The CFPB released its Supervisory Highlights, Mortgage Servicing Edition on April 24, 2024. These highlights share the CFPB’s findings from supervisory examinations completed between April 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023....more
On January 18, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an updated version of its Mortgage Servicing Examination Manual. As the CFPB described in a corresponding blog post, the manual outlines “the types...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a focal point for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) – especially with regard to mortgage servicers and loss mitigation programs. In its Fall Supervisory Highlights, the CFPB noted...more
In a December 13, 2021 letter to servicers, New York Attorney General Letitia James reminded servicers of their continuing obligations to assist New Yorkers amidst the pandemic and warned of enforcement actions against...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
11/29/2021
/ CARES Act ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collectors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Foreclosure ,
GLBA Privacy ,
HMDA ,
Loan Servicer ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Moratorium ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
NPRM ,
OCC ,
Regulation F
On November 10, 2021, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller...more
Bradley is proud to share the following information collected from the live polls presented at its weekly COVID-19 Compliance Roundtables. The polling covers hot topics, including forbearances, deferrals, HUD loss mitigation...more
In recent months, regulatory bodies throughout the federal government have focused on ways to promote greater access to financial products and services to limited English proficiency (LEP) consumers. Take for example the...more
On Thursday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a policy statement covering its views on fair lending requirements (Fair Lending Policy Statement) under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act,...more
Last March, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) made several changes to the Bankruptcy Code, including those changes discussed in more detail here. As it...more
4/15/2021
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
CARES Act ,
Chapter 13 ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Proof of Claims ,
Relief Measures
On April 5, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposal to amend the existing loss mitigation rules in Regulation X. As stated in the Bureau’s press release, the proposal is designed to “help prevent...more
On January 28, 2021, Acting Director David Uejio of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed the CFPB’s new, aggressive approach to enforcement of COVID-19-related matters. Uejio’s statement, posted as a...more
Last year, our blog, What Does CA AB 3088 Mean for Mortgage Servicers?, examined some new and notable obligations California imposes on mortgage servicers, including requirements to provide forbearance denial notices. In that...more
1/15/2021
/ California ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Fair Market Value ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Landlords ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Property Owners ,
Regulation X ,
Rental Property
Bradley is proud to share the following information collected from the live polls presented at its weekly COVID-19 Compliance Roundtables. This report is intended to show industry trends, not facts, and does not necessarily...more
12/23/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Reports ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Loan Servicing ,
Loans ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Notarization ,
Polling ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Deferral
Oh what a year it has been in the mortgage servicing world! In 2020, our COVID-19 Compliance Roundtable met weekly to discuss emerging compliance issues under the CARES Act, federal agency guidance, state laws and orders, and...more
Bradley is proud to share the following information collected from the live polls presented at its weekly COVID-19 Compliance Roundtables...
The polling results included in this report are the anonymous responses of...more
12/2/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Reports ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Loan Servicing ,
Loans ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
Mortgages ,
Polling ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Deferral
On September 1, 2020, California passed a new law titled the “COVID-19 Small Landlord and Homeowner Relief Act of 2020.” Although the majority of the new law addresses eviction issues between landlords and tenants, it imposes...more
10/5/2020
/ Borrowers ,
California ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
GSE ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
New Legislation ,
Tenants
On June 17, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed one of the most far-reaching COVID-19 mortgage assistance state programs yet into law. Affected servicers and lenders will soon need to decide whether they should find a way to...more
6/23/2020
/ Compliance ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Contracts Clause ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Loan Modifications ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Relief Measures
In a statement released on April 21, 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that mortgage servicers would only be required to advance four months of missed payments for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac owned...more