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CFPB Proposes Revamping Mortgage Servicing Rules

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The CFPB released its much-anticipated proposed update to the mortgage servicing rules last month that would make permanent many of the temporary servicing rules enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

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CFPB Proposes New Restrictions on Mortgage Servicers Before Commencing Foreclosures

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on July 10, 2024, announced a proposed rule that would require servicers to more intently assist borrowers throughout a "loss mitigation review cycle" before being permitted to...more

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CFPB Releases Mortgage Servicing Report on Borrower Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The complexity of loss mitigation programs designed to assist distressed mortgage borrowers during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been too daunting for many borrowers to seek help, the CFPB said, in a report released last...more

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CFPB Supervisory Highlights Reflect Continued Emphasis on “Junk Fees”

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On April 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the latest edition of its Supervisory Highlights, this time targeting so-called “junk fees” in the mortgage servicing industry. According to the...more

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CFPB says servicers should suggest sales over foreclosures for some borrowers

On January 20, the CFPB encouraged mortgage servicers to advise homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages that a traditional sale may be better than foreclosure. The Bureau reported that due to the Covid-19 pandemic many...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2022 Annual Review - Mortgage

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to the Mortgage industry. So, what happened in 2022?...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

We Wish You a Happy Thanksgiving as We Count Our Blessings

As we all hit the grocery store for that forgotten cranberry sauce and send a few last urgent work emails, we hope everyone is able to be with friends and family this Thanksgiving. Here at Bradley, we are counting our...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Future of Default Servicing

As fears of a recession grow, it would be prudent for everyone—servicers and regulators alike—to think hard about default servicing improvements and reforms. More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the...more

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CFPB Publishes Information Request Concerning Making COVID Mortgage Foreclosure/Loss Mitigation Relief Rules Permanent

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On September 27, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Request for Information Regarding Mortgage Refinances and Forbearances. The Request indicates that the CFPB is considering making the COVID...more

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CFPB’s May 2022 Mortgage Servicers Metrics Report

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On May 16, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its second metrics report as part of its ongoing supervisory monitoring of mortgage servicers’ COVID-19 pandemic response. The data collected is part...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Report on Mortgage Servicers Examines Industry Responses After Pandemic Protections End

On May 16, the CFPB released a report examining metrics on mortgage servicers’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.  According to the report, homeowners are still facing significant risks and challenges in working with...more

Troutman Pepper

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter -December 2021

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Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

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Nutter Bank Report: November 2021

Federal Banking Agencies Publish Policy Road Map for Crypto-Asset Activities - The federal banking agencies have issued a joint statement summarizing their interagency “policy sprints” focused on crypto-asset activities...more

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Banking Agencies: Mortgage Servicers Should Prepare For Increased Scrutiny

The CFPB, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, and state financial regulators issued a statement this week ending the temporary supervisory and enforcement flexibility provided to mortgage servicers due to the COVID-19 pandemic by the agencies. ...more

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CFPB Highlights Extension of Period to Request Initial COVID-19 Hardship Forbearance for Certain Government Backed Loans

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On October 4, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on its website that the deadline to request initial forbearance for a COVID-19 hardship for loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration (HUD/FHA),...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need to Know - October 2021

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REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106. Under this order,...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - August 2021 #4

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Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - August 2021

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Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

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House Votes to Repeal OCC True Lender Rule

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In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more

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CFPB Issues Final COVID-19 Mortgage Servicing Rules

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On June 28, 2021, the CFPB issued its Mortgage Servicing COVID-19 Final Rule (the Final Rule). The Final Rule, which amends Regulation X, is effective August 31, 2021, and comes at the same time as certain related updates...more

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CFPB Issues the 2021 Mortgage Servicing COVID-19 Rule

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On June 28, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule to amend Regulation Z’s mortgage servicing requirements in order to “establish temporary special safeguards to help ensure that borrowers have...more

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CFPB Finalizes Amendments to Regulation X to Protect Borrowers Against Forthcoming Increase In COVID-19 Foreclosures

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On June 28, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized amendments to the implementing regulation of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Regulation X, which would establish temporary...more

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CFPB Launches Toolkit for Renters and Mortgage Borrowers Experiencing COVID-19 Financial Hardships

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On July 7, 2021 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched a digital toolkit for media, intermediaries, and other stakeholders interested in providing information and resources to renters and mortgage borrowers...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need to Know - July 2021

REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106, which suspended...more

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CFPB Issues Rules to Assist Borrowers and Mortgage Lenders and Servicers Following Expiration of Federal Foreclosure Moratoria

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On June 28, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a final rule (the “2021 Mortgage Servicing COVID-19 Rule”) amending Regulation X to protect borrowers from financial distress upon expiration of...more

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