The trade group said federal banking regulators have shifted from relying on evidence of intentional discrimination to bring redlining claims to using a “proportional distribution test.”

FHFA’s director alleges that New York State Attorney General Letitia James lied on mortgage applications in order to qualify for GSE loans.

The FHFA director believes mortgage fraud is rampant at Fannie and Freddie. That includes allegations that New York Attorney General Letitia James, a nemesis of President Trump, fraudulently obtained GSE-backed loans. James denies the allegations.

FHFA removed reference to DEI on the GSE scorecard. Are SPCPs next on the chopping block?

The Mortgage Firm allegedly engaged in discriminatory lending practices in predominately Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area.

More than 450 mortgage loans, many of them insured by FHA, were approved based on fabricated documents tied to the guilty plea.

DOJ sees no issues for MBS, ABS from new rule restricting foreign access to Americans’ personal data; Momnt Technologies 2023 ABS issuance facing performance issues; Redwood rebrands prime residential mortgage aggregation unit to match MBS shelf.

One of the nation’s top mortgage lenders wants a federal court to confirm that lenders can’t interfere within independent appraisals, even if they are allegedly discriminatory.

The lender contended that recent HUD guidance on appraisal reviews is contradictory to government mandates of appraiser independence.

The bureau released guidance that details employers’ responsibilities and consumer protections under the FCRA involving worker surveillance technologies.