Government

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has appointed Peggy Sherry as Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

In May, an appellate court overturned a $1.27 billion penalty against Bank of America for Countrywide's "Hustle" verdict. But the government isn't letting the case go away just yet.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's list of economic advisers is laden with financial industry executives and real estate industry executives. If Trump is elected, will this group's work help to increase the U.S. homeownership rate?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will provide an in-depth look at the updates to its mortgage servicing rules on September 12 as part of this year's Five Star Conference and Expo.

Sixty-five House Democrats expressed strong support for the CFPB's proposed rule to prohibit the use of forced arbitration in consumer contracts in the form of a letter to CFPB Director Richard Cordray on Wednesday,

The CFPB made good on the promise it made in the spring regarding a proposal to update the Know Before You Owe Mortgage Rule.

While one economist noted that the tone of the FOMC's announcement was largely positive, the Committee also said they expect inflation to stay well below the target of 2 percent for the foreseeable future.

The two major party presidential candidates have not said much about housing. Lawmakers and industry stakeholders are bringing the issue back to the forefront, however.

Three government agencies have jointly issued a proposal detailing the methodology that will be used to determine the thresholds at which certain small loans will be exempt from TILA.

President Obama met with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the primary architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a champion of Wall Street reform, over the weekend to talk about how far the American financial system has come since the crisis.