Mortgage Loan Originators

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - May 10, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/13/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - MISCELLANY - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY -...more

The CFPB Loan Originator Compensation Rule

by Andrew Campbell | Ober|Kaler on 5/10/2013

Andrew Campbell of Ober|Kaler's Financial Institutions Group presented "The CFPB Loan Originator Compensation Rule," on the webinar entitled: MLO Compensation Rules: New Standards Change the Way You Do Business. The program...more

CSBS Seeks Comment On NMLS Licensing Forms, Mortgage Call Report

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/2/2013

Earlier this month, the CSBS sought comment on potential revisions to (i) the uniform NMLS company, branch, and individual licensing forms and (ii) the quarterly NMLS Mortgage Call Report. The forms create a national standard...more

CFPB Solidifies Loan Originator Compensation Restrictions, Dumps Zero-Zero Requirement

by Melanie Brody, Jonathan Jaffe, Kristie Kully, Eric Mitzenmacher | K&L Gates LLP on 4/24/2013

Even though the loan originator compensation rule (the “Final Rule” or “Rule”) finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) in January passed without as much fanfare as the Bureau’s Qualified...more

Pay Attention: Final Rules on Loan Originator Compensation

by Michael Dailey | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 4/19/2013

January, 2013, was a watershed month for mortgage standards after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released the long-awaited final rules on ability to repay, qualified mortgages, mortgage servicing, and appraisal...more

TBTF Servicing: Another Issue for Originators to Consider

by Russell Koonin, Robert Siegel | Bilzin Sumberg Mortgage Repurchase Group on 4/18/2013

As widely reported recently, close to 1.2 million borrowers (about 30% of the more than 3.9 million households that faced foreclosure proceedings by the 11 leading financial institutions in 2009 and 2010), had to battle...more

FDIC Announces Teleconference Series On CFPB Mortgage Rules

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/17/2013

On April 9, the FDIC announced a series of nationwide banker teleconferences focused on the CFPB’s final mortgage rules. The first teleconference call is scheduled for May 2, 2013 and will focus on the...more

Big Banks Fail 2012 Fannie Mae Star Program

by Philip R. Stein | Bilzin Sumberg Mortgage Repurchase Group on 4/12/2013

According to a report released Tuesday by Fannie Mae, the big banks who love to act like “injured innocents” when it comes to making mortgage repurchase and indemnification demands on loan originators had their own...more

FDIC to host banker teleconferences on CFPB mortgage rules

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/11/2013

The FDIC has scheduled the following three free teleconferences on the CFPB’s new mortgage-related rules for officers and employees of FDIC-supervised institutions... ...more

Lockboxes - Tips from the Trenches

by Staci Pierce | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 4/10/2013

Lockboxes and Cash Management Agreements are being required with increasing frequency in loan originations and workout deals. When carefully planned, lockbox implementation can be seamless. When enforced as an afterthought,...more

Loan Originator Compensation: New Rules

by Jonathan Foxx on 4/3/2013

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

Burr Alert: A Look At The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's New Loan Originator Compensation Rule Under The Truth In Lending...

by Jacquelyn Hutzell | Burr & Forman on 3/22/2013

On February 15, 2013, the Office of the Federal Register published the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ("CFPB") final rule on loan originator compensation requirements under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z)....more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - March 15, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/16/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - MISCELLANY - FIRM NEWS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY - PAYMENTS - Excerpt...more

Bipartisan Policy Center Proposes New Directions for National Housing Policy

by Sharon Wilson Geno, Amy Glassman, Nydia Pouyes | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/1/2013

The Housing Commission of the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) recently released proposals for reforming federal housing policy. The Housing Commission report, issued on February 25, 2013, proposes a number of changes to...more

Mortgage Banking Update - February 21, 2013

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Anthony Kaye, John Kerkorian, Barbara S. Mishkin, Matthew Saunig, John D. Socknat, Michael S. Waldron, Emily Wegener | Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/21/2013

In This Issue: - MERS Has Power To Assign Interest in Deed of Trust, Borrower Can Challenge Assignment of Mortgage, First Circuit Rules - Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Arizona Mortgage Class Action Alleging...more

Sixth Circuit Confirms Exempt Status of Mortgage Loan Originators

by Kara Shea | Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 2/7/2013

Employers who rely on exempt classifications to avoid paying overtime—and particularly employers in the banking and financial services industries—should take in interest in a recent ruling affirming the exempt status of a...more

Trustee Sues Deutsche Bank Over $89 Million in RMBS Securities

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 2/4/2013

On January 28, HSBC Bank USA, acting in its capacity as Trustee for a single home equity loan trust, filed a complaint in the Supreme Court for the State of New York against DB Structured Products Inc., an affiliate of...more

Financial Services Bulletin: CFPB Issue New Final Rules

by Perkins Coie on 1/31/2013

On Thursday, January 10, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the "CFPB") issued a final rule that amends Regulation Z to implement certain amendments to the Truth in Lending Act ("TILA") made by Sections 1461 and...more

CFPB Ability to Repay Rules Issued

by Leonard N. Chanin, Joseph Gabai, Thomas J. Noto | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/29/2013

On January 10, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued much-anticipated revisions to Regulation Z to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that require lenders to...more

CSBS Announces Implementation Date For National Mortgage Loan Originator Test

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/28/2013

On January 16, the CSBS announced that a new national mortgage loan originator (MLO) test with a uniform state component will be available on April 1, 2013. The 2009 SAFE Act requires that MLOs pass a test in order to obtain...more

CFPB Proposes Amendments to New Final Ability-to-Repay Rule, Solicits Comment on Calculating Loan Originator Compensation

by Jennifer M. Keas | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/28/2013

On January 10, 2013, the CFPB issued its final ability-to-repay rule (Rule), which implements Dodd-Frank mortgage reforms requiring creditors to make a reasonable and good faith determination that a consumer will have a...more

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