deregulation | firsttuesday Journal

The votes are in: homebuyer demand impacted by mortgage deregulation

by Madison Hart | Jun 6, 2022 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

In a firsttuesday poll from May, a question was posed to readers: how does deregulation of...

POLL: How does deregulation of mortgage lending affect homebuyer demand?

by ft Editorial Staff | May 16, 2022 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

This week’s poll inquires about deregulation in lending and the impact on demand.

CFPB takes first steps to rollback regulations

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 18, 2018 | Pending Laws | 5

Big changes for financial regulation are on the horizon.

CFPB’s future uncertain as director resigns

by Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 20, 2017 | Real Estate | 4

Richard Cordray has resigned as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The...

More payola from the big banks

by Jeffery Marino | Jan 28, 2013 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 4

The top 10 mortgage servicers in the U.S. have reached an $8.5 billion settlement with the Federal Reserve (the Fed) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The settlement will put a halt to the sweeping federal review of lender foreclosure abuses. Regulators claim the settlement was reached since it meets the review’s original objectives.

Big banker speaks some sense, public stunned

by Jeffery Marino | Aug 10, 2012 | Market Watch, Real Estate | 5

Do you believe the Glass-Steagall Act ought to be reinstated? Yes (83%, 82 Votes) No (17%, 17...

Lie-BOR

by Jeffery Marino | May 25, 2012 | Finance, Interest Rates, Loan Products, Market Watch, Real Estate | 1

LIBOR (the acronym used for the London Inter-bank Offered Rate) is currently under close scrutiny...

The due-on time bomb

by Jeffery Marino | Jan 6, 2012 | Feature Articles, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 7

This article warns of the impending era of due-on-sale enforcement that will befall the real estate market in the approaching age of rising interest rates.