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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - November 2023

The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more

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HUD Announces Final Rule Restoring 2013 Discriminatory Effects Standard

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On March 17, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it had submitted a Final Rule entitled Restoring HUD’s Discriminatory Effects Standard. The Rule reinstates HUD’s 2013 discriminatory...more

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HUD Authorizes Acceptance of Private Flood Insurance for FHA-Insured Mortgages

Effective December 21, 2022, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) amended its regulation at 24 C.F.R. § 203.16a to allow FHA borrowers to purchase private flood insurance for properties located in Special Flood Hazard...more

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HUD Issues Final Rule Permitting Private Flood Insurance with FHA Loans

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The U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development (HUD) recently issued a final rule permitting the use of private flood insurance policies with FHA-insured mortgage loans. HUD also issued Mortgagee Letter 2022-18 addressing...more

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HUD Issues Final Rule Redefining the Standard for Fair Housing Disparate Impact Discrimination Claims

On Sept. 3, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued its final rule on the implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s disparate impact standard. The Fair Housing Act (FHA) prohibits discrimination in...more

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Federal District Court Stays Effective Date and Enjoins Enforcement of HUD’s Final Rule on the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact...

On October 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) final rule on the implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s disparate impact standard was scheduled to become effective. That effective date was...more

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HUD issues final rule revising its FHA disparate impact standards to reflect SCOTUS Inclusive Communities decision

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On September 4, 2020, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) issued a final rule revising its 2013 Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) disparate impact standards (“2013 Rule”) to reflect the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015...more

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HUD Issues Final Rule on the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard

On September 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued its final rule on the implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s disparate impact standard. The Fair Housing Act (FHA) prohibits...more

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HUD Issues Final Rule on Unlawful Hostile Environment and Quid Pro Quo Harassment

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On September 14, 2016, the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") issued a final rule, "Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices under the Fair Housing...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

RMBS Suit Against WMC Mortgage LLC Dismissed as Time-Barred - On July 10, 2015, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York granted defendant WMC Mortgage LLC's motion for judgment on the pleadings in an...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - July 2015 #2

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Contractor Past Performance Assessment Report–3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2015 - The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) issued the contractor past performance assessment reporting for the...more

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HUD issues final rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

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HUD issued the final rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), which is poised to provide clear, actionable guidelines and data that will help HUD grantees achieve fair housing and equal opportunity goals. The...more

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CFPB QM cure and other mortgage rule amendments now effective; HUD nixes CFPB cure for FHA QM rule

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The CFPB’s final rule amending certain provisions of the 2013 Title XIV final mortgage rules which includes a post-consummation points and fees cure mechanism for qualified mortgage loans, became effective on Monday, November...more

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HUD Issues Final Rule Eliminating ‘Post Payment’ Interest Charges, Preventing FHA Loans from Being Prohibited Next Year

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On August 26, 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a final rule to allow FHA-approved lenders to charge an FHA loan borrower interest only through the date the loan is prepaid. The final...more

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HUD Final Rule on Disparate Impact under the Fair Housing Act

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On February 8, 2013, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD” or the “Department”) finalized its controversial discriminatory effects rule (the “final rule” or “discriminatory effects rule”), thus formalizing...more

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