Enforcement

Citing a pattern of "bad-faith harassment, retaliation and fraud" against rent-controlled tenants, a San Francisco Superior Court Judge has ordered a landlord to pay the city nearly $2.4 million in penalties for violations of state housing law.

For Twin Cities real estate agents, the gravy train was easy to catch.

Mortgage Bankers Association President David Stevens is confident that housing finance reform will move forward under the Trump administration, but criticized calls to simply let the government-sponsored enterprises recapitalize and be returned to shareholders without additional reforms.

Jesse Litvak was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $2 million after he was convicted a second time for lying about mortgage-backed securities prices.

Congressional action is necessary to give financial regulators the tools they need to promote responsible innovation.

American Financial Network has agreed to pay $5,000 to an unnamed person of Hispanic origin to settle a Fair Housing Act claim.

Love 'em or hate 'em, the mortgage business is full of jargony abbreviations. Test your mortgage knowledge on these key industry terms.

PNC has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a federal overtime lawsuit filed by current and former mortgage loan officers, according to court documents.

Former Jefferies & Co. Managing Director Jesse Litvak says he should be spared prison when he is sentenced later this month following his conviction of a single count of fraud.

United Shore Financial Services has agreed to pay a total of $1.4 million to consumers and California regulators to settle allegations it collected interest payments it was not entitled to.