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Since its inception in 2010, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented wide-ranging changes to the rules and regulations governing financial institutions and other entities operating in the financial arena.

Managing credit unions in a rising interest-rate environment along with the pressure to write more consumer loans to offset falling mortgage lending will be key challenges to the credit union community this year, say top industry economists.

Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. and Home America Mortgage resolved allegations that they falsified loan applications and misrepresented qualifications of applicants to secure federally funded insurance for home loans that ultimately defaulted.

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While meeting past compliance deadlines has often felt like running a marathon, many in the banking industry view meeting the approaching Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's mortgage servicing deadline as a flat-out sprint.

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The bureau director supports monitoring all aspects of the qualified mortgage rule to see how it’s affecting the marketplace.

The Annapolis, Md.-based financial institution sold a book value of $48 million in loans during the second half of 2013.

U.S. consumers have greater optimism in accessing mortgage credit at the end of 2013 to acquire a home compared to a year ago.

HomeStreet Bank is making a program started to serve firemen and police officers available to season ticket holders and employees of the Seahawks and Sounders.