A Federal Housing Finance Agency rule that will force some members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System out next year is likely to have a material effect on several of the cooperative institutions.

Mortgage lenders can expand their businesses by catering to borrowers who aren't proficient in English, but doing so requires strategic recruiting and hiring and compliance with federal and state regulations.

The emergence of lenders that have no real connection to a geographic area prompts questions over how the Community Reinvestment Act’s “good neighbor” policy can continue.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has met the requirements for convening small business review panels though most panelists said they disagreed with the agency's final rules, the Government Accountability Office said.

S&P Global Ratings has raised Ocwen Loan Servicing's rankings for both its residential and commercial segments.

Morgan Stanley has completed $10.5 million in consumer relief, according to the independent monitor of the company's mortgage-backed securities settlement with New York State.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP failed to spot for seven years a multibillion fraud that led to the demise of Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., a lawyer for the lender's bankruptcy trustee told a Miami jury on Tuesday.

Securities regulators are investigating and preparing to bring a civil case against Edwin K. Chin, a mortgage bond trader who was fired from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in 2012, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development has found a new ally in his fight to reform the down payment assistance programs run by HUD and state and local housing finance agencies.

Under pressure from regulators to beef up risk management in commercial real estate lending, banks are using new software tools to improve analysis.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could need as much as $126 billion in bailout money from taxpayers in a severe economic downturn, according to stress test results released by their regulator.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign has named The Federal Savings Bank Chief Executive Steve Calk to its economic advisory council.

The former officers and directors for Midwest Bank & Trust have reached a $26.5 million settlement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. over charges of negligence during the financial crisis.

Regions Financial Corp., Alabama's biggest bank, reached a preliminary agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve an investigation into allegations involving Federal Housing Administration-insured loans.

The U.S. asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its May decision to toss out an almost $1.3 billion judgment against Bank of America's Countrywide Financial unit, claiming the panel overlooked "a wealth of evidence."

Returning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to their status as privately owned public utilities is consistent with their mandate and makes the most policy sense.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday finalized new requirements for mortgage servicers that provide more help to struggling borrowers and add consumer protections when loans are transferred.

A proposed 50% expansion to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program would yield new opportunities for banks to finance development projects and meet their Community Reinvestment Act obligations.

President Obama has signed a housing reform bill that will open the door for welfare recipients to use federal rent vouchers to purchase manufactured homes and become homeowners.

In a political season teeming with tension around income inequality, racial economic disparities and animus toward the banking industry, reforming the Community Reinvestment Act seems like it should be a cornerstone of the debate. Yet the law has been almost entirely absent from the discussion. Here's why.