The Supreme Court will hear weigh in on fair lending laws and disparate impact in the case of Township of Mount Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.

The Supreme Court of the United States is expected to announce on Monday, June 17, whether it will grant the petition for certiorari in the disparate impact case of Township of Mount Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.

Overt acts of housing discrimination may have declined significantly but subtle forms of racial bias continue against minority home purchasers or renters nationwide, according to a new study released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Urban Institute.

Speaking at a trade show gathering, the ABA's Chris Lewis urged bankers to educate upper management as well as front-line loan officers about the finer nuances of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ATR rule.

One banker said her institution might opt to do only non-Qualified Mortgage lending, just for simplicity’s sake.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued two new compliance guides but is warning that they are not substitutes for the underlying rules.

Will cash-out refinancings ever return? Meanwhile, a new petition posted on the White House website that might helps GSE shareholders is taking off.

By excluding from the points and fees calculation compensation paid by creditors and mortgage brokers to their employees, the bureau prevents some double counting.

Will the nation's megabanks begin shedding mortgage workers if loan applications don't rise soon?

The Inspector General of the Federal Reserve has initiated an evaluation of the CFPB’s integration of enforcement attorneys into its examinations of banks and nonbanks.