Compliance & Regulation

We're hearing the qualified mortgage rule is going to hurt the private jumbo loan market.

Global commercial real estate investors favor “safe haven locations” in Europe, according to a real estate forecast published jointly by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The mortgage industry is facing a “regulatory tidal wave” as regulators are finally issuing the new rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped the idea of requiring lenders to disclose what a loan would cost without any upfront points and fees.

First American Mortgage Services has implemented Platinum Data’s RealView and Collateral Expert.

Beyond size, a financial institution's likelihood of receiving a visit from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can be predicted by the type and nature of their business.

Lenders must provide mortgage applicants with free copies of all appraisals and other home-value estimates before the loan closing.

The new ability to electronically sign the Internal Revenue Service’s 4506-T form is expected to both improve quality control and efficiency by reducing rejection rates.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has given borrowers the right to sue their servicers for not complying with the loss mitigation requirements outlined in a new servicing rule.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new mortgage servicing rules were created to protect homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure, but one nonprofit fair housing organization thinks more could be done by the government agency.