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Do Servicers Have to Monitor Whether a Successor in Interest is in Bankruptcy? CFPB’s FAQ Suggests the Answer is “Yes”

As the effective date for the CFPB’s successor in interest and bankruptcy billing statement requirements quickly approaches, one question we’ve heard multiple times is whether a mortgage servicer is required to know when a...more

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CFPB Finalizes Further Changes to Mortgage Servicing Rules

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On March 8, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized certain changes to its mortgage servicing rules. The Bureau issued a final rule1 to provide mortgage servicers with more flexibility and...more

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CFPB Issues Policy Guidance on Early Implementation of the 2016 Mortgage Servicing Amendments

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released “policy guidance” on June 27, 2017 related to the effective dates of the 2016 mortgage servicing rule amendments. In response to repeated requests from the mortgage...more

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CFPB Proposes Changes To Higher-Priced Mortgage Loan Exemption Threshold

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published for comment proposed substantive and organizational changes to the Regulation Z Commentary regarding the calculation of the annual exemption threshold amount for the...more

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CFPB Revises Methodology Statement for Calculating Average Prime Offer Rates

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that it has revised its methodology statement for calculating the average prime offer rates (APORs) under Regulations C...more

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CFPB Expands Protections for Successors in Interest – Attend Part 2 of Our “CFPB Mortgage Servicing Amendments” Webinar Series to...

As part of its recent amendments to the mortgage servicing rules in Regulations X and Z, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is fundamentally changing the way mortgage servicers are required to treat successors in...more

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CFPB Issues Final Rule Amending Mortgage Servicing Regulations

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rule amending the mortgage servicing rules under Regulations X and Z. The proposal for these amendments was issued in November 2014. The amended provisions...more

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CFPB Caps a Busy Week with Amendments to Mortgage Servicing Rules

Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the long-awaited amendments to the existing mortgage servicing rules in Regulations X and Z. For the next 12-18 months, Mortgage servicers will once again be...more

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CFPB Proposes Changes to Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Exemption Threshold

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On August 4, 2016 the CFPB published for comment proposed substantive and organizational changes to the Regulation Z Commentary regarding the calculation of the annual exemption threshold  amount for the special appraisal...more

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FTC Provides 2015 Enforcement Report to CFPB

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has provided its annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) covering the FTC’s enforcement activities in 2015 related to compliance with Regulation Z (Truth in...more

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