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September. Synonymous with back to school, the end of summer, and the start of the NFL season. And while the Cowboys and Bucs kicked off the season this year, another epic battle was brewing out west in the corridors of the...more
The CDC Eviction Moratorium On August 3, 2021, the CDC issued an order (Order) extending the Moratorium through October 31, 2021. Even though the Moratorium doesn't state a goal of reducing economic hardship, the Order...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
On May 3, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent notification letters reminding the nation’s largest apartment landlords of federal protections in place to keep tenants...more
On May 3, 2021, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) Acting Director Dave Uejio and the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Slaughter sent notification letters to the country's largest...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) sent joint notification letters to the largest residential landlords in the United States, reminding them of the COVID-19-related...more
On April 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interim final rule intended to help residential tenants facing eviction for nonpayment of rent.1 2 This rule was issued under the CFPB’s authority...more
On April 16, 2021, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an Interim Final Rule which, effective May 3, 2021, requires all “debtor collectors” pursuing an eviction to provide written notice to the tenant(s) of...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 19, 2021, the CFPB announced that it issued an interim final rule (IFR) in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s residential eviction moratorium (CDC Order), which will be effective May 3,...more
The CFPB’s interim final rule amends Regulation F to, among other things, (i) require debt collectors to provide written notice to certain consumers about the CDC’s temporary eviction protections; and (ii) prohibit debt...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued an interim final rule clarifying and strengthening tenant protections under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), in support of the Centers for Disease...more
On April 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an Interim Final Rule and press release in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Order, which temporarily halts certain residential...more
On April 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") invoked its rulemaking authority under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to issue an interim final rule requiring debt collectors seeking eviction for...more
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interim final rule supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) temporary eviction moratorium. The CDC’s temporary eviction moratorium has...more
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