Risk

Some opposition to new allowances for attorney opinion letters may not be accounting for the fact these aren't your grandfather's AOLs, a law firm report claims.

Home price appreciation and favorable economic factors have led to consistent loan performance, but prepayments are increasing with an uptick in housing turnover, according to Morningstar DBRS.

Through the proposal, the risk function at Ginnie Mae is telling issuers to change their business model or exit the industry, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

Some banks with large commercial real estate concentrations are seeing their stock values take a roller-coaster ride as investors discount their assurances about the wobbly asset class.

Second liens have landed in the spotlight thanks to a recent Freddie Mac proposal, as well of record amounts of tappable home equity.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a new circular that it's still watching for attempts to get borrowers to sign away rights that can't be waived.

Understanding the peril is important for both primary and secondary mortgage market pricing of loans and risk, experts in a panel to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Secondary Conference said Tuesday.

Gary Farro's testimony focused on both the banking activity of Michael Cohen, a former Trump attorney who paid $130,000 to an adult film actress in 2016, and First Republic Bank's due diligence work.

While home lenders are seeing a decrease in issues coming through mobile channels, phone fraud spiked last year, accounting for 28% of losses, a new report found.

A new Federal Reserve analysis finds rising debt-to-income and loan-to-value ratios over the past two years, while credit scores largely remained the same.