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Mortgage Bankers Association Files Amici Brief in CFPB Constitutionality Case

On May 15, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Association of Home Builders, and the National Association of Realtors filed a joint amici curiae (friend of the court) brief in connection with the case challenging...more

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2021 Year in Review: Consumer Finance

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[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier] The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more

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SEC Proposes Changes to Private Fund Regulation

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to private fund regulation; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) succeeded in validating its “valid-when-made” rulemaking; the...more

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Financial Services Weekly: Amendments To SEC Proxy Solicitation Rules Approved By A 3-1 Vote

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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized amendments to its proxy solicitation rules that will modify the practices of proxy advisory firms, providing them with greater transparency and...more

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84 House members urge expedited CFPB action on small business lending data collection rules

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84 House members recently wrote to the CFPB to urge it to expedite rulemaking to implement the small business lending data requirements of Dodd-Frank Section 1071. Section 1071 amended the ECOA to require financial...more

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CFPB settles RESPA referral fee charges against mortgage lender based on rent payments

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The CFPB has announced that it has issued a Consent Order to settle charges that a mortgage lender and its principal violated RESPA Section 8 by paying illegal kickbacks to a bank in exchange for mortgage loan referrals. ...more

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Burr Alert: CFTC Issues New Guidelines Concerning Eligibility Of Swap Guarantors

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In secured lending transactions, lenders frequently allow, and even require, borrowers to enter into swap agreements and other financial derivatives to hedge against different business risks, including fluctuations in...more

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CFPB Issues Final Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule

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Rule lists criteria that lenders must consider in determining a prospective borrower has the ability to repay a loan and defines Dodd-Frank's concept of a "qualified mortgage." On January 10, the Consumer Financial...more

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U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Rules on Qualified Mortgages and Ability to Repay

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Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act responded to concerns about the quality of mortgage loans by establishing incentives for lenders to seek to ensure that borrowers had the ability to repay mortgage loans made to them. In...more

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Final Rule Issued on Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgages

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final ability to repay rule (Rule) on January 10, 2013. The Rule implements ability-to-repay provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, which imposed strict underwriting...more

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Crunched Credit - January 2013

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Below are links to some recent CrunchedCredit posts,including a preview of next week’s CREFC conference inMiami. For more information or to subscribe, visit us atCrunchedCredit.com. You can also sign up to receiveemail alerts...more

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