CFPB Releases 2017 Lists of Rural, Underserved Counties
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today released lists of rural counties and rural or underserved counties to use in 2017...
Mortgage
FHFA: GSEs Sold 60,000 Nonperforming Loans Since 2014
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have sold 59,629 nonperforming loans as of August, with a total unpaid balance of $11.9...
FHA Insurance Fund Performance Improves
The Federal Housing Administration said today that the capital ratio for its mortgage insurance fund has reached 2.32 percent, a...
Fed Survey: CRE Loan Standards Tighten; C&I Holds Steady
Bankers continued tightening credit for commercial real estate loans in the last three months while holding steady on other business...
ABA Responds to Proposal to Combat Appraiser Shortage
As the shortage of appraisers continues to be a priority issue for bankers, particularly those in rural markets, ABA last...
FDIC Releases Second Volume in Affordable Housing Guide
The FDIC today released the second volume in its new guide to affordable single-family home loan programs, with a special...
CFPB Clarifies ‘Flexibility’ in Third-Party Risk Management
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today issued an update to its guidance on risk management for third-party service providers.
IRS to Issue Guidance on Modified Loan Interest Ambiguity
The IRS has informed ABA that it will conduct a formal process to issue guidance on whether and how to...
FHFA: GSEs Fall Short of Low-Income Housing Goals
The Federal Housing Finance Agency in its Annual Housing Report today said that both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed...
