The agency also put out a request for public comment on the role of fintech in housing finance.

A class action said the company, which has suffered two breaches in the past year, also was responsible for a larger breach and “downplayed” the situation when it notified consumers.

The organization has a new sample notice, the statement of credit denial, termination, or change form, with an accompanying XML file for implementation.

The outspoken former Trump administration official recently made headlines when he referred to the mortgage industry as a “ticking time bomb.”

The use of rent data in credit models is allowing people with low credit scores or thin credit files to get loans. But consumer advocates warn the use of that data could harm the very people it’s supposed to help. 

The company’s introduction of other strategic initiatives, including a new technology partnership, will lead to the elimination of 17% of current staff.

And in other consolidation news, HomeServices of America’s Pickford Escrow Co. picks up competitor Legendary Escrow Services.

The use of rent data in credit models is allowing people with low credit scores or thin credit files to get loans. But consumer advocates warn the use of that data could harm the very people it’s supposed to help. 

Borrowers condemned the company's disclosures, which came six months after the incident and omitted details about the hack and subsequent investigation.

Agencies supervising lenders should make it clear that the transition to less discriminatory algorithms won’t be used to punish banks for their previous use of older, less effective systems.

The federal class action lawsuit is at least the third similar action within the industry over a cyberattack revelation.

Ashley D. Bell and Bernice A. King, respectively the CEO and advisory council chair of Ready Life, are teaming up to help folks with poor credit buy a home by using rent payment history for mortgage underwriting.

The move builds on the government-sponsored enterprise’s previous program that facilitated the collection of more rent payment records from tenants who work with its multifamily borrowers.

The partnership, which is expected to ease lending for bank statement loans, comes as the non-QM sector runs into headwinds.

The newly revealed victims were affected by the previously disclosed cyberattack, which went undetected for 41 days between September and December.

StellarFi, Lamine Zarrad’s new startup, covers consumers' utility and other bills when they hit a cash-flow crunch. It then reports their repayments to the credit bureaus.

The transaction formalizes the relationship started by a January investment in both companies by LLR Partners.

The new product is an extension of its FraudGuard offering for the first lien mortgage market.

The conflicting analyses of automated valuation models highlight a challenge lenders could face in deciding whether to use them to determine racial disparities in home evaluations.

The data breach, which occurred over a two-day period last December, is the largest disclosure by a mortgage lender this year.