It has been a tough week for both the CFPB and for the Dodd-Frank Act, continuing with the passing of two bills in the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday.
Read More »ALAW Expands Into North Carolina
ALAW has expanded into North Carolina with the opening of a new Charlotte office and announced the hiring of Joe Thompson as managing attorney.
Read More »Banks Fail to Prove They Are Not ‘Too Big to Fail’
The rejection of the living wills of Bank of America, BNY Mellon, JPMorgan Chase, State Street, and Wells Fargo by both the Fed and FDIC is likely to add more fuel to the fierce debate in Congress over whether or not Dodd-Frank is codifying too big to fail.
Read More »Profits Down for JPMorgan Chase
The news of the over-the-year decline in JPMorgan Chase's net income came on the same day that the Fed and FDIC announced that the bank's "living will" for 2015 is deficient.
Read More »The TRID Effect on Lender Securitizations
The implementation of the CFPB's TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule brought a number of both changes and headaches for originators, but what will be the impact on loan securitizations?
Read More »Mortgage Credit Access Reverses Course
Credit availability in the mortgage industry increased slightly in the fourth quarter, reversing a long-time downward trend over the last four quarters.
Read More »Financial Services Vet Ed Kramer Joins Treliant Risk Advisors
Treliant Risk Advisors, a multi-disciplinary compliance, risk management, and strategic advisory firm for the financial services industry and consumer-oriented businesses, has announced the addition of Ed Kramer as a member of its Senior Advisory Board.
Read More »Cityside Management Names New President
New Hampshire-based national real estate company Cityside Management Corporation has announced the promotion of Jennifer Raimer to the position of president after serving as chief operating officer and chief talent officer for several years.
Read More »HUD’s ‘Wall Street Giveaway’ Draws Ire of Advocates
Both HUD and FHFA have recently made changes to their distressed loan sales aimed at improving borrower outcomes. But for some housing advocates, it hasn't been enough.
Read More »Obama, Yellen Meet to Examine the State of the Economy
President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chair Yellen met in the Oval Office to discuss the state of the U.S. economy in the midst of slowed growth due to lower consumer spending.
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