Regulators set new subprime loan standards
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U.S. bank regulators issued new  standards for subprime mortgage lending Friday that includes  several new consumer protections.
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The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators issued guidance today urging loan service companies to work with borrowers in danger of defaulting on home mortgages.
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U.S. bank regulators issued new standards for subprime mortgage lending Friday that includes several new consumer protections.
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The top Republican on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Thursday introduced legislation that would create a national registry and set new standards for mortgage originators in response to the subprime mortgage crisis.
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At a Senate Banking Committee hearing yesterday, legislators and consumer advocates prodded federal banking regulators to move more quickly to put restrictions on non-traditional mortgage lending, because, they said, the new kinds of mortgages may place borrowers and lenders at financial risk.
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The Securities and Exchange  Commission is investigating how banks, credit rating firms and  lenders valued and disclosed complex mortgage-backed securities  that ultimately led to the subprime crisis, a top agency  enforcer said on Saturday.
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U.S. state officials plan to issue guidance next week to tighten subprime mortgage lending by brokers and originators not regulated by the federal government, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors said on Friday.
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The Fed's new subprime mortgage plans don't do enough and do too much at the same time.
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Federal regulators proposed guidelines Wednesday on the amount of commercial real estate loans that banks can hold without drawing further oversight.
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A federal regulator yesterday adjusted restraints on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying the changes will allow the government-sponsored mortgage-funding companies to buy more subprime loans and help borrowers avoid foreclosure.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have to increase their funding of mortgages for low- and moderate-income home buyers, under a new rule the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced yesterday.
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The crisis in the U.S. subprime  mortgage market has heightened tension between mortgage lenders  and brokers who both hope to shape any laws aimed at stamping  out dangerous loans.
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The new rules are intended to protect would-be home buyers from unscrupulous lenders and, in a sense, from themselves.
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The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will propose an easing of rules that will require Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Freddie Mac (FRE.
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A number of U.S. states are setting up  funds to help homeowners with risky subprime mortgages  refinance to more affordable loans in a bid to slow the rate of  home foreclosures, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web  site.
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The US Federal Reserve is set to agree a range of measures giving mortgage holders more protection.
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U.S. banking regulators on Tuesday urged mortgage servicers to be proactive and contact borrowers at risk of default to help them avoid foreclosure and keep their homes.