A federal official told a group of third-party origination professionals angered by new proposed compensation and pricing restrictions that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would listen to their concerns and could still possibly change the proposals in line with them.

Mitt Romney has participated in numerous debates and sat for scores of interviews since launching his campaign for president, but nearly a year later, he's still maddeningly vague about his views on financial policy.

Allonhill, which lost a consulting contract with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, has given layoff notices to dozens of employees.

A Federal Reserve governor told a Realtors meeting that lenders are nearly as capacity constrained today as they were during the 2003 refinancing boom, even though current loan volume is about one-third of that record year.