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It’s about time… Click here to read the complaint. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2018 CONTACT: Jordan Libowitz 202-408-5565 | jlibowitz@citizensforethics.org Washington—Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), should be investigated for misleading the Senate during his confirmation process and […]

Freddie Mac reported net income of $2.92 billion for the first quarter, an increase of $5.84 billion from a net loss of $2.92 billion in the fourth quarter and up $715 million from $2.21 billion in the first quarter of 2017. Comprehensive income for the quarter was $2.15 billion, increasing from the $3.31 billion loss

When Dr. William Ngo was shopping for his first home two years ago, he ran into a problem: He got rejected for a mortgage because he had about $250,000 in student debt and little savings. So the surgeon applied for a loan specifically designed for doctors that came with a higher interest rate but no

New American Funding CEO Rick Arvielo has a reputation in the mortgage business as a technology pioneer – and he’s also a big proponent of the industry embracing the tech revolution. MPA: One of the things New American Funding is known for is its technology – and one of the things that’s gotten a lot

Wells Fargo is on the hook for $97 million after a Los Angeles federal judge found that the bank committed violations of California’s labor laws, according to a Bloomberg report. The San Francisco-based bank plans to appeal the ruling. The judge found that Wells Fargo’s California home mortgage consultants and private mortgage bankers did not

An international banking giant will fork over nearly $5 billion to settle a federal probe into its sale of mortgage-backed securities during the run-up to the 2008 financial meltdown. Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to pay $4.9 billion to settle Justice Department claims that it misled investors who bought the securities, according to a

by Francis Monfort17 May 2018 President Donald Trump intends to nominate Michael Bright to be the president of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) under the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the White House has announced. Bright is currently acting president of the company. He joined Ginnie Mae in July 2017 as executive

by Ryan Smith17 May 2018 One of the nation’s largest banks will be handing about 260 mortgage professionals their walking papers in July. U.S. Bank – the nation’s fifth-largest bank, with $462 billion in assets – will eliminate the jobs starting in July as it closes a mortgage and consumer banking office in Bedford, Ohio.

Another week, another reason for Wells Fargo execs to reach for the antacid. In the latest in a series of scandals for the embattled bank, an internal investigation found that some Wells Fargo employees were altering documents about business customers – raising concerns about the effectiveness of the banks’ internal checks. The alterations took place

by Francis Monfort22 May 2018 A $57 billion increases in mortgage balances drove the first-quarter increases in total household debt, according to the Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Household debt totaled $13.21 trillion in the first quarter, an increase of $63 billion, or 0.5%,