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A study examined the FHA’s program for distressed assets and the ways in which it could be improved. Here’s what it recommended.

Data privacy, the use of technology, and the impact of unregulated credit scores on consumer debt were in focus at a Senate Banking Committee hearing. Here’s what was discussed about the present and future for credit score reporting.

While the survey found that most respondents agreed that enthusiasm is high for the CFPB’s mission and that their supervisors respect and value individuals’ differences, more than a quarter of survey respondents had unfavorable views.

Nonbank servicers are now servicing nearly a quarter of all residential mortgage loans in the country.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, issued a statement on September 23 regarding the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to the effect that he believes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)'s data collection methods are intrusive and therefore not in consumers' best interests.

Findings from a review done on foreclosures by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that errors made by banks might have been much higher than believed. In September 2010, amid allegations of inappropriately signed documents, federal coordinators began on-site reviews of servicers to evaluate foreclosure processes.

The last few weeks have seen a deluge of new rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and other regulatory agencies, but a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the reform process is still coming along slowly. As of the end of 2012, GAO estimates regulators have issued rules for approximately 48 percent of the Dodd-Frank provisions that call for them. Most of the effective deadlines for those rules have not yet been reached, the agency says.

When Treasury issued the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008, it designated $45.6 billion for mortgage-related programs. However, a little more than four years later, when a few of the non-mortgage TARP programs have drawn to a close, more than $40 billion in mortgage relief remains unspent, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GOA).

Regulators and servicers are missing opportunities to enhance communication with consumers, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report. The report, released June 29, examined the efforts of servicers to communicate with customers who may be eligible for an independent foreclosure review. One major problem identified with current communication materials is that they are too difficult for the general public to understand.

With high foreclosure rates still presenting a major hurdle to housing and economic recovery, GAO conducted a study to evaluate and find opportunities to enhance foreclosure mitigation efforts. The report asserts that government agencies participating in foreclosure mitigation programs need improve their existing strategies to help borrowers. The report specifically addressed loans modified by the Treasury (through HAMP), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), FHA, and the GSEs.