Of the $25 billion in penalties agreed upon for the multistate servicing settlement, approximately $2.66 billion in cash is going to individual states to provide relief for funds lost through servicer wrongdoing, though states are spending their cash differently. Without the settlement terms, which have yet to be released, it is impossible to know the parameters for which the 49 states in the agreement and the federal government can use their money from Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Ally Financial. Through announcements by public officials, however, a picture of...
The new FHFA director’s whirlwind first week resulted in widespread staffing cuts at the regulator and a dramatic change in leadership at the GSEs. So far, criticism has been muted.
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