Compliance

President Obama's renomination of Richard Cordray, who has been running the bureau under a controversial recess appointment, is garnering the same GOP concerns expressed when his name was first floated.

Homeowners will see increases in the rates they pay for flood insurance soon, if they haven't already, with owners of vacation homes seeing the biggest jump.

Potential fraud activity is on the rise nationally that lenders should be wary of during the mortgage loan application process.

A trend of sequential increases in credit-risk-related provision expenses by the largest U.S. banks reported in the fourth quarter will likely continue through 2013.

Redwood Trust sold $619.2 million of home-loan securities in its second deal this month.

Updates from the Consumer Financial Protection Board and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Clayton Holdings is responding to the growing volume of MSR transactions generated by recent regulatory changes.

On her recent visit through areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy CEO of Mortgage Contracting Services, Caroline Reaves tried to capture her experience through images.

Residential Capital agreed to pay $297.6 million to end opposition by government-run loan investor Fannie Mae to the sale of ResCap’s main business.

The industry's positive reaction to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau qualified mortgage rule, which governs mortgage underwriting, is prompting cautious optimism that a related securitization rule may also turn out better than expected.

CoreLogic launched a new service that provides automated, transparent credit grades and surveillance of nonagency residential mortgage-backed securities.

The trickledown effect of mortgage default servicing compliance requirements has tangled into a laborious process various entities.

Economists expect the housing recovery to continue this year building off of the momentum generated in 2012 despite some challenges that could hinder future growth.

A multimillion-dollar investment by DocMagic to build a new state-of-the-art technology center to enhance its security protocols has been completed.

In his first nine months as comptroller of the currency, Thomas Curry has had to deal with a community bank revolt against Basel III, policy heavyweights calling to break up the big banks, and a mortgage servicing settlement that had gone expensively off track.

The number of mortgages in the process of foreclosure but with no resolution for all loan types improved during the first three quarters of 2012.

Compass Analytics has released a new product that comprises the company’s mortgage analytics suite.

Servicers need to pay more attention to changes in home prices and how they relate to delinquency rates.

Continuous demand for cloud-based document imaging technology helped more than double Capsilon's revenue in 2012 and may lead to further growth this year.

Hammerhouse forecasts consolidation due to dwindling refinancing but competitive demand for originators who can source purchases in 2013.