Compliance & Regulation

Americans who inherited good financial habits from their parents, represent 62% of the borrowers who have a financial plan, are confident in their financial future and also are less likely to default on a mortgage loan.

I recently watched a PBS documentary that laid into regulatory officials for not doing more to find executives involved in the massive mortgage-related securities losses taken during the downturn that they could successfully levy criminal charges against.

Richard Cordray's recess appointment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may ultimately be invalidated, but legal experts say several recent mortgage regulations approved on his watch may still be upheld.

Reopening the U.S. mortgage securitization pipeline is a vital step toward a housing market recovery that will boost the wider economy.

A ruling by a federal appeals court that President Obama acted improperly in recess appointing members of the National Labor Relations Board may encourage Democrats to cut a deal on the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The apparent decisions by EverBank and OneWest Bancorp to finish loan-by-loan foreclosure reviews will provide a glimpse of how the big banks' much-maligned foreclosure look-backs would have panned out.

A former Jefferies & Co. managing director was arrested and accused of defrauding customers of more than $2 million on trades of residential mortgage-backed securities.

ClosingCorp promises to ensure clients remain compliant when new disclosure document requirements related to its services are finalized later this year.

The California attorney general’s office has seized six websites that allegedly targeted distressed homeowners who are having trouble with mortgage debt.

First Financial Northwest Inc.’s increased and diversified originations contributed to its return to profitability during the fourth quarter of 2012.