Cryptocurrency continues to gain traction as a means of payment for goods and services. It recently made its debut appearance in the mortgage industry, as the concept of a “crypto-mortgage” came to life. A Miami-based...more
Bankruptcies Trending Down in West Virginia, but for How Long? "Then from June 2020 to June 2021, in the heart of the pandemic, those numbers dropped even more." Why this is important: From 2016 to 2019, there was an...more
On August 12, 2020, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced that the cost to originate and to deliver single family limited cash out refinances and cash out refinance mortgage loans would increase by one half of one percent...more
Raise your hand if you are an independent mortgage banker, a residential mortgage real estate investment trust (“mREIT”) or a nonbank investor in residential mortgage loans that would like to be subject to additional federal...more
As covered earlier this week in a legal alert, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a report recommending sweeping regulatory changes for consumer financial services. Within the report, the Treasury also recommended a...more
The Texas Finance Commission of Texas adopted a new provision requiring the following individuals to retake the 20 hours of pre-licensing education as required by the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act:...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit chose to side with the Second Circuit, and not the Sixth Circuit, to opine that mortgage underwriters fail to meet the FLSA’s administrative exemption from overtime...more
Effective January 1, 2017, the definition of lender under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act (RMLA) will be amended to include third-party processors and/or underwriters who do not solicit loan applicants,...more
NMLS Release 2016.1.2 Targeted for May 2, 2016 - NMLS Release 2016.1.2 is targeted for delivery on May 2, 2016. The release contains general enhancements and system maintenance updates. For example, the MU2 section of...more
The state of Louisiana has amended its licensing fees applicable to mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, mortgage servicers, and mortgage loan originators. Renewing licensees and new applicants will see an increase in state...more
In David L. Ham, Jr. v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, 1D14-4024 (Fla. 1st DCA May 12, 2015), the First District Court of Appeals (“First DCA”) reversed the trial court’s Final Judgment of Foreclosure in favor of Nationstar for...more
In its Supervisory Highlights recently released, which cover the period from January to April 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“The Bureau”) reported its examination observations in consumer reporting, debt...more
Texas has amended its provisions relating to exemptions from the applicability of the Texas SAFE Act for certain nonprofit organizations and their residential mortgage loan originators (MLOs). Under the amendment, a nonprofit...more
Former North Carolina congressman and the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Mel Watt, has given the public a sneak peek of how he will lead the FHFA. On December 20 he released a statement expressing his...more
CFPB Proposes Modifying Mortgage Rules - On June 24, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed seven separate “clarifications” and “narrow revisions” to certain mortgage rules it first issued in...more