Enforcement

Goldman Sachs has passed its first compliance test as part of its mortgage-related settlement agreements, the independent monitor reported.

Deutsche Bank said the U.S. Justice Department is seeking $14 billion to settle a probe tied to residential mortgage-backed securities, more money than it's willing to pay.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can determine nearly anything to be an unfair, deceptive or abusive act or practice, and it's more likely to do so when lenders try to take advantage of regulatory loopholes.

Regions Financial Corp. has agreed to pay $52.4 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by originating and underwriting mortgages that did not meet Federal Housing Administration requirements.

Regardless of who wins in November, the mortgage industry will see significant changes, but Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would take very different approaches to housing and regulatory issues, said Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO David Stevens.

Ocwen Financial Corp. failed two compliance tests related to force-placed insurance during the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the monitor of the National Mortgage Settlement.

A California man was sentenced to 52 months in federal prison over his role in an alleged mortgage loan modification scheme.

A UBS Group AG unit suffered a setback in a $2 billion lawsuit over allegedly defective mortgages after a judge said it violated contracts with three mortgage-backed securities trusts.

Depositories still dominate home lending, but nondepositories' market share is the highest it has been in at least two decades. Here's why.

The $29 billion-asset company said in a regulatory filing Thursday that the "needs to improve" rating will likely restrict its ability to make acquisitions and open branches.