Kate Berry is American Banker's consumer finance reporter. She has been a reporter at the Orange County Register, the Associated Press and Dow Jones Newswires. She began her media career as a clerk at the New York Times.

Wells, Citi Halt Most Foreclosure Sales as OCC Ratchets Up Scrutiny
May 17, 2013 In a sign of renewed pressure on mortgage servicers, a number of big banks have ceased or dramatically slowed the final step...

Regions Investor Claims Boat Dispute Is Governance Issue
May 15, 2013 A shareholder at Regions Financial urged shareholders to exercise "caution" in the election of the bank's 14 board members who...

Ally Financial Settles Nearly All Claims Against Bankrupt ResCap Unit
May 14, 2013 Ally Financial said Tuesday that it has settled all claims with its subprime mortgage unit Residential Capital and between all...

Housing to Collapse in Fannie, Freddie Pullback, Pimco's Simon Warns
May 13, 2013 Scott Simon, head of mortgage-backed securities operations at fixed income giant Pacific Investment Management Co., argues on...

N.Y. AG Faces Tough Task in Suing Servicers
May 10, 2013 New York's Attorney General charged Bank of America and Wells Fargo with hundreds of cases of failure to comply with the...

Home Loan Delinquencies Rise in 1Q, Foreclosures Drop: MBA
May 9, 2013 The share of all loans that were at least one payment past due or in foreclosure fell to 10.3% in the first quarter, the...

More Banks Plan to Add, Not Subtract, Branches
May 9, 2013 A new report from Celent finds that many banks plan to expand their branch networks over the next few years even though all...

At B of A's Low-Key Annual Meeting, Questions on Climate Change
May 8, 2013 Chief Executive Brian Moynihan faced angry comments from more than 30 shareholders, but most criticized the company's...

Consumer Groups Help Banks Score Victory on Remittance Rule
May 3, 2013 Experts say the CFPB backed away from stiffer requirements after two powerful consumer groups raised fears that they would...

New Mortgage Insurer Offers Banks Increased Protection
May 1, 2013 National Mortgage Insurance is upending the traditional business model by underwriting every single loan it insures and...