February 13, 2017
Gorsuch, The CFPB and The Administrative State
I published a column, Gorsuch, CFPB And Future Of The Administrative State, in Law360. While Law360 is behind a paywall, you can also find a version of the article on SSRN or on BePress. Here is the text (footnotes converted to in-text citations): U.S. Supreme Court nominee … Continue reading
February 13, 2017 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
February 10, 2017
Consumer Protection in Trouble under Trump
The Dallas News quoted me in Agency That Protects Consumers from Financial Scammers in Trouble under Trump. It reads, in part, Last week I asked 100 people in an audience, “How many of you have heard of the U.S. Consumer Financial … Continue reading
February 10, 2017 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
February 9, 2017
The FHA Rollback’s Impact on Homebuyers
MortgageLoan.com quoted me in How Will Killing FHA Insurance Rollback Affect Borrowers? It opens, Less than an hour after being sworn in as president, Donald Trump signed his first executive order, eliminating a drop in FHA mortgage insurance premiums that was … Continue reading
February 9, 2017 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
February 3, 2017
Whither FHA Premiums?
Various NBC News affiliates quoted me in What You Need To Know About Trump’s Reversal of the FHA Mortgage Insurance Rate Cut. It opens, On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to undo a quarter-point … Continue reading
February 3, 2017 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
February 2, 2017
Mortgage Rates & Refis
TheStreet.com quoted me in Mortgage Rates Expected to Rise and Push Down Refinancing Levels. It reads, in part, Mortgage rates will continue their upward climb in 2017 as the economy demonstrates additional growth and inflation, but this will of course dampen … Continue reading
February 2, 2017 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
February 1, 2017
Gorsuch and the CFPB
Bankrate.com quoted me in Supreme Court Pick Could Spell Trouble for the CFPB. It opens, President Donald Trump’s first Supreme Court pick has been identified as the “most natural successor” to the late Justice Antonin Scalia, whom he would replace. Neil … Continue reading
February 1, 2017 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
January 31, 2017
Mortgage Bankers and GSE Reform
The Mortgage Bankers Association has released GSE Reform Principles and Guardrails. It opens, This paper serves as an introduction to MBA’s recommended approach to GSE reform. Its purpose is to outline what MBA views as the key components of an end … Continue reading
January 31, 2017 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
