On April 30th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced certain limited amendments to the Ability to Repay/Qualified Mortgage Rule (“ATR/QM”) and the Servicing Rules which took effect in January of this year....more
On February 7th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced plans to begin the rulemaking process to significantly expand the scope of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data reporting. The Dodd-Frank Act...more
On November 20, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) issued the RESPA-TILA Integrated Disclosures Final Rule. The 1,888 page rule will become effective for applications taken on or after August 1, 2015,...more
On Thursday, December 26, 2013, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, National Credit Union Administration, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “Bureau”),...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) recently issued the 2013 CFPB Dodd-Frank Mortgage Rules Readiness Guide, Version 2.0. The guide updates the original version, published in July 2013, and summarizes the...more
On November 14, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “Bureau”) published final rules in the Federal Register interpreting the homeownership counseling amendments to its Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and...more
On Wednesday, October 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) published interim final rules (and a request for public comment) in the Federal Register to amend further its Regulation Z (Truth in Lending)...more