Compliance & Regulation

Disparate impact alleged in Fair Housing Act complaints remains a high concern for mortgage originators as they enter the new era of the qualified mortgage.

The measure now goes to the House and an uncertain future.

Mortgage companies, including mortgage servicing and property preservation firms that invest in the wrong type of data drilling and search engine optimization tools, can be in big trouble.

James Lee Lankford orchestrated an 11-year mortgage fraud scam that looted elderly homeowners and lending institutions.

Goldman must face fraud claims in a lawsuit filed by the Australian hedge fund Basis Capital Funds Management Ltd. over the sale of collateralized debt obligations.

The Federal Housing Administration will immediately start accepting electronic signatures on all mortgage insurance endorsement and servicing documents, and will accept e-signatures on promissory notes beginning Dec. 31.

BlackRock Solutions as an advisor is offering more than $2 billion in bonds from 234 nonagency RMBS that the agency acquired when bailing out ING Groep.

Most mortgage-backed securities from the boom years are affected by a ruling that broadly places a statute of limitations on loan representations and warranties.

Countrywide is accused of selling defective mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The first decline in Standard & Poor's closely-watched Case-Shiller home price index since November 2012 contributed to the easing in rate averages, according to Freddie Mac.