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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 »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 »GAO: Nonbank Servicers Need More Oversight
Nonbank servicers are now servicing nearly a quarter of all residential mortgage loans in the country. What does the Government Accountability Office recommend should be done to increase government oversight of nonbank servicers?
Read More »Ex-Fed Adviser Suggests Major Overhaul
Former Fed adviser and economist Andrew Levin said that the Fed’s transparency and accountability are “severely deficient” and recommended some steps for reforming the central bank.
Read More »PHH Goes Toe-to-Toe With CFPB
This is a landmark case because it is the first time in the almost five-year history of the CFPB that a company has judicially challenged a penalty handed down by the Bureau.
Read More »The Emergence of the Online Personal Mortgage
Marketplace lenders, who mostly conduct their business through unsecured personal loans, are beginning to step further into the online space to offer mortgage loans to borrowers.
Read More »Obama, Yellen Discuss U.S. 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.
Read More »Gen Xers Shaken From Housing Bust Effects
There is an interruption occurring in the housing market. Homeowership numbers among Generation X have quickly went from first to last due to lingering effects from the housing bust.
Read More »Goldman Sachs Pays Big to Settle Fraud Claims
Goldman Sachs finalized a settlement announced earlier this year, stating that it has agreed to settle federal and state investigations probes concerning the sale of toxic residential mortgage-backed securities in the time leading up to the financial crisis.
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