Compliance & Regulation

A federal judge has revived a lawsuit that charges JPMorgan Chase with misrepresenting the quality of loans that backed securities sold to a Belgian bank.

Both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are providing relief policies for borrowers who have been affected by the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma and other nearby states.

The five banks that are part of the national mortgage settlement have now provided more than $50 billion in benefits to consumers.

We're hearing the jumbo interest-only home loan popular with high-net-worth borrowers is still being made for now.

The consumer relief data sent to the mortgage settlement monitor show that within the first year since servicers signed the agreement they have distributed $50.63 billion in direct relief to customers.

Rep. Mel Watt wants the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to conduct a study on the fees charged by title insurance companies that are owned or affiliated with mortgage companies.

All eyes are on Texas legislators who in the next few days will determine how the state may use roughly $124.7 million in national mortgage settlement while some insiders worry about potential diversions.

Indecomm Global Services has completed the acquisition of Mortgage U Inc., a mortgage training company that focuses on regulatory compliance.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are exempt from Michigan’s state and local real estate transfer taxes, a U.S. appeals court ruled.