The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on Wednesday it is considering proposing rules that will make consumer financial companies more accountable to the customers they serve.

Fifth Third Bancorp has agreed to pay nearly $85 million to resolve civil fraud claims regarding approximately 1,400 loans originated by the bank that were insured by the FHA.

The 12th Annual Five Star Conference in Dallas last month included the inaugural Single-Family Rental Lab. Now, Five Star Institute is expanding its footprint in the burgeoning single-family rental market with its inaugural Single-Family Rental Summit October 11 to 13, 2015, in Las Vegas.

Amid all the consternation about the looming TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule effective date of October 3, one analyst believes that the biggest unknown about TRID is just that—unknown.

Fannie Mae's gross mortgage portfolio declined at a compound annualized rate of 19.1 in August, marking the sixth time in the last seven months that the portfolio has contracted at the rate of at least 13 percent, according to Fannie Mae's August 2015 Monthly Volume Summary released Wednesday.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray once again sat before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday for the CFPB's semi-annual report to Congress and touted the Bureau's efforts to protect consumers in its four years of existence while taking questions from Committee members on such topics as mortgages, auto lending, payday lending, and the TRID rule.

SFR should be considered by policymakers as an integral part an affordable housing strategy because of volume, location, neighborhood impact, and affordability.

In response to the surprise announcement of the resignation of Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Friday morning, U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) is "considering his options" as far as seeking the speaker position.

Longtime housing finance veteran Chris Negri has joined Washington, D.C.-based business advisory firm The Collingwood Group as Senior Vice President, according to an announcement from Collingwood.

The Collingwood Group, a Washington, D.C.-based business advisory firm, announced that Paul Mullings has joined the company as a managing director supporting the firm in business advisory and risk management and compliance practices.