Compliance & Regulation

Kroll Bond Rating Agency warned that so-called extraordinary expenses in residential-mortgage-backed securities can be a possible credit risk.

In an effort to provide a broader range of services, CredAbility and ClearPoint Credit Counseling have agreed to merge by Dec. 31.

Lower rates, tougher competition and new regulations are what these lenders are concerned about in the next three months.

A rule of the Department of Housing and Urban Development governing repayments of reverse mortgages by surviving spouses conflicts with federal law.

A third financial institution has come to an agreement with Freddie Mac to resolve claims that it issued problematic loans to the government-sponsored enterprise between 2000 and 2008.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac don’t require lenders to produce a 4506-T form that has been processed by the Internal Revenue Service before closing a loan.

We're hearing that a possible drop in per-loan profitability is among key concerns as the qualified mortgage rule goes into effect.

The California Public Employees Retirement System is showing concern about a program in Richmond, Calif., that could involve using eminent domain to seize loans.

Municipal Mortgage & Equity has resolved an administrative proceeding by the Securities and Exchange Commission that had temporarily suspended its trading.