On April 1, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rescinded seven policy statements issued between March 26 through June 3, 2020 that provided temporary relief from certain regulatory obligations during the COVID-19...more
4/2/2021
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week urged financial institutions and debt collectors to allow federal stimulus payments to reach consumers. Although the CFPB did not issue any new requirements or specific...more
On February 25, 2021, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced an extension of the moratoriums on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae single-family loan foreclosures and real estate owned (REO) evictions until June 30,...more
3/3/2021
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On February 16, 2021, President Biden announced an extension of the foreclosure moratorium and the availability of forbearance relief for Federal Housing Administration (FHA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S....more
On June 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a compliance guide clarifying the credit reporting protections provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act....more
On June 17, 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced an extension of its eviction and foreclosure moratorium due to the COVID-19 pandemic until August 31, 2020. This is an extension of FHFA’s May 14 and March...more
6/20/2020
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Conference State Bank Supervisors issued joint guidance to mortgage servicers clarifying the forbearance provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES)...more
Updated on April 28, 2020 -
On April 3, the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, CFPB, NCUA, and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (Agencies) issued a joint statement intended to provide flexibility to mortgage servicers who...more
On April 21 the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced a new policy for servicer obligations towards Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans in forbearance. Under the new policy, servicers are only required to advance four...more
(New information added on April 17, 2020) -
As the coronavirus crisis unfolds, federal and state financial services regulatory agencies have taken multiple actions impacting banks, non-bank financial service providers, and...more
4/19/2020
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On April 13, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule regarding the application of Regulation E and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA)'s compulsory use prohibition to CARES Act and...more
On April 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a policy statement addressing credit reporting issues faced by consumers and credit furnishers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic....more
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have both issued guidance addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on borrowers with multifamily property mortgages....more
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued several guidance letters and bulletins to sellers and servicers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
On March 27, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), legislation intended to help Americans and businesses survive the ongoing public health and economic crisis due to...more