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A forthcoming bill from Sens. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., would allow the Federal Housing Finance Agency director to set limits on executive pay at the Federal Home Loan banks.

A consent order issued by Washington against mortgage brokerage Xpert Home Lending accused the firm of violating the state's consumer protection law.

A new executive order reverses digital ID initiatives, fraud alerts and federal data-sharing plans from which banks stood to benefit.

While Fannie Mae sees improving buying and selling conditions, more consumers still think prices will rise over the coming year.

A Seattle-area father and his three sons are at the center of a trade secrets lawsuit between Premier Mortgage Resources and Canopy Mortgage.

The Treasury is set to sell $22 billion of 30-year government bonds on Thursday. The results will receive special attention because they will offer an instant readout on the scope of market demand at a time when investor appetite for 30-year US debt has soured. 

As lenders expand into HELOCs, fraudulent activity is up. Here's what lenders need to know to protect borrowers and their portfolios.

The exemption from the temporary restriction the government securitization guarantor introduced last month could help smaller issuers.

A new proposal from the Senate Banking Committee for the massive budget bill to eliminate this source of funding for the Consumer Bureau is dangerous, writes the president of the Center for Responsible Lending

Interested parties have until July 5 to give their views regarding the new standard for home equity line of credit electronic closing documents.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pinpointed five rules that it wants the White House budget office to review. Details, however, are sparse.

The lender's former chief of staff alleged the non-QM lender misrepresented loan characteristics to investors and regulators, charges which were never proven.

In her first speech since being confirmed as the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision, Michelle Bowman outlined a set of ambitious pursuits that would overhaul bank regulation and examination.

Treasuries slumped after stronger-than-expected US job and wage growth prompted traders to trim bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. 

A group of Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Schumer, asked the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to pause any efforts to privatize mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

However, some aspects of the latest employment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics point to gradual weakening in the economy.

Afordal unifies the home search process for consumers by giving them access to live rates, pre-approvals and property-specific special financing.

Loans with alternative documentation and high combined loan-to-value ratios had more performance concerns, according to a new KBRA study.

Following an appearance on Fox Business by NAHB's CEO this week, the U.S. Lumber Coalition labeled the homebuilding trade group a Canadian ally.

A group of lawmakers questioned why the FTC and DOJ didn't step in to prevent Rocket Companies' acquisition of Redfin. They want answers by June 17.