Compliance & Regulation

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is calling for reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, promising it will be a priority if he wins the November election.

Mitt Romney may not have a firm grasp on the true causes of the mortgage crisis. But luckily there's still time.

As Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats mounted their defense of Dodd-Frank on Wednesday, they sought to counter Republican charges that President Obama doesn't understand the private sector by pointing to the steps he has taken to help small business.

Republicans and Democrats alike are open to the idea of breaking up the megabanks -- but when push comes to shove will they have the political will?

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency promoted Ellen M. Warwick to oversee its law department division.

The government-sponsored enterprises and compliance regulations have always driven market changes.

They contend that the ‘Qualified Mortgage’ rule that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working on will rid the marketplace of “irresponsible underwriting and toxic loan terms.”

Simple messages communicated repeatedly over multiple mediums yield the most successful communication strategies.

Now that California has codified the national mortgage servicing settlement, are other attorneys general going to “follow the leader” and enact this type of legislation within their state?

A non-partisan group says the Federal government’s efforts to prosecute subprime wrongdoers – particularly on Wall Street – has fallen short and is asking for new, tougher laws on white collar crime.