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Compliance defects on closed mortgage loans are already a costly problem for lenders, but with the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rules just one month away, lenders can expect to face even more risks and costs.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently revived three lawsuits the were brought about by the City of Miami, accusing Wells Fargo & Co, Bank of America Corp., and Citigroup of discriminatory and predatory mortgage lending practices to minority borrowers.

Mortgage originations are expected to decrease by 30 percent in 2014, due to a decline in refinance activity, according to estimates from CoreLogic.

Outstanding residential acquisition, development, and construction loan volume expanded 4.7 percent in the second quarter of 2015. The National Association of Home Builders found that AD&C loans grew for the ninth consecutive quarter, but availability of these loans remains tight, hindering home construction.

A recent Corelogic report found that foreign buyers are pulling back from the U.S. housing market, but this trend doesn't seem to be influencing Texas markets, where international homebuying activity is gaining momentum.

While existing-home sales have seen solid gains in 2015, reaching levels not seen since before the crisis seven years ago, the rate of increase may be slowing down, according to data released by Auction.com on Tuesday.

First American Financial Corporation’s Loan Application Defect Index for July 2015 found that the mortgage loan defect rate rose 4.9 percent in July compared to June.

Realtor.com economic research released Monday found that sellers' overall advantage in the market is being reduced and buyers are beginning to reap the benefits of growing home inventory.

The latest organization to air a grievance about the CFPB's Consumer Complaint Database is the National Association of Federal Credit Unions, which wrote a letter to the Bureau saying that the Database "continues to have practical implications that undermine the complaint resolution process."

The 2015 Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test process is viewed as more important than the actual results, in that it guides banks to understand capital and credit risk management within their respective institutions.