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The CFPB has issued a final rule delaying the June 1, 2013 effective date of the Regulation Z prohibition on financing credit insurance premiums (Section 1026.36(i)). The final rule sets January 10, 2014 as the prohibition’s...more
The CFPB has announced the settlement of an enforcement action in which it was alleged that two affiliated business arrangements (ABAs) violated Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act....more
On March 29, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposed consideration of new regulation on lender-placed insurance. The FHFA specifically requested public input concerning sales commissions and reinsurance activities,...more
The CFPB has issued a proposal to temporarily delay the June 1, 2013 effective date of the Regulation Z prohibition on financing credit insurance premiums (Section 1026.36(i)). The proposal responds to concerns raised by...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had settled enforcement actions against four insurance companies in connection with alleged improper payments between the insurance companies and mortgage...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has entered into consent orders with four mortgage insurance companies involving captive reinsurance of mortgage insurance issued to mortgage lenders. Those consent orders impose fines...more
The CFPB has announced four enforcement actions to end what the Bureau believes to be improper kickbacks paid by mortgage insurers to mortgage lenders in exchange for business. The CFPB filed complaints and proposed consent...more
The CFPB announced the settlement of enforcement actions brought in federal district court in Florida against four national mortgage insurers involving allegations that the insurers paid kickbacks to mortgage lenders in...more
On January 24, 2013, as the last of the Final Rules of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rolled out, I offered an outline of all of them, entitled "CFPB's Gang of Seven (Final Rules)".* I listed them in...more
On February 22, Fannie Mae issued Servicing Guide Announcement SVC-2013-02, reminding servicers that when they deposit undisbursed insurance loss draft funds into an interest-bearing account, the account must be for the...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has issued two final rules that impose significant new mortgage servicing requirements in connection with residential mortgages to consumers. The rules implement amendments...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rules regarding mortgage servicing last week which will undoubtedly change mortgage servicing operations in the United States - and according to some...more
On December 21, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) announced that it filed with HUD a housing discrimination complaint against a major insurance company regarding the offering of hazard insurance in a certain...more
The CFPB has commenced an investigation to determine whether the practice of ceding premiums from private mortgage insurance companies to captive reinsurance subsidiaries of certain mortgage lenders violates Section 8 of the...more
In This Issue: - CFPB Proposes New Mortgage Disclosures Forms 1 - Making Sense Out of HOEPA 3 - Six (6) Additional CFBP Rulemakings Pending 6 - Lessons To Be Learned from Capitol One 7 - NFIP Extension Makes Big...more
Wondering about what Title Insurance is and how it works? Here is some important information to consider....more
A woman whose house burned down at Christmastime 2009 has won a $784,000 jury verdict against her homeowner's insurer. The verdict included an 18 percent penalty because the jury found the insurer acted in bad faith in...more
In a decision issued on Monday, Judge Werlein in the Houston District of the Southern District of Texas admonished the Mostyn Law Firm for filing meritless, repititious pleadings. Courts are seldom witty, droll, sarcastic,...more
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Tune in to AM830 as Real Estate Radio this Sunday morning from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. with Ron Seigel welcomes Greifenforff Law Offices, PC attorneys John Greifendorff and myself, Christine Wilton for a lively discussion that...more
Topics In This Issue • Federal Issues • Courts • Firm News • Mortgages • Banking • Consumer Finance • Securities • Insurance • Litigation • Credit Cards Excerpt from "Federal Issues" FHFA...more
A recent action by the Connecticut Banking Department raises questions as to lenders' responsibilities to supervise their settlement agents in residential mortgage transactions....more
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