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Reg. CC-Funds Availability, it ’s a good time to revisit the hold provisions and timing for Reg. CC.
Bank Investigations and Enforcement Actions: Lessons Learned — The Consumer Finance Podcast
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5 Key Takeaways | Risks Facing Banks Today
JONES DAY TALKS®: Preparing for FRTB: What Banks Should Know
Commercial Financing Regulatory Developments - The Consumer Finance Podcast
An Inside Look as a Juror - FCRA Focus Podcast
Banking Regulations in a Crypto World - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Video: Introduction A Deep Dive into DeFi Decentralized Finance
Takeaways for Banks from the CFPB’s Recent Consent Order on Garnishment Orders
Blazing a Trail: When Will Federal Banking Regulations Catch Up with Oklahoma's Booming Cannabis Industry?
Kidon IP War Stories - David Cohen & John Geiringer
Integrity Matters: AML Trends for 2022
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Credit Eco to Go Podcast: Cannabis Banking… From the Inside
Credit Eco To Go Podcast: “You are either in front of the dragon, or behind the dragon”
De Novos During the Time of COVID-19
The CFPB, as part of its initiative to accelerate the shift to open banking in the United States, issued a final rule on June 5 that outlines the qualifications to become a recognized industry standard setting body, which can...more
In May 2024, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published a Request for Input (RFI) titled “Federal Home Loan Bank Core Mission Activities and Mission Achievement” with comments due to the FHFA on July 15, 2024. This...more
The Retail Lending Test in the new CRA will measure bank performance against “market” benchmarks (lending activity reported by other lenders) and “community” benchmarks” (community demographics). Many bankers, although not...more
On Monday, March 13, the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) system issued a single-day record of $88.7 billion in short-term, floating-rate notes with maturities ranging from three months to one year. The system originally...more
As the coronavirus crisis unfolds, federal and state financial services regulatory agencies have taken multiple actions impacting banks, non-bank financial service providers, and their customers. Below is a summary of those...more
As we previously reported, the CFPB is conducting an assessment of the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) Rule. Although the comment period associated with the Federal Register notice regarding the assessment ended on...more
The European Banking Authority has launched a consultation on draft Guidelines on loan origination and monitoring. The consultation stems from the European Council's Action Plan on tackling non-performing loans in Europe. The...more
• New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill A-4997 into law on April 29, 2019, dramatically expanding the state's regulation of residential mortgage servicers. • The law requires nonbank finance companies that...more
In 2018, the CFPB issued multiple rules, and Congress passed legislation, to clarify, revise and update the regulatory framework applicable to the home mortgage origination and servicing market....more
President Trump has signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act ("Act"), with the principal goals of promoting U.S. economic growth, recalibrating burdensome rules, and strengthening...more
Last week, members of the Senate Banking Committee announced that they had reached bipartisan agreement on “legislative proposals to improve our nation’s financial regulatory framework and promote economic growth.” ...more
On September 22, 2016, RMBS Trustee U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”) and loan originator WMC Mortgage LLC (“WMC”) filed a stipulation of dismissal in four RMBS lawsuits in light of a settlement reached between the...more
We have an update to our September 23 post regarding the CFPB’s expanded definition of “small creditors” and “rural areas” for purposes of meeting the requirements of qualified mortgages. As first reported by Housing Wire,...more
By recently releasing yet another revised representation and warranty framework, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued their efforts to assuage the concerns of the lending industry that a default by a borrower poses an unfair...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule yesterday aimed at providing the public and regulators with meaningful information concerning the lending practices of financial institutions....more
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
This past July marked the fifth anniversary of the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a period marked by sweeping changes to the regulatory and administrative environment in which financial...more
Montana has adopted a temporary rule to reduce certain licensing renewal fees by 50 percent for the period of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The Department of Administration believes that adopting the Uniform...more
On September 21, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released final and revised versions of mortgage rules regarding small creditors. These changes should ease lenders’ ability to originate qualified mortgages...more
Wednesday, the following four CFPB-related bills were passed by the House Financial Services Committee: H.R. 3192, the “Homebuyers Assistance Act”: The bill would provide a hold harmless period for the TILA/RESPA Integrated...more
The state of Louisiana has amended its licensing fees applicable to mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, mortgage servicers, and mortgage loan originators. Renewing licensees and new applicants will see an increase in state...more
Rhode Island has repealed certain banking regulations and replaced them with new regulations in order to promote uniformity. Banking Regulations 98-14 “Licensees”, 98-14.1 “Lenders and Loan Brokers”, and 98-14.4 “Check...more
On May 12, 2015, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the text of draft legislation intended to reform the regulatory framework...more
In its Winter 2015 Supervisory Highlights, which covers supervision work generally completed between July and December 2014, the CFPB highlights legal violations resolved using non-public supervisory actions involving debt...more
New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Connecticut are the latest states to announce that they will be adopting the National SAFE Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) Test with Uniform State Content. The New York Department of Financial...more