Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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House Republicans are seeking all HUD documents and communications regarding the fiscal year 2012 Federal Housing Administration actuarial report.
December 24 -
Financial institutions and their regulators have battled for years with the accounting standards entity over the proper way to move away from the pre-crisis requirement that banks set aside reserves only when a loss had already been incurred on a loan.
December 24 -
Prices in England and Wales slipped 0.1%, the same as November.
December 24 -
Florida investor properties are over three times as risky for employment/income fraud as compared to owner occupied properties.
December 24 -
One feature that makes the Reading CoRe program unique is a real estate transfer tax incentive for participating borrowers.
December 21 -
Donna DeMaio will have the same policies that led United Guaranty to become No. 1 in new insurance written.
December 21 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as a matter of routine practice, already has enforcement attorneys present at routine audits.
December 21 -
The Dow Jones Townsend Core U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust Index has been introduced by S&P Dow Jones Indices and The Townsend Group.
December 20 -
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rely on Libor to determine interest payments on their investments in floating-rate financial instruments such as bonds and swaps.
December 20 -
While Genworth MI Canada Inc. is separately traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Genworth Financial still owns a majority stake in the company.
December 20 -
MBIA is refusing to provide information requested by the Securities and Exchange Commission including on reserves for GMAC Mortgage and Residential Capital bankruptcies.
December 19 -
Paramount Land Holdings, which is locally funded by the Detroit Police and Fire Pension Fund, purchased foreclosed properties for as little as $10.
December 19 -
One of the biggest concerns among many industry insiders is how and when the shadow inventory of pending foreclosed properties will be released into the market.
December 19 -
Hope Now alliance mortgage servicers, housing counselors and insurers provide assistance to over 300 families affected by Hurricane Sandy in Westbury, N.Y.
December 18 -
The future performance of the Federal Housing Administration is yet another concern for 2013.
December 18 -
The National Credit Union Administration has sued a JPMorgan Chase unit claiming Bear Stearns & Co. used misleading documents in selling $3.6 billion in mortgage-backed securities to four corporate credit unions that later failed.
December 18 -
While we've made great strides towards recovery, the new year will not come without its own set of challenges, particularly fueled by increased regulation.
December 14 -
The bill gives the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration more powers to police lenders and require indemnification for bad loans.
December 14 -
The CFPB’s complaints allege that both cases illegally charged upfront fees typically ranging between $1,000 and $4,500 from each distressed homeowner for services that rarely materialized.
December 14 -
Chicago is the first city in the country to agree to share information directly with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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