Judge Kenneth Marra granted the servicer a summary judgment, ruling all of the government's claims were previously covered by the National Mortgage Settlement.

First Republic Bank was shuttered by regulators early Monday, and all its deposits and most of its assets were acquired by JPMorgan. San Francisco-based First Republic was undone by low-rate mortgages it made to its wealthy customers as well as by the fallout from last month's banking crisis.

The legislative proposals backed by Republican members of congress seek to undo the latest cross-subsidized adjustments to loan fees that two large government-related mortgage investors charge.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said in a report released Friday that Signature's rapid, unrestrained growth and inadequate risk management practices outpaced supervisors' ratings and responses, even though the issues were known to the agency.

In a highly anticipated report on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr says the bank's own mismanagement and an acquiescent supervisory structure created the conditions for the bank to fail.

The groups also want regulators to downgrade the Cleveland bank's rating under the Community Reinvestment Act. The demands represent an escalation of a dispute over whether Key fulfilled promises it made under a 2016 community benefits agreement.

Consumers are receiving demand letters on loans they have not had any communication about in at least 10 years, the regulator said.

The banking industry and consumer advocates praised the Financial Stability Oversight Council's move to reinvigorate its authority to regulate nonbanks. But that effort is going to take time and is guaranteed to face political headwinds.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it is still working to notify consumers about the Feb. 14 breach in which a bank examiner sent personal information on 256,000 consumers and supervisory information on 45 institutions to his email.

In an amicus brief, the trade group voiced concern over a statement recently provided by government agencies in a lawsuit involving loanDepot.

Prosecutors claim every dollar in subsidy funds from settlements equates to ten times the amount in value in home lending efforts.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council issued a pair of proposals that would enhance transparency into how the council designated nonbank firms and activities as systemically risky and simplify its process for designations.

Revised guidelines permit playing two roles in an FHA transaction, but if its not properly set up, this arrangement can violate RESPA Section 8 legal experts say.

A former employee at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent data on 256,000 consumers and dozens of companies to their personal email account.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler emphasized the connection between the cryptocurrency market and the recent banking crisis in testimony on Capitol Hill. He seeks more resources to police crypto firms whose business model, he says, is "noncompliance."

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said it will propose a special assessment to cover losses from Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in May, and noted that bank deposit outflows are largely uninsured.

The Home Loan Bank System says it is working precisely as Congress intended it to, by lending to banks in stress. Critics say borrowings can spread undercapitalized banks' problems into the broader financial system.

The loans increased their share to more than 20% of home lending volume in the fourth quarter, compared to just 7% a year earlier.

Banks could be in for a long, slow trickle of bank failures and consolidation in the coming months and years, particularly if inflation persists and interest rates keep rising. A downturn in commercial real estate could add to banks' problems.

Meanwhile, former employees of the failed lender claim to have reached a settlement with the company for three weeks of owed back pay.