Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Originator Compensation Delay Urged by Congressional Committee

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Mar 15, 2011 3:28PM

Originator Compensation Delay Urged by Congressional Committee

Over the past three months the mortgage industry has struggled greatly to interpret and implement loan originator compensation reform and new anti-steering regs. The final rules are scheduled to go live on April 1 but the Federal Reserve still hasn't provided written guidance on the rule changes. This forced major mortgage banks and regional lenders to come up with their own policies and procedures. Unfortunately there has been no uniformity in their individual translations of the rule change. This...

Mar 15, 2011 12:53PM

MBA President Courson Resigns. Ex-FHA Commish Gets Job

Mortgage News Daily has learned that John Courson, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, will announce his resignation later today. Courson is expected to be replaced by the recently resigned FHA Commissioner David Stevens. UPDATED AT 2PM ON 3/15/2011 David H. Stevens who announced his intention to leave his position as Assistant Secretary for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) earlier this month will become the new President...


Micro News

5:20 PM:

Tomorrow's Limited Data Could be the Eye of the Storm

4:10 PM:

White House Would Veto Bill to End Foreclosure Prevention Programs

3:30 PM:

Fed Urged to Delay Originator Compensation Regs

2:42 PM:

FOMC Shares Hesitant Optimism. No Dissenting Votes.

12:20 PM:

Treasury Seeks Quick Foreclosure Pact with Banks

10:40 AM:

Wells to Require VoF on Refinance Transactions

10:26 AM:

Builder Confidence Edges Up One Point in March

10:21 AM:

Geithner: Banks Held Accountable for Improper Foreclosures

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