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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has released a report that includes nine research papers aimed at identifying and understanding key factors affecting governance and culture in the banking industry,

A federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Freddie Mac shareholder who was seeking access to corporate records related to the Net Worth Sweep.

By all accounts, recent good economic news combined with solid demand and low mortgage rates have all resulted in single-family home sales reaching levels not seen since before the crisis. Homes are selling at a higher rate—but are they more affordable?

Later this year, Freddie Mac will achieve a goal it has been working toward with Fannie Mae under the direction of the Federal Housing Finance Agency since 2012, if all goes according to plan.

Having dismissed a $1.27 billion penalty against Bank of America for the High Speed Swim Lane (HSSL, or "Hustle" program) in May, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the bank again on Monday.

Former Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have reached a settlement over a lawsuit the SEC filed against Mudd nearly five years ago.

CFPB Director Richard Cordray responded to a letter from a group bipartisan group of 70 U.S. Senators asking the Bureau to exempt the community banks and credit unions from certain regulations.

The homeownership rate is down and prices are up, and both metrics present chances for mortgage loan officers and their Realtor partners to ferret out opportunity.

The low mortgage rate environment has created an incentive for homeowners to refinance. But fewer and fewer of them are doing it through the government’s Home Affordable Refinance Program. ...

The low mortgage rate environment has created an incentive for homeowners to refinance. But fewer and fewer of them are doing it through the government’s Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP).