial Services will step down before the end of the year, giving New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo a run at reshaping a regulator that has levied billions of dollars of penalties against international banks and at times raised hackles in foreign capitals.