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Fool Me Once, Shame on You; Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me: Res Judicata and Ownership Claims Post Foreclosure

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The Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Westchester, recently held that the doctrine of res judicata bars a lender’s claim that a borrower’s subsequent transfers of property are void, if the claim is brought...more

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CFPB Proposes New “Streamlined” Mortgage Servicing Rules

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As we predicted here, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) last week proposed new and, in some cases, streamlined rules governing what mortgage servicers must do after a borrower becomes delinquent. The...more

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These Are Junk Fees

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In the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB’s”) most recent Supervisory Highlights, published on April 24th, the agency identified a wide variety of fees that were improperly charged to mortgage borrowers. As...more

Alston & Bird

Structured Finance Spectrum - Summer 2023

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features smooth sailing through safe harbors, the English Court doing the cross-class...more

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Mortgage Bankers Association Files Amici Brief in CFPB Constitutionality Case

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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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Regulatory Review, Reformatted

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As 2021 runs in search of what’s new, we realize that the pandemic disruption has continued through 2021. The NMLS Ombudsman Meeting was held virtually and the upcoming American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators...more

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CFPB Issues Debt Collection Guidance and Creates More Uncertainty for Mortgage Servicers

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On October 29, 2021 — just 32 days prior to the November 30, 2021 effective date — the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released new guidance regarding the debt validation notice requirements that are part of the...more

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Why Ginnie Mae Issuers are Challenging VA Seasoning Buyout Demands and Why Lenders Care

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Issuers should be aware that Ginnie Mae interpreting its MBS guide in a manner that departs from VA circular 26-19-22, and the plain reading of statutory language with respect to the beginning and ending dates used to...more

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A Guaranty for Every Need: An Overview of the Variety of Loan Guaranties-and How to Select the Right One

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Underwriting a commercial credit facility is a process of weighing various risk mitigators until the lender is satisfied that the potential for loss is within its tolerance. By evaluating collateral value, credit history,...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

A Dream or a Nightmare? Who pays in a world without student loans?

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Anyone who hasn’t heard about the “student loan crisis” in the U.S. hasn’t been paying attention. U.S. student loan debt is estimated to range from between $1.2 and $1.6 trillion with more than seven million borrowers in...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Narrows the Definition of Borrower Under RESPA

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In 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) promulgated a number of mortgage servicing rules, including rules governing loss mitigation procedures. ...more

Kilpatrick

Electronic Mortgage Closings Improve Homebuying

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The financial services industry — and the consumer financial services marketplace in particular — is experiencing significant innovation. Technology has facilitated the emergence of fintech as a major industry — fundamentally...more

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CFPB’s 2017 Fair Lending Priorities

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At the end of last year, the CFPB issued its Fair Lending Priorities for 2017. According to its December blog post, the CFPB plans to increase its focus on the following three areas, which it describes as “presenting a...more

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CFPB announces 2017 fair lending priorities

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In a blog post published last Friday, Patrice Ficklin, Associate Director of the CFPB’s Office of Fair Lending, outlined the CFPB’s fair lending priorities for 2017. Ms. Ficklin wrote that, going forward, the CFPB will...more

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Florida's Fourth DCA Confirms that a Borrower is in the Best Position to Know Their Own Financial Information

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The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently affirmed its prior decision in Vidal v. Liquidation Properties, Inc., 104 So. 3d 1274 (4th DCA 2013). Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Hilary A. Williamson, Case No. 4D15-285, 2016 WL...more

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CFPB to Hold Second Research Conference

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that it plans to host its second research conference on consumer finance on December 15-16, 2016. (The first such conference was held in May 2015.)...more

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CFPB to hold second research conference

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The CFPB has announced that it plans to host its second research conference on consumer finance on December 15-16, 2016. (The first such conference was held in May 2015.) The announcement contains a call for complete...more

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CFPB Releases Fall 2015 Report Touting Recovery of Millions Through Supervisory Actions

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On November 3, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its fall 2015 supervisory report concerning enforcement actions from May 2015 through August 2015. The Bureau highlights violations in the mortgage...more

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Avoiding a Limitations Fight by Rescinding Acceleration

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Texas recently added a new statute aimed at providing lienholders and loan servicers an unambiguous method for unilaterally abandoning the acceleration of a loan's maturity. When a borrower defaults in paying an...more

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Mortgage Acknowledgements: Can A Boo-Boo Be Fixed?

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Bank of America, N.A. v. Casey, 517 B.R. 1 (D. Mass. 2015) – A Chapter 7 trustee sought to avoid a mortgage using “strong-arm” powers based on a defect in the acknowledgement. The mortgagee contended that the defect was...more

Carlton Fields

Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending October 23, 2015

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Documentary Stamp Tax: deferred interest on a “pick-a-payment” mortgage did not amount to future advance, which would have required payment of documentary stamp tax - Steinberg v. Wells...more

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EBA Consults on its Benchmark Rate Under the MCD

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The Mortgage Credit Directive (2014/17/EU) (MCD) requires that creditors create two illustrative examples for variable rate mortgages on the basis of a benchmark rate specified by the EBA. Consequently, the EBA has developed...more

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New Landmark Consumer Disclosure Rules Trigger Privacy Concerns

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new “Know Before You Owe” mortgage disclosure rule is designed to prevent surprises at the closing table, but with increased transparency come concerns over borrower and seller...more

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Appellate Court Rejects Claim That Borrower Must Be Permitted to Conduct Life of Loan Standing Discovery or Examine Bank Policies...

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Standing is one of the top issues in foreclosure case law. So it comes as no surprise that the issue of standing is also a common focal point for discovery disputes in foreclosures. It has become common foreclosure defense...more

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CFPB Reports Continued Mortgage Servicing and Other Violations of Consumer Financial Law

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In its Supervisory Highlights released earlier this summer, the CFPB reported its examination observations in consumer reporting, debt collection, mortgage origination and servicing, fair lending, and student loan servicing....more

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