On February 18, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Compliance Bulletin and Policy Guidance (Bulletin) regarding the servicing of Federal student loans for borrowers who may be eligible under the...more
[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier]
The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more
2/23/2022
/ AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Automotive Loans ,
Banking Sector ,
Borrowers ,
Collins v Yellin ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Creditors ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Lenders ,
Loan Servicing ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Payday Loans ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
The CFPB, federal banking agencies, and state regulators are returning to pre-pandemic norms with respect to enforcement and supervision of the mortgage servicing industry. On November 10, 2021, the Board of Governors of the...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its first in-depth report analyzing consumer complaint submission patterns by demographic characteristics.
The CFPB’s findings were based on nearly 1 million...more
Debt collectors operating in California may now submit applications for licensure by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) in compliance with the state’s newly enacted Debt Collection Licensing Act...more
On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. The enactment of the new Federal holiday was an historic and welcome national event. ...more
6/29/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
CSBS ,
Deadlines ,
FIRREA ,
Heritage & Culture ,
Holidays ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
RESPA ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a statement on February 23, 2021 addressing compliance deadlines associated with qualified mortgage regulations completed under former Director Kathleen Kraninger. In...more
In this Issue. In one of its first acts after being installed on January 20, the Biden Administration issued a regulatory freeze on new agency rules that have been adopted but are not yet effective; in one of its final acts...more
1/29/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Appeals ,
Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Borrowers ,
Carried Interest ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Relief ,
Debtors ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Access to Credit ,
FDIC ,
Fees ,
Final Report ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Lenders ,
Misrepresentation ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
New Rules ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Ripple ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Student Loans ,
Supervisory Guidance ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Unlawful Practices ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Virtual Currency
On January 5, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law (Taskforce) issued a final report (Report) with recommendations on how to improve consumer protection in the...more
In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a long-awaited rule seeking comment on its proposed approach to determine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluation measure benchmarks, retail...more
11/30/2020
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Benchmarks ,
Charitable Organizations ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Buyers ,
Debt Collection ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Document Retention Policies ,
Due Diligence ,
Fannie Mae ,
FDIC ,
FHFA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Adviser ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Lenders ,
MD&A Statements ,
Mutual Funds ,
Nonprofits ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulation M ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-T ,
Regulation Z ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Relief Measures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Student Loans ,
Supervisory Guidance
On August 31, 2020, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 1864 (AB-1864), sending the bill to California Governor Gavin Newsom for his expected approval. Below is an overview of some of AB-1864’s key provisions....more
On August 18, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule to create a new category of loans known as “seasoned” qualified mortgages (Seasoned QMs). This new category of qualified mortgages...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert about the scope and content of examinations OCIE plans to conduct of various...more
6/26/2020
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Banking Sector ,
Board Meetings ,
Borrowers ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CARES Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Unions ,
CSBS ,
Debt Relief ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Eviction ,
Exemptions ,
FDIC ,
FHFA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Homeowners ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Interpretive Rule ,
Investment Adviser ,
Joint Statements ,
Lenders ,
Libor ,
Liu v Securities and Exchange Commission ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF) ,
Mortgages ,
Municipal Advisers ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCIE ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Paycheck Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF) ,
Pilot Programs ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Relief Measures ,
Risk Alert ,
SBA ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Virtual Meetings
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a joint statement concerning mortgage loan forbearances under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...more
6/23/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CSBS ,
Fannie Mae ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Freddie Mac ,
Government-Guaranteed Loans ,
HUD ,
Joint Policy Statements ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Relief Measures