Compliance & Regulation

Lenders continued to face challenges with loan growth in the second quarter as interest rates increased.

Two industry groups are urging a congressional watchdog agency to review the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s consumer complaint database for possible privacy issues.

Fannie Mae is starting to prepare investors for the first transaction in which the firm would share the risk of homeowner defaults with bond buyers.

NCUA has filed almost $10 billion of claims against the biggest Wall Street banks for the sale of faulty mortgage-backed securities to five failed corporate credit unions.

Nearly half of the borrowers participating in an online National Foundation for Credit Counseling survey would rather talk to a qualified professional when facing financial distress.

A national alliance has been established with a goal of protecting and promoting sustainable homeownership for all 75 million existing homeowners and aspiring homebuyers across the country.

At one-tenth of a percentage point the seemingly small quarterly decline in the delinquency rate of loans held in commercial mortgage-backed securities during the second quarter of 2013 is the largest on record.

Reverse mortgage borrowers will have more options for tapping the equity in their homes without depleting all their equity in one transaction.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s top supervision and enforcement officer, Steven Antonakes, will also serve as the CFPB’s second-in-command.

JPMorgan Chase’s Bear Stearns Asset Management persuaded a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Bank of America Corp. over a collateralized debt obligation transaction that resulted in billions of dollars in losses.