Rep. Waters Previews Plans for Housing Finance, BSA/AML Reform
In remarks at the American Bankers Association Washington Summit today, House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) previewed several...
Mortgage
CFPB Releases Bank-Level HMDA Data
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today published Home Mortgage Disclosure Act modified loan application registers for approximately 5,400 financial institutions.
ABA-Backed Bill Would Level Playing Field for Banks on Farm Real Estate Loans
Rep. Steve Watkins (R-Kan.) today introduced the Enhancing Credit Opportunities for Rural America Act (H.R. 1872), which would end taxation...
FHA Takes Action to Mitigate Rising Credit Risk in Single-Family Mortgages
Citing rising credit risk in its single-family loan portfolio, the Federal Housing Administration this month reintroduced manual underwriting requirements for...
OCC: Mortgage Performance Improved in Fourth Quarter
The share of current and performing first-lien mortgages in the fourth quarter of 2018 was 95.8 percent, up slightly from...
Delinquent GSE Mortgages Fall in Q4
The number of home loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that are 60 or more days past due...
Lands of Opportunity
How a new tax incentive could drive commercial lending in rural communities.
CFPB Seeks Public Comment on PACE Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today requested public feedback on Property Assessed Clean Energy loans, a controversial type of financing...
Compliance in 2019: What to Expect and Where to Focus
From HMDA to CRA and from fair lending to anti-money laundering, 2019 promises to be a busy year in the...
With UMBS Looming, FHFA Issues Final Rule Aligning GSEs’ Practices
With housing GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac set to issue a single security -- the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security --...
