In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the July 2024 webinar....more
On April 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continued its assault on fees in the consumer finance industry. In its most recent edition of Supervisory Highlights, the CFPB reported that mortgage...more
The CFPB has released its Fall 2023 rulemaking agenda as part of the Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The agenda’s preamble indicates that “[t]he Bureau reasonably anticipates having...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
Now that the pandemic’s “social distancing” is lessening, we hope you are all able to gather with friends and family this Thanksgiving. As we do the same, we wanted to count our blessings as we review the year. This year, we...more
The CFPB has released the Winter 2020 edition of its Supervisory Highlights. The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations findings in the areas of debt collection, mortgage servicing, payday lending, and student loan...more
Headlines: ...Lawsuits Challenging Overdraft Fees Continue Against Depository Institutions ...Broad Regulatory Relief Bill Passes Senate and Is Sent to House for Consideration ..FFIEC Issues Revised Guidance...more
As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB is conducting an assessment of its RESPA Mortgage Servicing Final Rule, which took effect on January 10, 2014. The assessment will seek to compare servicer and consumer activities...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
Homeowners who are contemplating or actively engaged in litigation regarding a residential mortgage loan are increasingly taking advantage of a provision of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”) whereby a...more
In This Presentation: - The “Old” Ways - New Federal Framework for Servicers - Dodd-Frank Act - National Mortgage Settlement - CFPB at the Center - CFPB Regulations (Reg X) - CFPB Guidance ...more
The Federal Reserve Board Issues Financial Sector Concentration Limit Rule - On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, the Federal Reserve Board (the "Board") issued a final rule that establishes a financial sector concentration...more
In This Issue: - RECENT CASES .. Mortgage Servicing Rules .. Antiretaliation Provision ..Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation ..CFPB Involvement in Litigation - IN THE...more
A September 29, 2014 Report of the Joint Federal Reserve/CFPB Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concluded that the CFPB’s rulemaking process generally complies with the requirements of Section 1100G of the Dodd-Frank...more
On July 29, 2014, another Section 1042 lawsuit was filed jointly by the Attorneys General of Florida and Connecticut in a Florida federal court. The lawsuit alleges that four individuals and their four businesses formulated...more
This year ushered in new mortgage servicing rules promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“Bureau”). The rules implement certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...more
The CFPB released its Supervisory Highlights report highlighting problems in the mortgage servicing market during 2013. The report includes information gathered by the CFPB through its supervision program between July and...more
The CFPB has issued a “2013 CFPB Dodd-Frank Mortgage Rules Readiness Guide” that is intended “to help financial institutions come into and maintain compliance with” the CFPB’s mortgage rules finalized in January 2013....more