The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, mortgage providers, debt collectors and other segments of the consumer finance industry, is the ...

Many lenders closely follow underwriting guidelines issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-sponsored ...

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"Today, virtually all financial transactions for residential real estate in the United States depend upon compliance with the CFPB's rules, and consumers rely on the rights and protections provided by ...

Over two days of testimony this week before Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated there's no imminent ...

Mortgage rates rose Wednesday in response to new inflation data. But borrowers can still find affordability, even when rates ...

The partnership marks the first time a lender and servicer has served as Host Sponsor for the long-running mortgage industry ...

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Two mortgage giants essential to the U.S. housing market could be released from the government into the private sector. What ...

President Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariff on imported aluminum and steel, even from allies like Canada and Mexico, who ...

Along with inflation, the Fed is also weighing employment data. If the job market remains robust by official standards, ...