Financial institutions

Two House Financial Services Committee members introduced a bipartisan bill late last week that is designed to give lenders breathing room when new disclosure rules go into effect on Aug. 1.

Wes Edens, a co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, has shot his share of air balls at his private-equity firm Fortress Investment Group. With mortgage assets, Edens has found his mark.

The SAFE Transitional License Act would allow registered lending officers to work at independent mortgage banks for 120 days while they complete state testing and licensing requirements.

Ocwen Financial and Assurant have reached an agreement to settle charges that the embattled mortgage servicer profited from kickbacks on force-placed insurance policies with struggling homeowners.

As more millennials enter the housing market, mortgage bankers continue to stress improved technology as a needed element in efforts to win these consumers, according to a member survey by Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative.

Mortgage application activity fell once again as refinance volume dropped to its lowest level since September 2014, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.

With the housing market and fundamentals showing signs of health, investors may want to begin turning their focus from commercial to residential real estate, according to analysts at William Blair.

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When insensitive consumer policies are implemented the result can be a costly compliance violation.

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency is sticking to its schedule and moving quickly to finalize proposed financial requirements for nonbank firms that service Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans.

Private-equity funds and hedge fund players have become more active buyers of mortgage-servicing rights as traditional investors withdraw from the market.

We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

Regulators recently penalized a mortgage firm for keeping a file of licensing-test questions to prep exam takers, the first public challenge to what is believed to be a hushed, but longtime, industry practice.

As banks have largely ceded the market for government-backed loans to nonbank lenders and servicers, it's fallen on Ginnie Mae to be sure that these nonbanks can meet their obligations to bondholders. It's a huge concern for President Ted Tozer, who says the company does not have the resources or manpower to examine these firms' finances.

We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!