Law and regulation

It can be confusing when you share an acronym with a well-known agency in the same industry.

Democrats might try again to break the Republican filibuster.

Chase is transferring three bank-owned properties a day to housing and community revitalization groups.

Trade groups urge agency to prove a “safe harbor” for all insured loans.

Industry lobbies to ensure Fannie and Freddie apartment financing platforms are preserved and transferred to the private sector.

The Mortgage Bankers Association thinks mortgage volumes will drop by a third next year. Industry execs we asked agreed originations will fall. Just how much? No agreement there.

The new proposal is designed to facilitate loan sales and best execution.

Mortgage websites often make one of the same mistakes the disastrous healthcare.gov did. So both mortgage technologists and government officials can share the derisive tag “the monkey court” for once.

Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., faces an uphill confirmation battle this week to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, but it's unlikely to be the end of the war.

Wil Armstrong applies lessons learned while working for Mother Teresa to being the chief executive of a mortgage technology firm.

The accord ends all pending litigation and the agencies won't object to the reorganization plan for the company's money-losing Residential Capital mortgage lender.

Risk management and compliance has increased from safety and soundness reviews to encompass consumer protection and operational risks since the founding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren weighed in publicly for the first time on the substance of the housing finance reform debate on Tuesday, endorsing a limited but explicit government guarantee, strong underwriting rules and servicer oversight, and secondary market access for smaller institutions.

Mortgage brokers are concerned about their ability to continue rebating funds to the customer after the qualified mortgage rule goes into effect.

Guarantee fees are "closer" to risk-based pricing in the private sector but still need to increase, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's acting director.

While the housing market is slowly picking up steam, there is still a very large inventory of distressed loans that pose a potential risk to the mortgage industry.

Servicers are still finding ways to cope with heightened regulatory scrutiny and continue to evaluate options to increase efficiencies while maintaining legal compliance.

Taking away this option could affect affordable housing lending.

The ratings agency is adjusting its rankings as competition between lenders increases amid surging sales.

The proposed legislation would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to study and address affordability issues as well as postpone controversial insurance price hikes.