Compliance & Regulation

The specific proposals were not supported although critics admitted there were some good points in the report.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can be repaired and made to repay the U.S. Treasury for costs of their bailouts, according to Joshua Rosner.

Rating actions taken by Moody's Investors Service on tranches issued by RASC in 2005 and valued at $1 billion in vintage loans indicate overall improvement in performance.

An executive believes agency real estate investment trusts are proving to be an appropriate vehicle for returning private capital to the mortgage market.

Distressed asset management and loss mitigation services provider Green River Capital LLC has launched a surveillance division to address credit risks surrounding the rapidly expanding REO-to-rental market.

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Charles Plosser said the central bank should slow the pace of quantitative easing.

Rep. Patrick McHenry was surprised to hear that the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would be advising credit unions to make non-QM loans.

Fitch has issued a presale report on a $1.8 billion securities deal backed by mortgages secured by interests of borrowers that own or lease 5,195 wireless communication sites.

Fannie Mae’s Servicer Total Achievement and Rewards program gave servicers a passing grade for improvements in the delivery of home retention solutions in 2012.

SunTrust is looking forward to a housing recovery bolstering its fortunes.