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HUD Secretary Fudge resigns effective March 22

On March 11, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced her resignation and will transition to life as a private citizen. Her statement highlighted her five decades of public service, including as a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

HUD says company offering homeowner aid violated FHA

On June 13, HUD announced a Charge of Discrimination against several entities and individuals accused of allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against New York City homeowners on the basis of race, color,...more

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District Court grants summary judgment to bank in discriminatory lending suit

On December 19, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted summary judgment in favor of a national bank with respect to discriminatory lending allegations brought by the County of Cook in Illinois...more

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MBA Report Reveals Drop in Residential Mortgage Loan Delinquency Rate

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The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (“MBA”) First Quarter 2022 National Delinquency Survey revealed that the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on 1–4-unit residential properties decreased to 4.11% of all loans outstanding at...more

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Certain Foreclosure Moratoria Set to Lift on July 31

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At the close of this month, certain moratoria on foreclosures and evictions are set to lift. While prior deadlines have been extended, it remains to be seen whether another continuance will be granted amidst an increase in...more

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Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: CFPB Issues Rule on Required COVID Relief Steps and Availability of Foreclosure for Residential...

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On June 28, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new rule (Rule) setting forth loss mitigation/loan modification steps residential mortgage loan servicers must take in regard to mortgage loan borrowers due...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need To Know - UPDATED March 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, which suspended...more

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CFPB Issues Report on Housing Insecurity and COVID-19

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On March 1, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report titled “Housing Insecurity and the COVID-19 Pandemic” (the Report), which summarizes some of the relevant data and research on the impact of...more

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COVID Relief Updates: Mortgages, Debt Collection, And Student Lending

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Since the beginning of the year and the change in Presidential administrations, a number of relief measures granted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been extended. Below are updates regarding relief measures in place...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need to Know- UPDATED January 2020 #2

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DESALOJOS RESIDENCIALES: LO QUE LOS PROPIETARIOS DE VIVIENDAS NECESITAN SABER- A partir del 22 de enero de 2021- REMOCIONES- ¿Me pueden remover de mi casa como resultado de un procedimiento de ejecución...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need To Know (Spanish) - UPDATED December 2020 #2

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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 , suspending evictions...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need To Know (Spanish) - UPDATED December 2020

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As of December 3, 2020- 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...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need To Know - UPDATED November 2020

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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, which suspended...more

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No Foreclosures or Evictions on Federally Backed Mortgage Loans until 2021

Borrowers with federally backed mortgage loans facing financial difficulty can breathe a little easier today. All of the federal agencies regulating such loans have announced that they will extend the moratoriums on...more

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The Federal Agencies and Enterprises Extend Foreclosure Moratoriums Again

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Three federal agencies who make, guarantee, and insure mortgage loans, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Department...more

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COVID-19 National and State Relief Efforts Focus on Single Family Mortgage Loans

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The shuttered storefronts and grounded airplanes that by now have become an all too familiar image of the COVID-19 pandemic are quickly creating a ripple effect through the U.S. economy. As unemployment rises and Americans...more

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FHA Extends Non-Borrowing Spouse Protections

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Mortgagee Letter 2019-15, in which it announced several modifications to the Mortgagee Optional Election (MOE) Assignment claim process for Home...more

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Cities Can Sue Banks for Predatory Lending, U.S. Supreme Court Says

While the nationwide economy has steadily improved since the recession, many cities are still clawing their way back to financial stability. California, in particular, was hit hard by the foreclosure crisis, leaving cities in...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Cities, Allowing Lawsuits Against Banks for Fair Housing Act Violations - Bank of America v. City of...

The U.S. Supreme Court has given the City of Miami the go-ahead to sue banks under the Fair Housing Act for alleged racially discriminatory lending practices that resulted in increased foreclosures and fiscal harm to the...more

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Supreme Court Rules that Cities Can Sue Banks for Predatory/Discriminatory Lending

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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, by a 5-3 majority, that the city of Miami was authorized to bring lawsuits based on allegations that banks engaged in financial-crisis-era discriminatory lending. The city alleged that the...more

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FHA Withdraws Proposed Rule Establishing Insurance Claim Deadline

Recently, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) withdrew part of a proposed rule that sought to establish a maximum time period within which an FHA approved mortgagee must file a claim with FHA for insurance benefits. The...more

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HUD’s Proposal to Terminate FHA Insurance Policies Could Terminate the FHA Program

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If there is anything that galls servicers of government-insured loans, it is the forfeiture or curtailment of all accrued interest from mortgage insurance claims resulting from the failure to foreclose fast enough within...more

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Foreclosing on FHA-Insured Mortgage in Violation of HUD Regulations Could Constitute Breach of Contract

Eleventh Circuit Rules that Failure to Comply with HUD Regulations in Foreclosing on FHA-Insured Mortgage – Including the Requirement of Having a Face-to-Face Meeting With the Debtor – Can Constitute a Breach of Contract. ...more

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“Predatory Lending” Claims by Cities and Counties Against Financial Institutions Escalate in 2014

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Cities and counties that have experienced increased foreclosure and vacancy rates in the aftermath of the housing market crash of 2007-2008, perhaps emboldened by recent court decisions, have recently filed several new...more

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Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- February 11‚ 2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; International; Miscellaneous; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt Leading the Past Week - With January officially in the record books, it...more

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