Compliance & Regulation

Some mortgage market players look at the new rules coming out of Dodd-Frank as one huge pain in the neck.

NCUA shuttered I.C.E. FCU, a $3.4-million Inglewood, Calif., credit union and the third failure of 2013.

We're hearing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be selling assets out of their mortgage investment portfolios this year.

Lender-placed insurance use continues as loan performance improves a bit, the market evolves and the coverage continues to weather compliance challenges.

Lance Capital has closed a 20-year transaction regarding The BankNote Building in the Bronx.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appears to be moving towards finalizing a restrictive points and fees cap under the qualified mortgage rule.

A distressed $410 million loan on One & Two Prudential Plaza is facing an appraisal-related downgrade that implies additional losses.

A joint survey conducted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Census Bureau found that approximately 20% of American households live in multifamily rental buildings.

New loan officer compensation laws that exclude payments to originators of 10 or fewer loans over a 12 month period are causing some confusion.