Compliance & Regulation

The government insurance program so far is seeing a decline in market share, as planned.

The Federal Reserve’s third quantitative easing program has made more progress lowering rates than some expected, but it is not at a point where it will spur refinancing notably.

Risk management technology and services providers believe data accrual and analytics can help lenders get a heads-up before a mortgage boom turns into a mountain of bad loans.

The Mortgage Bankers Association and other industry groups have lined up considerable legal talent to prevent and block any local community from invoking eminent domain to seize and restructure underwater mortgages.

The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 requires investors to promote diversity to the extent possible, which includes field service companies.

Sheila Bair comes out swinging in a new book released Tuesday, blasting Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner as the "bailouter in chief," and noting that the HAMP program was destined to fail.

Federal Financial Analytics believes that higher net worth standards are not necessarily a problem for bank servicers, but could pose a “significant obstacle” for small nonbanks, depending on the capital threshold.

How to value a loan officer in 2013? Answer: by their relationships with Realtors and home builders.

How to value a residential loan officer in 2013? Answer: their relationships with Realtors and home builders.

Apparently, the words "fraud prevention" have such huge ramifications and implications that they have almost disappeared from the mortgage banking lexicon of approved words.