On April 5, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) proposed amendments to Regulation X with the effect of preventing foreclosure on certain residential mortgage loans until January 1, 2022. With a proposed...more
A proposed piece of COVID-19 relief legislation could have major implications for California lenders and servicers, particularly in the mortgage lending industry, if passed into law. The assembly bill, entitled “COVID-19...more
Responding to pressure from industry groups and members of Congress, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on April 21, 2020 that servicers of Freddie and Fannie mortgage loans will only be required to advance...more
On Thursday April 16, Sheppard Mullin submitted comments to the Federal Reserve about its terms sheets for the $600 Billion Main Street Loan Program. These comments raise and explore numerous important questions that the Fed...more
On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve issued an updated term sheet for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”). Under TALF, the Federal Reserve will make an equity investment of $10 billion in a special...more
The announcement last week by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and other agencies that they will provide mortgage loan forbearance arrangements for up to 6 months, subject to an extension of an additional 6 months, directly impacts...more
In order to properly address the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on today’s capital markets, the Structured Finance Association (“SFA”) is urging the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the U.S. Department of...more