Compliance & Regulation

By most statistical models, the majority of the nation’s 7,000-plus community banks weathered the financial crisis pretty well and are growing in most markets.

Zacks Equity Research analysts warn that legal tussles about past mortgage-backed security deals faced by JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and other megabanks are bound to lead to increased legal risk.

There are a series of 17 questions plus comments for the borrower to make.

We're hearing about due on sale clauses, not in the traditional sense where a mortgage must be paid off when a property is sold but rather in other circumstances.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken a very different approach to supervision and enforcement than banking regulators.

Even though many industry insiders say extending HARP is the right decision, there are some who believe even more needs to be done to the program so a greater amount of consumers can utilize it.

Sabal Financial Group is expanding its commercial mortgage-backed securities business with the launch of a transaction support services division called Sabal Commercial Advisors.

President Obama's nomination of Rep. Mel Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency is highly likely to stall in the Senate, but that may not matter to the White House.

A good 70% of all GSE Home Affordable Modification Program modifications would involve a principal reduction, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Especially markets hit hardest by the housing crisis are the most attractive options for REO-to-rental investors. But how can servicers and investors identify which markets will achieve the greatest ROI?