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Many originators stopped making riskier products, including jumbo loans and low credit score offerings, during April.
May 7 -
The OCC is plowing ahead on plans to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act, but a growing consensus of industry and community voices says now is not the time for a major overhaul.
May 7 -
Banking regulators restored the scandal-plagued bank's score three years after assigning it the lowest possible rating under the Community Reinvestment Act.
May 4 -
An early look at securitized residential home-loan performance amid the coronavirus pandemic indicates encouraging trends thus far in impairment levels of non-qualified mortgages, according to a new report from investor analytics firm Dv01.
April 30 -
The bureau issued an interpretive rule clarifying that consumers under certain conditions can modify or waive waiting periods required by the Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
April 29 -
A Rapid City, S.D., real estate agent must serve more than a year in prison and pay $124,645 in restitution after pleading guilty to tax evasion.
April 29 -
Federal Reserve officials restated their pledge to hold the benchmark interest rate near zero and will keep buying bonds, judging that the coronavirus pandemic "poses considerable risks to the economic outlook over the medium term."
April 29 -
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now able to buy loans in forbearance to alleviate pressure on the sector, but the fees charged by the mortgage giants to assume more risk could turn away some originators.
April 28 -
Florida's first-ever — and short-lived — climate change czar set a clear priority for the state: Protect the real estate market.
April 27 -
The Federal Housing Administration has provided struggling homeowners with payment flexibility and explored other measures. At the same time, the agency is mindful of protecting itself against downside risks.
April 23