Compliance & Regulation

Requiring 30% downpayments will push more borrowers into FHA loans.

Banks are scaling back from the almost $10 trillion market for MSRs amid looming Basel III regulations.

An important starting place is to understand how an affiliate is defined under the QM laws.

The charges accuse the firm and its three principals of forming a network of shell companies to profit from kickbacks through real estate settlement referrals.

Old Republic is the only one of the big four to see its profit increase as its mortgage insurance business contributes.

DeMarco wants to reduce Fannie and Freddie loan limits to make room for private capital in the mortgage market.

Contrary to popular belief there still are plenty of profitable single-family property investment opportunities in many U.S. markets.

Speculation that the Federal Reserve will maintain the status quo for its mortgage-backed securities and Treasury bond purchases put downward pressure on rates.

Consumer groups, governors and mortgage bankers are calling on Congress to reverse the law, which was designed to reduce the National Flood Insurance Program’s growing debt.

Arch announced plans in February to enter the market for mortgage insurance by adding assets from bankrupt insurer PMI Group in a $300 million deal.