Law and regulation

As lawmakers tackle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, any revamp must lessen risk to the mortgage system and U.S. taxpayers.

Malaga Financial has no intention of diversifying its portfolio despite heavier competition and potential funding challenges.

Draft legislation would amend the Bank Service Company Act to give the National Credit Union Administration third-party vendor oversight, a power it has been requesting for the better part of two decades.

CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger announced the creation of a task force to research and identify potential conflicts in consumer finance law.

When California lawmakers tried earlier this year to force local governments to allow four or more homes on land zoned for single-family residences, fierce pushback from suburban communities stopped the plan in its tracks.

Detroit and Wayne County officials want to wipe away portions of property tax debt for thousands of poor homeowners as part of a new proposal.

The end of the qualified mortgage patch should further accelerate non-QM origination growth, but is the mortgage industry ready?

Denmark's new government said it plans to take on Blackstone Group Inc. and promised stricter housing laws after criticizing the U.S. firm for what it characterized as an "unsustainable" business model.

The FHFA can go beyond a recent Trump administration report to level the playing field between the private sector and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

With the qualified mortgage patch expiring and a recession likely, wealth inequities that have hurt black and millennial homeownership could worsen, according to the National Association of Real Estate Brokers.