Compliance & Regulation

Though bankers generally applauded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final rule on mortgage disclosures, they are raising concerns that some of the changes need to be fixed or they'll have no choice but to assess higher fees at the closing.

How many Mortgage Technology Conference attendees were on their mobile devices during a panel discussing the security challenges posed by mobile devices? A lot.

Fixed mortgage rates came in lower on average week-to-week, but Federal Reserve minutes suggest a reduction in rate-lowering bond purchases is in the works.

Retail loans dominate one deal. A mix of property types back the other one.

Federal judges have ruled no valid claims of fraud exist against MERS in which plaintiffs claimed the company’s role in a deed of trust caused them injury.

Individual deal exposures are minimal, for the most part. The area the tornado hit contained about 100 properties, according to Standard & Poor’s.

Officials generally expect ongoing improvement in the labor market that would warrant trimming the Federal Reserve’s mortgage-backed security and Treasury bond buying.

Many lenders are worried they may face more disparate impact cases once the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new mortgage rules go into effect in January.

The mortgage industry’s shift toward a purchase-driven market increases the risk of fraud, and that was evident in the third quarter, particularly for jumbo loans.

The issue centers around lender-paid compensation and where would it appear on those documents.