Compliance

Lennar Corp.'s record takeover of CalAtlantic Group Inc. is a bullish sign for homebuilding in the U.S. Trade groups, meanwhile, worry that lawmakers are about to kneecap the industry.

Credit Suisse's plan for consumer relief in a multibillion-dollar Department of Justice settlement related to residential mortgage-backed securities could reduce the costs involved, according to the settlement monitor's first report.

The Federal Housing Administration has extended waivers on timelines for disaster-related re-inspections to properties in Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane Maria as well as other properties impacted by California wildfires.

The CFPB's practice of "regulation by enforcement" forces mortgage companies to develop compliance standards based on the mistakes of their peers, rather than clear guidance from the enforcement agency, said David Motley, the new chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency added a language preference question to the loan application, rejecting the mortgage industry's wishes.

For the past eight years, Brian Montgomery has helped mortgage lenders fight penalties sought by the Federal Housing Administration. Now he's President Trump's nominee to lead the agency.

A six-lane highway lined with strip malls cuts through a patchwork of tamed lawns and suburban houses in Delran, N.J., where population has sprouted rapidly in recent decades.

Ginnie Mae and the Department of Veterans Affairs have described in more detail the VA loan refinancing practices they will crack down on to eliminate a long-running churning concern.

The latest version of Ellie Mae's Encompass loan origination system includes new features for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act compliance and digital mortgages.

A group backed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch unveiled a television and digital campaign that argues "corporate welfare" threatens Republican efforts to dramatically alter the U.S. tax code.