Daily Dose

At the center of the continuing fight between political factions over Dodd-Frank nearly six years after the controversial financial reform law passed is the debate over who, or what, actually caused the financial crisis in 2008. 

Recovery nationwide is rising at a steady pace and is inching closer to the last-observed state of normalcy in the housing market, according to data from the National Association of Home Builders.

Housing continued a strong expansion period this year, with one region in particular boasting the most startling rebound figures, according to reports.

In a hearing in the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, the subcommittee will assess affordable and rental housing programs 50 years after the creating of HUD.

Why does a federal watchdog believe that non-bank servicers, who now service a majority of HAMP loans, need more oversight from federal regulators?

The Q1 financial reports released by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac this week have prompted even more intense questions as to the long-term sustainability of the FHFA's conservatorship of the GSEs, which was meant to be temporary but is now almost eight years old.

Will the slowdown in labor market be a hindrance to growth in the housing market, or will the will the housing market boom this summer due to the amount of pent-up demand?

HUD made its first allocations through the National Housing Trust Fund this week. How much was allocated and where will the money be going?

Since hitting their peak in January 2009, the percentage of REO and short sales that make up all residential home sales has been steadily declining. At what point will it reach its "normal" pre-crisis level?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule on Tuesday regarding businesses' use of arbitration clauses in contracts. What does the rule include?