Compliance & Regulation

Based on an analysis of loans originated in 2010, CoreLogic has determined that slightly more than half of the loans produced would meet the test for the qualified mortgage safe harbor being imposed by federal regulators.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation that will accelerate the foreclosure process on vacant, abandoned properties in order to help stabilize the housing market in local communities.

One of the hardest-hit states is trying to put together a principal reduction program by purchasing severely delinquent underwater mortgages.

The release of a long-awaited federal rule on housing discrimination is bad news for bankers who fear being targeted in fair-lending suits.

Faith Schwartz has quietly left the Hope Now servicer alliance that was formed back in 2007.

You first need to know what the problems are with the mortgage application.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken notice of the unusually high number of servicing transfers lately and it wants to ensure that such transfers go smoothly for all borrowers.

It took a phone call from reemployment solutions provider NextJob, to Fifth Third Bancorp to start rolling a unique partnership that oly a few years ago would have been unimaginable.

There has been some speculation that real estate investment trusts could become a target of leveraged buyout activity, but it is unlikely to occur in the near term, in part because the commercial mortgage-backed securities market is still constrained.

American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. ended its first year as a public company with fourth-quarter 2012 earnings of $50.4 million in net income and earnings of $1.40 per share.