Nationstar Mortgage may face a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement action over alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Act and other regulations, the Mr. Cooper parent company said.

A ring of thieves illegally took ownership of more than 40 homes across South Florida in a multimillion-dollar plan — even stealing properties that belonged to the dead, authorities say.

Sonoma County supervisors have signed off on a wide-ranging suite of policy changes intended to encourage construction of more new homes seven months after nearly 5,300 residences were lost here in last year's devastating wildfires.

Banking and mortgage groups are asking the Federal Communications Commission to issue new Telephone Consumer Protection Act rules that would make consumer lawsuits over robocalls harder to win.

The union representing employees at the CFPB is already fighting acting Director Mick Mulvaney's efforts to restructure the agency, and readying for a potentially larger conflict as rumors of layoffs swirl.

California is set to become the first state to require solar panels on all newly built single-family houses.

The administration is prolonging a decision on a permanent director for the agency to keep the interim chief in place until year-end or longer.

From falling originations to market share shifts for nonbanks and government loans, here's a look at eight key findings from the just-released 2017 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.

The public face of the Trump administration's revamp of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is by no means working alone.

Demands for loan quality aren't just coming from regulators and the government-sponsored enterprises. Secondary market partners and investors don't want to be left holding the bag if loans that lenders create have quality issues.

Leader Bank says it can land property managers as commercial clients by helping them handle tenant deposits — and possibly create opportunities to boost CRE lending.

The New Jersey mortgage lender and servicer won a huge victory in January when an appeals court threw out its fine levied by the consumer agency, but the court ruled against the claim that the agency's structure is unconstitutional.

A former Cantor Fitzgerald managing director was cleared of charges that he defrauded customers by lying about prices of mortgage-backed securities.

WMC Mortgage, a leading subprime originator during the boom era, could file for bankruptcy by parent company General Electric if it loses a legal proceeding regarding indemnifications on mortgage-backed securities.

A federal jury is poised to determine whether a former Cantor Fitzgerald managing director's tactics in trading mortgage-backed securities constitute securities fraud.

A Texas lawyer pleaded guilty to his role in an elaborate $5 million mortgage fraud scheme involving pricey beach homes, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston.

From tech that ensures foreclosures are processed correctly to implementing robotic process automation, here's a look at seven strategies that servicers can use to stay compliant and on budget.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped an investigation into Altisource, a mortgage servicing technology firm with close ties to Ocwen Financial.

The Treasury secretary said reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will come into focus more in 2019, when Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt’s term will end.

After less than a week of trial, prosecutors rested their case against a former Cantor Fitzgerald trader accused of lying to his customers about bond prices.