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HELOC Funds Accessed With a Credit Card: No Right To Offset Absent Express Agreement

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The idea of borrowing against equity in a residential home through a second mortgage has been around for almost a century. However, the popularity of a home equity line of credit (HELOC) increased in the 1980s following the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Basel III Endgame: Will Banks Have to Increase Their Capital Requirements?

On Tuesday, September 10, the Federal Reserve announced a reproposal of the much discussed and awaited Basel III Endgame. However, before we dive into the reproposal, it is important to take a step back and look at how we got...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Issues Final BSA Reporting Requirements for Residential Real Estate Deals

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On August 29, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers (“Final Rule”) regarding residential real estate.  The Federal Register...more

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The State AG Report – 09.05.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •FTC and Florida AG Put the Brakes on Alleged “Trucking...more

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Mortgage Lender to Pay $2.25 Million to Settle Alleged “Loan Churning” Practices Targeting Servicemembers and Veterans

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The CFPB reached a settlement with New Day Financial, LLC (NewDay), to resolve allegations that the non-bank mortgage lender violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act by misleading active-duty servicemembers and veterans...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 45: Challenges and Opportunities in Banking Today: An Economist’s Perspective

NYU economics professor Larry White joins RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Caroline Stapleton to discuss a range of current issues facing the financial services industry. Professor White provides data on the significant...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FHFA releases NPRM on housing goals for 2025-2027

On August 22, FHFA released a proposed rule on its housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) for 2025-2027 as required by the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992. FHFA is...more

Saul Ewing LLP

CFPB Takes Action Against Fay Servicing for Alleged Violations of Mortgage Servicing Laws and Prior Enforcement Orders

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On August 21, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced an enforcement action against Fay Servicing, a nonbank mortgage servicer, for alleged violations of federal mortgage servicing laws and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB orders mortgage servicer to pay after violating 2017 order

On August 21, the CFPB announced an administrative proceeding against a residential mortgage servicer (the respondent) for allegedly taking foreclosure actions against borrowers and preventing borrowers from leveraging...more

Mayer Brown

MSR Deal Points Q&A

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In this episode of Financial Services Focus, Eric Edwardson, Lauren Pryor and Chris Smith discuss selected key terms of purchase and sale agreements for residential mortgage servicing rights, exploring the typical...more

Troutman Pepper

CFPB Orders Mortgage Lender to Pay $2.25 Million for Allegedly Deceiving Servicemembers and Veterans

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Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced it had entered into a consent order with NewDay USA, a Florida-based non-bank direct mortgage lender, over allegations that the lender misled...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Fool Me Once, Shame on You; Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me: Res Judicata and Ownership Claims Post Foreclosure

The Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Westchester, recently held that the doctrine of res judicata bars a lender’s claim that a borrower’s subsequent transfers of property are void, if the claim is brought...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Your Next Real Estate Deal Could Require CFIUS Approval

CFIUS Review Might Apply to Your Real Estate Deal - Most real estate professionals do not expect to seek approval from the president of the United States before closing a real estate deal. However, the U.S. Treasury...more

GeoDataVision

Is Fair Lending Enforcement Fair Today? Part II

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Previously, I have written about regulatory enforcement of anti-redlining regulations. I pointed out the problems and potentially misleading statistical conclusions caused by the application of what is called a “REMA” or...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Projet de loi 29 de la Colombie-Britannique : Répercussions de la Mortgage Services Act auprès des prêteurs hypothécaires

Le projet de loi 29 de la Colombie-Britannique (le « projet de loi ») abroge la loi intitulée Mortgage Brokers Act de cette province et la remplace par une nouvelle loi, soit la Mortgage Services Act (la « Loi »), laquelle...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Announces Advisory Opinion on Applicability of TILA and Regulation Z To Contracts for Deed

On August 13, the CFPB announced an advisory opinion on the applicability of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z to “contracts for deed.” A contract for deed is an arrangement in which a consumer purchases a home...more

Venable LLP

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Beware of the Law of Unintended Consequences

A recent study, Government Litigation Risk and the Decline in Low-Income Mortgage Lending, provides further evidence that the law of unintended consequences reigns supreme, particularly in the realm of public policy. The...more

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What is Statistical Significance and How is It Applied to “Redlining” for Banks?

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Many bankers hear the term “Statistical Significance” but don’t know what it means and how it is relevant to potential fair lending violations. Typically, when an examiner is evaluating if a bank is redlining, they will...more

K&L Gates LLP

Applying Loper Bright, the Seventh Circuit Holds that ECOA Protects Prospective Applicants

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The Seventh Circuit recently issued one of the first appellate decisions to apply the US Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 144 S. Ct. 2244 (2024). In Loper Bright, the Supreme Court ended...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

B.C. Mortgage Services Act: Bill 29’s Impact on Mortgage Lenders

British Columbia’s Bill 29 repeals the Mortgage Brokers Act and replaces it with the Mortgage Services Act (MSA). The MSA establishes a licensing and regulatory regime for mortgage brokerages, principal brokers and mortgage...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Delay Implementation of Reconsideration of Value Guidance

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As previously reported, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in connection with single-family residential mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and Fannie Mae and Freddie...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CFPB Proposes New Rules Aimed at “Streamlining” Mortgage Servicing

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On July 10, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) proposed a rule it says will streamline mortgage servicing and the loss mitigation process. If enacted, the proposed rule would significantly revise...more

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Litigation Byte (July Edition)

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The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format reflects McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

HUD charges appraiser for alleged racial discrimination

On July 15, HUD released a charge of discrimination on behalf of a complainant against several respondents, including a mortgage lender and its agent (an appraisal management company), for allegedly discriminating against the...more

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