Compliance & Regulation

House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling is preparing to bring his housing finance reform bill to the House floor for a vote this fall.

Syncora Guarantee’s lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase unit Bear Stearns of making false and misleading statements connected with a mortgage-backed securities transaction was dismissed on appeal.

Findings from a recent online poll reveal that close to one-in-five consumers believe carrying debt from month-to-month is a responsible way to manage their finances, but a mortgage is not what they have in mind.

The properties acquired due to this scam went into foreclosure and resulted in significant losses to the lenders.

Fannie Mae has made significant progress in reviewing its legacy loans for possible repurchase requests and it expects to complete that review by the end of this year.

While a lot of the president's remarks seem like warmed-up leftovers to those who follow the industry, there were a couple of interesting things a little farther down the prompter.

Prior to the expansion, only 156 U.S. counties were able to utilize this solution.

A group of regulators are planning to make lender-placed insurance policy changes this year, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Ocwen and Nationstar, the nation’s top independent owners of mortgage servicing rights who share the same aggressive MSR purchase growth strategy, approach nonagency risk differently.

Freddie Mac provided $13.5 billion in financing for the multifamily market during the first half of this year, but it plans to cut back in the second half.