There's support for Reg X modernization, but both consumer and mortgage groups are concerned about language mandates, and the industry opposes fee restrictions.

While the shelter-related increase won't deter the Fed from cutting interest rates, it reduces the chance of an outsize reduction.

Vice President Kamala Harris sought to outline proposals on housing and a child tax credit, while former President Donald Trump highlighted an aggressive tariff plan.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Barr's planned revision of the capital proposal addresses a key concern the housing finance industry has.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr outlined the changes he and other regulators would like to see to the capital reform plan, including largely excluding banks with less than $250 billion of assets.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra will be looking at whether automation accommodates or undermines potential savings from refinancing.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said he's seen enough data to be comfortable with a rate cut at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting later this month.

The lender is asking U.S.Tax Court to find IRS adjustments in error and clear the company of any liability or penalties.

The Republican presidential nominee laid out his economic platform during a speech at the Economic Club of New York.

New adjustments to Home Equity Conversion Mortgage servicing calculations address 2017 changes to repayment policies that hadn't been fully implemented.

Patrick Harker, the longest serving regional reserve bank president, will leave office in June 2025. Directors at the Fed bank have started the search for his replacement.

California lawmakers have sent a bill to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk that would expand a state-backed down payment assistance program to undocumented immigrants who are looking to buy a home.

The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation held steady at 2.6% for the third month in a row, a positive reading that increases the odds of a September rate cut.

A Congressional Budget Office study looks under the hood at homeowners insurance and considers strategies like expanding the federal coverage beyond floods.

Nonbank mortgage users signing up for the new CFPB registry will be able to leverage the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System but new guidance lays out some of the limits to the efficiencies.

Trade groups welcome a proposed reverse-mortgage option for buyouts and are working with Ginnie Mae to hammer out the final operational details.

Vice President Kamala Harris' pledge to deliver 3 million homes has drawn applause from homebuilders, lenders and affordability advocates, but experts are uncertain how her administration would pull it off.

In his speech at the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, the Fed chair said employment losses are now a bigger risk than elevated inflation.

A federal judge in Texas ruled the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban violates the Administrative procedures Act and exceeds FTC's statutory authority.

Mortgage professionals interviewed say there should be more focus on increasing housing supply.