Compliance & Regulation

A DocuTech executive advises preparing for a pronounced decrease in volumes as well as new regulations when January hits.

Large federal flood insurance rate increases that phase in starting Oct. 1 threaten to derail the slowly improving economy in Southeastern Gulf coast states, regional officials said.

The claims are part of a suit seeking $629 million in damages from RBS Securities and several mortgage originators.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said a small tapering of bond buying is possible next month after the Fed made a close call this week in deciding not to slow purchases.

There is now a 100 mile restriction for where loan officers can work from.

Mortgage Grapevine posters try to interpret what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will allow.

The rules build on settlements the state has entered into with three providers of this product.

We're hearing from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, where not one but two cases involving the same Wisconsin mortgage broker were decided.

Black and Hispanic mortgage borrowers had lower credit scores and higher default rates than Asian and non-Hispanic white borrowers, according to analysis by the Federal Reserve Board.

Average weekly rates for fixed-rate mortgages in Freddie Mac’s survey fell from where they were the previous week, ending a period of stability.