Mortgages, Investment Adviser

MSR Fund Investments: 7 Aspects to Consider

Mayer Brown on 10/19/2023

While residential mortgage lenders are facing tough headwinds driven by rising interest rates and low housing volume, the current market presents opportunities for savvy investors looking at mortgage servicing rights...more

CFPB Issues Reminder of New Threshold for Reporting HMDA Open-End Lines of Credit Data

Goodwin on 11/22/2021

In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reminded institutions of a new threshold for reporting Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data about open-end lines of credit; the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more

Supreme Court Decision Empowers President Biden to Replace Director of FHFA

Goodwin on 6/25/2021

In This Issue. In a move that gives him the opportunity to put his stamp on housing policy and the potential overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Biden replaced the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency...more

SEC Releases 2021 Examination Priorities

Goodwin on 3/8/2021

In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations released its 2021 Examination Priorities and issued a risk alert noting that “Digital Asset Securities” entail characteristics and...more

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: The CFPB Digs Into “Seasoned” Qualified Mortgages

Goodwin on 8/21/2020

In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to create a new category of “seasoned” qualified mortgages; the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of...more

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Code Libor – SEC And OCIE Issue Risk Alert In Preparation Of Libor Discontinuation

Goodwin on 6/26/2020

In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert about the scope and content of examinations OCIE plans to conduct of various...more

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: OCC Finalizes New CRA Rule; Regulators Continue To Provide COVID-19-related Relief

Goodwin on 5/21/2020

In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule to strengthen and modernize regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt...more

Financial Services Weekly News: Bank Regulators Propose Fix to Madden Problem

Goodwin on 11/22/2019

In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in response to the Second Circuit’s 2015 decision in Madden v. Midland Funding, LLC, each proposed a rule to...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/4/2016

Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts Final Rules to Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings - On October 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules designed to modernize...more

Financial Services Weekly News - October 2015 #3

Goodwin on 10/22/2015

Regulatory Developments: FINRA Requests Comment on Rules Relating to Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults - On Oct. 15 FINRA published Regulatory Notice 15-37, requesting comment on proposed amendments to...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - March 11, 2013

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/11/2013

In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - SEC Risk Alert and Investor Bulletin on Investment Adviser Custody Rule - FHFA Outlines 2013 Goals for Fannie and Freddie - Rating Agency Developments ...more

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