The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has announced the launch of a finalized version of its online portal to assist Michigan consumers with the filing of electronic complaints. DIFS' Office of...more
2/28/2017
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Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Unions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Loans ,
Money Transfer ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Online Platforms ,
Payday Loans ,
Portal ,
Proposed Legislation
For the first time, the Office of Comptroller of Currency (OCC) will allow financial technology (fintech) companies to apply for national bank charters. The OCC has invited public comment on the concept with a deadline for...more
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced that the maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017 will increase to $424,100 from $417,000. While the increase is...more
The CFPB has posted on its TILA-RESPA implementation webpage updated versions of its Small Entity Compliance Guide and Guide to Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure Forms. The updates focus on various guidance provided in...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has published multiple resources to help community bankers learn more about single-family housing products offered by federal agencies and government-sponsored enterprises. The...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published for comment proposed substantive and organizational changes to the Regulation Z Commentary regarding the calculation of the annual exemption threshold amount for the...more
On August 4, 2016 the CFPB published for comment proposed substantive and organizational changes to the Regulation Z Commentary regarding the calculation of the annual exemption threshold amount for the special appraisal...more
8/5/2016
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Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Price Index ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Exemptions ,
Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Real Estate Market ,
Regulation Z ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
The CFPB has issued a proposed rule with request for public comment containing both substantive amendments and technical corrections (collectively, Proposed Amendments) to the final TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID)...more
The CFPB has posted on its website an updated index to include the various questions regarding the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule that were addressed during the March 1, 2016 and April 12, 2016 webinars on the...more
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced guidance intended to clarify circumstances under which residential properties encumbered by a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) special assessment would be eligible...more
7/26/2016
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Clean Energy ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Loans ,
Mortgage Bankers Association ,
Mortgages ,
PACE ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Solar Energy
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed AB 10741 into law on June 23, 2016. AB 10741, which is designed to address abandoned homes, known as zombie properties, amends several provisions of New York law and requires mortgage...more
In emails sent to CFPB email subscription holders, the CFPB announced the publication of new annotated versions of the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure that include citations to sections in Chapter 2 of the Truth in...more
In emails sent to CFPB email subscription holders, the CFPB announced the publication of new annotated versions of the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure that include citations to sections in Chapter 2 of the Truth in...more
In a letter dated April 28, 2016, addressed to industry trades and their members and signed by Director Richard Cordray, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its intention to reopen the rulemaking for the...more
The CFPB staff presented an informational webinar on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, to address several issues with the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule. The webinar, titled Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosure Rule:...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) responded to a letter from Senator Bob Corker (R. Tenn.) requesting the Bureau to release official guidance on what constitutes a technical error under the TILA/RESPA Integrated...more
In a letter dated April 28, 2016, addressed to Industry Trades and their Members and signed by Director Cordray, the CFPB announced its intention to reopen the rulemaking for the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule....more
The CFPB responded to a letter from Senator Corker (R. Tenn.) requesting the Bureau to release official guidance on what constitutes a technical error under the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule and possible...more
The CFPB staff presented an informational webinar on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, to address several issues with the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule. The webinar, titled Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosure Rule:...more
The CFPB updated its regulatory implementation materials to incorporate the recording of its March 1st presentation titled Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosure Rule – Construction Lending. The presentation focused on...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) staff presented an informational webinar on March 1, 2016, to address several issues with the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule in connection with...more
The American Bankers Association (ABA) has released findings from its recent 2016 ABA TRID Survey focusing on the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule’s effect on the residential mortgage lending market. The findings,...more
The CFPB’s Deputy Assistant Director for origination recently warned mortgage lenders of the four main examination priorities for 2016—loan originator compensation plans, the ability-to-repay rule, the TILA-RESPA Integrated...more
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would provide a safe harbor exception for depository institutions from certain provisions of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z, and for mortgage originators from...more
On October 7, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would provide a safe harbor from the new TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule for a period of five months. By a vote of 303 to 121 the House...more
10/12/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Financial Institutions ,
Good Faith ,
Hold Harmless ,
Home Buyer ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Safe Harbors ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
U.S. House