The revised rule excludes from the calculation of points and fees paid by a consumer to a mortgage broker when that payment has already been counted toward the points-and-fees thresholds as part of the finance charge.

The CFPB's ban on mandatory arbitration provisions was part of the bureau’s final rule on loan originator compensation promulgated in January.

The auction market for nonperforming mortgages is beginning to generate heat with prices rising nicely from last year.

The Senate Banking Committee has yet to schedule a confirmation hearing for Mel Watt to head FHFA. Does this lack of action mean anything?

New York State may be among the worst in the nation when it comes to approving loan officer applications.

Sen. Harry Reid is vowing that CFPB director Richard Cordray will get another vote in the Senate.

The Mortgage Bankers Association wants lower guaranty fees from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but is willing to barter for them.

Since the housing bust, the Federal Reserve has purchased roughly $1.1 trillion of MBS backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.

One investor paid $100,000 per unit for a special class of Fannie Mae preferred.

The mortgage interest deduction is costing the U.S. Treasury roughly $72 billion a year.