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The Right Result for a Few of the Wrong Reasons: Why Nearly Everyone Favors the STOCK Act, and Should Continue to Do So The Right Result for a Few of the Wrong Reasons: Why Nearly Everyone Favors the STOCK Act, and Should Continue to Do So The green shoots of reform began sprouting from Capitol Hill's parched ethics landscape immediately after a ... (more)

Wall will manage CoreLogic's operations and product development in default servicing.

We recently had a client that wanted to purchase a 1950's brick built ranch home in Meridian Hills, Indianapolis.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Edward DeMarco testifies before the House Financial Services Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on Dec.

It's hard not to smirk at the latest transaction to shoot out of the M&A pipeline.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected toA cut the cash rate by 0.25% to 4% today, putting pressure on banks to pass those savings onto itsA customers.

Jackie Ramos, whose 2009 video detailing her termination from Bank of America became a viral hit, is back on YouTube with another bone to pick with the banking giant.

This is just lovely. Remember that 2-month payroll tax extension that Republican agreed to around New Year's Eve? Turns out there was a little surprise hidden in that bill : The new fee is a minimum of one-tenth of 1 percent on Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-backed loans, and is likely to go much higher.

California Attorney General, Kamela Harris, has responded with an open mind to getting on board a $25B mortgage lawsuit which would repair damages of those homeowners hurt most by recent turmoil.

Is your client an attorney? Be aware of possible constraints on your investigation.

A tax cut, as I understand the term, means taxes are cut - not made up somewhere else.

There seem to be three major stories in commercial banking these days: first, the cash going to foreign-related institutions; second, the pickup in non-real estate business lending; and three, the continued weakness in consumer borrowing.

YEARS before the housing bust - before all those home loans turned sour and millions of Americans faced foreclosure - a wealthy businessman in Florida set out to blow the whistle on the mortgage game.

The Armour Residential REIT management announced the issuance of up to an additional 26 million shares of stock recently , and since I have an open order for this fund, it's time to do a little analysis.

Brad Richards hasn't found chemistry with Ryan Callahan, or any of his teammates, so far this season.

We live at a time when we are blessed with all the internet and 24 hour news cycle programs and no public figure should be able to get away with lying.

So you think you got a payroll-tax holiday for free? Think that the big fat-cat mortgage lenders will foot the bill as part of Obama's promise to make the cut pay for itself? CBS' Sharyl Attkisson delivers the wake-up call to home buyers, who will pay a pretty penny for the latest gimmick of Obamanomics: Guess what? The fees collected won't even ... (more)

States have until the close of the business day to agree to the latest draft deal aimed at relieving homeowners struggling with mortgages bigger than their home's value.

Certain subsidies and tax breaks for married couples and families were enacted to encourage marriage and keep children from falling into poverty.

Congressional ethics investigators concluded there "is substantial reason to believe" that Florida's Rep.