Accounting

• MSR

  Coronavirus puts new spin on crisis-era MSR valuations

  Declines in mortgage servicing rights valuations at JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo point to the resurgence of a dilemma that came up during the last downturn.

  By Bonnie Sinnock

  April 15

  
• Web Seminar Transformation in the valuation industry

  With the shifting landscape of the appraisal industry and constant advances in technology, the valuation space is changing rapidly.

  Sponsor content from Radian
• Earnings

  Fannie Mae rededicates itself to hedge accounting, multifamily CAS

  Fannie Mae identified the adoption of hedge accounting and regular issuance of multifamily Connecticut Avenue Securities deals as among strategies it could continue to pursue while navigating regulatory uncertainties and change.

  By Bonnie Sinnock

  February 13

  
• Community banking

  FASB extends CECL deadline for most lenders

  The decision gives the vast majority of banks and credit unions another year to implement the controversial accounting method for loan losses.

  By John Reosti

  July 17

  
• Digital mortgages

  FHA postpones digital signature requirement for appraisals

  The Federal Housing Administration is delaying a plan to put a hard stop on home loan files that lack digitally signed appraisals.

  By Bonnie Sinnock

  July 12

  
• CECL

  House lawmaker warns of CECL's impact on Fannie, Freddie

  Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., told the mortgage giants' chief federal regulator that the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new model for estimating loan losses could pose risk across the mortgage market.

  By Neil Haggerty

  February 14

  
• Mortgages

  Reducing gap between FHA, conventional market is priority: Montgomery

  The Federal Housing Administration is looking to streamline its single-family loan servicing requirements to align them with industry standards and upgrade outdated technology.

  By Hannah Lang

  October 15

  
• Housing

  HUD inspector general is auditing Buffalo's public housing agency

  The HUD inspector general is conducting a wide-ranging audit into how Buffalo's public housing authority spent tens of millions of dollars over the past two years.

  By Susan Schulman

  January 8
• Opinion The FDIC vs. PwC: Scapegoating the auditors is the wrong move

  Auditing firms cannot be expected to root out evil, or to conduct full forensic investigations.

  January 5

  

  Jim K. Langdon

  Partner

  Dorsey & Whitney
• Lawsuits

  PwC ruled negligent in Colonial Bank auditing case

  A federal judge ruled PricewaterhouseCoopers was negligent in its audits of Colonial Bank, which failed in 2009 in the midst of the financial crisis, potentially exposing PwC to heavy damages.

  By Michael Cohn

  January 2

  

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