Compliance

The Federal Reserve in two adverse scenarios will gauge bank resilience against declines in the prices of high-risk, high-yield loans and debt and some high-priced real estate markets around the country.

Efforts to adjust to new market demands and comply with a heavily regulated mortgage lending marketplace involve anything from massive layoffs to speeding up loan processing automation.

The mortgage insurer is in settlement talks to resolve the dispute over Countrywide originations which have gone into default.

Another big law like Dodd-Frank could be harmful to the mortgage market, but an incremental approach to housing finance reform might be the perfect solution.

The FHFA is squeezing banks to repay losses that taxpayers were forced to cover because financial institutions sold faulty mortgage bonds to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The suit against Borders & Borders backs the author's opinion regarding these business arrangements.

The government-sponsored enterprise alleged that banks including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup acted to suppress the rate.

It can be confusing when you share an acronym with a well-known agency in the same industry.

Trade groups urge agency to prove a “safe harbor” for all insured loans.

Lawyers for investors in Countrywide securities also ask to drop their objection.

The Mortgage Bankers Association thinks mortgage volumes will drop by a third next year. Industry execs we asked agreed originations will fall. Just how much? No agreement there.

Consumers’ renewed interest in refinancing and a smaller rise in purchase requests give applications a boost.

Sixty-seven nonprofits will benefit from the megabank’s 2013 “Leading the Way Home” program designed to help accelerate recovery efforts in distressed areas.

The accord ends all pending litigation and the agencies won't object to the reorganization plan for the company's money-losing Residential Capital mortgage lender.

Risk management and compliance has increased from safety and soundness reviews to encompass consumer protection and operational risks since the founding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

True to his efforts to bring the culprits to pay for perpetuated damages New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is awarding mortgage settlement money from the top banks to blighted communities.

Five states and New York City will receive money to assist communities with remaining housing, economic development and infrastructure needs.

Lester Soto admitted to carrying out two related mortgage fraud conspiracies that resulted in losses of more than $30 million.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren weighed in publicly for the first time on the substance of the housing finance reform debate on Tuesday, endorsing a limited but explicit government guarantee, strong underwriting rules and servicer oversight, and secondary market access for smaller institutions.

Home price adjustments of recent months have not been significant enough to benefit all the homeowners who continue to be underwater.