CEOs of eight of the largest U.S. banks, including Bank of America, CitiGroup, and more, appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to discuss how policies and procedures have changed since the financial crisis.
Read More »Results, Remuneration, and Retribution
Click through for some of the big-ticket news impacting the housing market and a report that is likely to affect the overall economy and housing as the nation goes to vote.
Read More »Goldman Sachs Mortgage Relief Settlement Actions Near $1B
Goldman Sachs is approaching the billion-dollar mark for mandated consumer-relief actions stemming from two mortgage-related settlement agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice and three states. Professor Eric D. Green, who serves as independent Monitor for the company’s consumer-relief agreements, ...
Read More »How Much Have Banks Been Fined Since the Crisis?
According to a tally released Tuesday by New York-based investment banking firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, banks have been fined $243 billion since the financial crisis in 2008. As reported by Marketwatch, repayment of the fines involves a mixture of ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Sheds 3,400 Delinquent Loans in NPL Sale
After nearly a month of marketing, Fannie Mae has sold off more nonperforming loans totaling $581 million in unpaid principal balance. This is the company’s 10th nonperforming loan sale to date. In a continued effort to reduce the number of delinquent loans in its portfolio, the lender has unloaded about 3,400 notes.
Read More »Goldman Sachs Keeps Buying Fannie Mae Loans, Why?
The company recently purchased about 8,000 loans with unpaid balances of $1.4 billion from Fannie Mae.
Read More »There’s No Escaping Rising Mortgage Rates
With fluctuating mortgage rates under watch, many are speculating about what the future of mortgage rates will look like in the years to come, especially with the possibility of GSE reform.
Read More »Goldman Sachs Re-configures Employee Compliance Program
The Federal Reserve Board ordered Goldman Sachs Group to pay a civil money penalty for its unauthorized use and disclosure of confidential supervisory information and to implement an enhanced program to ensure the proper use of confidential supervisory information.
Read More »The Ups and Downs of Goldman Sachs Two Quarters
The first and second quarters of 2016 told different stories for Goldman Sachs with regards to earnings and overall business operations.
Read More »Headwinds Devastate Goldman Sachs’ Q1 Profits
Like nearly every financial firm that reported earnings for Q1, Goldman Sachs' profits took a major hit. What drove the decline?
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