Compliance & Regulation

Eminent domain is a bad idea. Let’s put this as clearly as possible: cities, counties, don’t do it.

The federal government’s 2009 Home Affordable Modification Program requires the bank to offer permanent adjustments to homeowners who met the terms of a trial-period modification.

Residential Capital’s disclosure statement for its reorganization was opposed by the U.S. Trustee, which oversees bankruptcy cases for the government.

PNC Financial Services Group got a U.S. subpoena tied to foreclosure expenses on federally backed home loans and said two agencies are investigating whether its mortgages were unfairly priced.

A lender must be able to document why and how a loan officer’s ultimate total compensation was calculated.

Investors Thursday seemed to think Annaly's earnings didn't look too bad, especially considering that its mortgage investments—as its CEO describes them—can be “somewhat of a pain in the…”

Teresa and Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice are accused of conspiring to defraud lenders and of hiding assets during a bankruptcy proceeding.

A Connecticut company struggling to escape extra regulatory scrutiny has taken a big step along the road to recovery.

We're hearing from the NAR who recently wrote to the assistant secretary of housing about the FHA certification and recertification process for condos.

Wells Fargo topped the Mortgage Bankers Association’s midyear ranking of commercial and multifamily mortgage servicers.