The CFPB's Report on Negative Equity in Auto Lending — Crossover Episode With Moving the Metal Podcast — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Why Retailers and Merchants Should Pay Attention to the CFPB - The Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB Warns of Manipulation in Digital Comparison Shopping Tools
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The CFPB’s Registry of Nonbanks and Circular that Certain Contract Terms Violate Law
Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce’s Michelle Macartney — The Consumer Finance Podcast
FTC CFPB Enforcement Report — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Earned Wage Access: Exploring the CFPB's Proposed Interpretive Rule — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Credit Card Late Fees Have the CFPB's Interest
Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce's Michelle Macartney — FCRA Focus Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Should Medical Debt Be Included in Creditworthiness Measures?
Loans, Retail Installment Contracts, and Refinancing Programs — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Elder Abuse-Financial Exploitation and Fraud
Redlining Isn’t What it Used To Be
Welcome Trevor Salter: A Deep Dive Into Financial Services Transactions — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Credit Card and Other Rewards Programs in the Crosshairs
Understanding the CFPB's Payday Loan Rule: Implications and Compliance — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Understanding the CFPB's Payday Loan Rule: Implications and Compliance — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Universal Injunctions, Associational Standing, and Forum Shopping - Their Effects on Legal Challenges to Regulations
The CFPB’s Report on Negative Equity in Auto Lending - Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Buy Now, Pay Later – Evolution, Regulation, and What You Need to Know about the CFPB Interpretive Rule Effective July 30
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the shifting single-family rental landscape, what’s next for EDGAR, and...more
The originators of residential mortgage loans are inconsistent in meeting the “consider” requirement under the revised qualified mortgage rules. Our Financial Services & Products Group offers guidance for creditors looking to...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a final rule adjusting the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) dollar amounts for certain provisions, including under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994...more
On December 21, the CFPB released a final rule revising the dollar amounts for provisions implementing TILA and its amendments that impact loans under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 (HOEPA) and qualified...more
The CFPB recently issued a factsheet addressing how prepaid interest, also referred to as per diem interest, factors into the calculation of the annual percentage rate (APR) for certain adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) loans...more
The CFPB recently published a final rule regarding various annual adjustments it is required to make under provisions of Regulation Z (TILA) that implement the CARD Act, HOEPA, and the ability to repay/qualified mortgage...more
Somehow, the qualified mortgage (QM) rules have become even more complicated. Our Financial Services & Products Group parses how the death of the QM Patch will affect creditors seeking to originate residential mortgage loans...more
On April 27, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) issued a final rule to delay the mandatory compliance date for the General QM Final Rule until October 1, 2022. The CFPB stated that it issued the rule “to help...more
As proposed back in March, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has now formally delayed the mandatory compliance date for the new general qualified mortgage (QM) rule to October 1, 2022, effective June...more
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted preliminary conditional approval to a third cryptocurrency firm chartering a national trust bank; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...more
CFPB Takes Steps to Avoid a Possible Wave of Home Mortgage Loan Foreclosures - The CFPB has issued guidance to mortgage servicers, including banks that service mortgage loans for third-party noteholders, that the CFPB...more
On April 27, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a final rule formally delaying the mandatory compliance date for the rule defining a “qualified mortgage” (QM) (the General QM Final Rule)...more
The CFPB recently issued a final rule delaying the mandatory compliance date for the new general qualified mortgage (QM) rule based on an annual percentage rate (APR) limit from July 1, 2021 to October 1, 2022. The final rule...more
The qualified mortgage (QM) rules have become a world of contradictions. Our Financial Services & Products Group investigates how the residential mortgage markets can thread the needle between new rulings from Fannie Mae and...more
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month's article, we...more
A&B ABstract: The CFPB must finalize its proposed QM delay rule in April, likely leaving no room for delay. Background on ATR/QM and the Delay Rule - On March 3, 2021, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB)...more
On February 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a statement that it planned to propose a rule to “delay the July 1, 2021 mandatory compliance date of the General QM Final Rule.” Consistent with that,...more
In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations released its 2021 Examination Priorities and issued a risk alert noting that “Digital Asset Securities” entail characteristics and...more
The CFPB has proposed to delay the mandatory compliance date for the new general qualified mortgage (QM) rule that amends the Regulation Z ability to repay/QM rule from July 1, 2021 to October 1, 2022. As previously...more
We previously reported on recent mortgage rulemakings that were finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) late last year. Of the two final rules from the Bureau, one drastically simplifies the...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
The CFPB recently issued a policy statement addressing the rules finalized near the end of former Director Kraninger’s tenure that amend the Regulation Z ability to repay rule/qualified mortgage (QM) requirements to replace...more
In this Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a statement announcing its intention to revisit Trump-era qualified mortgage (QM) final rules; the Biden Administration announced changes to the Small...more
With a change in Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau changes its mind about qualified mortgage rules for residential mortgages. Our Financial Services & Products Group reviews how the Biden CFPB’s...more