Mortgages, Transparency

Revolutionizing Real Estate Sales and Development One Block at a Time (Part I of IV)

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/10/2024

As of late December 2023, Bitcoin was up more than 60% in the prior four months while another well-known cryptocurrency, Solana, was up over 240%. The cryptocurrencies were on their annual Fall bull run, but there seems to be...more

CFPB Special Edition Report: Uncovering Unlawful Junk Fees in Deposit Accounts and Loan Servicing Markets

Shipkevich PLLC on 3/14/2023

March 8, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its special edition Supervisory Highlights report, which focuses on Junk Fees found in deposit accounts and multiple loan servicing markets, such as...more

Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the "Act") – Answering Your Questions

Dechert LLP on 10/10/2022

This note summarizes those provisions of the Act applicable to England and Wales that deal with the new register of overseas entities ("ROE") that has been established at Companies House in the UK. It seeks to identify and,...more

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: OCC Finalizes New CRA Rule; Regulators Continue To Provide COVID-19-related Relief

Goodwin on 5/21/2020

In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule to strengthen and modernize regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt...more

CFPB Updates TRID Rule FAQs to Address Providing a Loan Estimate to Consumers

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/2/2019

The CFPB recently updated the TRID rule FAQs to address questions about providing a Loan Estimate to consumers. The FAQs mostly confirm guidance previously provided by the CFPB in various forms. ...more

CFPB issues Summer 2018 Supervisory Highlights

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/12/2018

The CFPB’s newly-released Summer 2018 edition of Supervisory Highlights represents the CFPB’s first Supervisory Highlights report covering supervisory activities conducted under Acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s leadership. ...more

Financial Services Weekly News - September 2016 #2

Goodwin on 9/22/2016

Editor's Note - In this edition. The NYDFS proposed a cybersecurity regulation governing New York-chartered banks and insurance companies, the OCC released its bank supervision priorities in its annual supervision...more

CFPB Issues Guiding Principles for Loss Mitigation after HAMP

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 9/6/2016

On August 2, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published a new guidance document titled CFPB’s Principles for the Future of Loss Mitigation (the “Guidance”), which outlines a recommended framework for...more

CFPB Proposes Changes to Mortgage Industry

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/23/2016

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a proposed rule regarding integrated disclosure for mortgage transactions and, more recently, published a policy paper regarding loss mitigation programs in housing...more

CFPB outlines future principles for loss mitigation

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/4/2016

Looking forward to a post-financial crisis and post-HAMP mortgage marketplace, the CFPB has issued a document outlining principles intended to “provide a framework for discussion about the future of loss mitigation.” The...more

Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 8.3.16

Robins Kaplan LLP on 8/3/2016

Look to Miami for the latest legal troubles for the country’s biggest banks. After most have finally put to bed the remnants of Great Recession RMBS litigation, a new tack by the city is looking to hold them responsible for...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/24/2015

European Commission Unveils Tax Transparency Package - The European Commission has laid out its plans in a new Tax Transparency Package to clamp down on tax deals made between EU governments and multi-national...more

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