Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

The agency considers a proposal that would prevent home lenders from passing on title insurance costs to home buyers.

Regulators intensify crackdown on undisclosed fees, prompting industry backlash; CFPB asserts fees violate consumer protection laws, while Mortgage Bankers Association criticizes lack of understanding in agency's approach.

Trade associations claim trigger leads are dangerous to consumers.

The Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau allege Colony Ridge used social media to exploit immigrants' homeownership dreams, leading to high foreclosure rates and economic hardship in Hispanic communities.

For at least four years, hundreds of Bank of America loan officers failed to ask mortgage applicants certain demographic questions.

After a prior $1.75 million penalty, the mortgage giant faces another lawsuit over breach of federal requirements and inaccurate data submissions.