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Third Circuit Shields Property Reporting Firm From FCRA Liability

On December 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a property reporting firm cannot be held liable for a willful violation of FCRA because the firm’s interpretation that it was not a consumer reporting...more

Comment Period on the Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rules Ends November 6, 2012 by Brian Gallogly, Esq.

As a component of its “Know Before You Owe” project and pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) issued its proposed...more

Comment Period on the Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rules Ends November 6, 2012 by Brian Gallogly, Esq.

As a component of its “Know Before You Owe” project and pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) issued its proposed...more

CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS BILL OF RIGHTS: CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL No. 1474 RE: CONVENING GRAND JURY FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD

CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL No. 1474 CHAPTER 568 An act to amend Sections 781 and 923 of the Penal Code, relating to grand jury proceedings. Approved by Governor September 25, 2012. Filed Secretary of State September 25,...more

CFPB Proposes New Rules Governing Servicing of Consumer Mortgage Loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed amendments to Regulation X (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) and Regulation Z (Truth in Lending Act) that create new disclosure requirements and uniform...more

Barofsky: Don't Believe Hype About $25B Mortgage Settlement [Video]

March 15 (Bloomberg Law) -- The $25 billion mortgage settlement between lenders and state attorneys general won't help nearly as many people as its touted to, Neil Barofsky, the former Special US Treasury Department Inspector...more

Dodd-Frank Act: Reformation and Regulations

Part I of a Three-Part Series on Financial Reform Legislation. Published in National Mortgage Professional Magazine First Published: August 2010 Re-Published: August 2011 Part I outlines the general features of the...more

OTS and OCC Synchronizing

On May 25, 2011, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a proposed rule implementing several provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act (Dodd-Frank), including the transfer of functions from the Office of Thrift...more

U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Ibanez

US Bank, N.A. v. Ibanez, Slip Opinion, SJC-10694

Posted by George E. Bourguignon, Jr., Foreclosure defense attorney. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has issued its long awaited decision related to foreclosure defense: US Bank, N.A. v. Ibanez. This decision was...more

Rhode Island Surety Bond and Minimum Net Worth Requirements for Mortgage Loan Originators By Patricia Antonelli, Esq.

On November 5, 2010, the Division of Banking of the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (the “DBR”) introduced Banking Regulation 6 entitled “Surety Bond and Minimum Net Worth Pursuant to the Secure and Fair...more

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Makes Changes to the Federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 On July 21, 2010, the President signed the federal Wall Street Reform and Consumer...more