Compliance & Regulation

The National Credit Union Administration has sued a JPMorgan Chase unit claiming Bear Stearns & Co. used misleading documents in selling $3.6 billion in mortgage-backed securities to four corporate credit unions that later failed.

Department of Housing and Urban Development officials are working with a key Republican senator on tightening Federal Housing Administration loan policies to reduce loan losses.

The Obama administration thinks you can have your MBS cake and eat it, too, but some on Wall Street are not so sure.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has until Jan. 21, 2013 to announce six prominent Dodd-Frank Act rule changes.

For the fourth-quarter Redfin survey, 71% responded affirmatively that they believe prices in their area will go up over the next 12 months.

Borrowers who are current on their mortgage payments and who owe at least 25% more than the value of their properties would be eligible for the program.

While we've made great strides towards recovery, the new year will not come without its own set of challenges, particularly fueled by increased regulation.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency gets credit from securitization market participants for producing profitable and viable government-sponsored enterprises.

The bill gives the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration more powers to police lenders and require indemnification for bad loans.

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