In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the February webinar....more
2/17/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reports ,
Credit Scores ,
Debt Collection ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Funding ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
New Guidance ,
Online Platforms ,
Overdraft Fees ,
RESPA
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to the Mortgage industry.
So, what happened in 2022?...more
1/13/2023
/ Affordable Housing ,
Annual Reports ,
Appraisal ,
Bias ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Financial Institutions ,
HELOC ,
HMDA ,
Homeowners ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Property Valuation ,
Refinancing ,
Relief Measures
In this month's Top 10 article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the December 21, 2022, webinar.
So, what happened last month?...more
1/4/2023
/ CARES Act ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HMDA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
So, what happened at the CFPB in the past month?
Bite #10 - An appeals court vacated the CFPB's award against two mortgage relief companies and their attorneys.
Back in 2014, the CFPB brought an action against two legal...more
10/21/2021
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Payday Loans ,
Reverse Mortgages ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
So what happened at the CFPB in the past month?
Bite #10 - Trade groups submitted a letter to the House Subcommittee supporting HR 4773 -
Nearly 30 trade groups, led by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), submitted...more
9/16/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creditors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
Regulation B
So what happened at the CFPB in the past month?
Bite #10 - The CFPB celebrated 10 years.
On July 19, Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) invited CFPB Acting Director Dave Uejio to speak at a celebration of the...more
9/1/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collection ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
RESPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
As you know, the pandemic shelter-at-home orders forced the closing of dealerships across the country. I suspect that the new ways dealerships have developed to continue to move the metal have inspired some dealerships to...more
8/17/2020
/ Audits ,
Best Management Practices ,
Car Dealerships ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Purchase Price ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Social Distancing ,
Transparency ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
One of the largest recovery associations in the country recently proposed implementation of a COVID-19 surcharge and a new set of post-pandemic policies and also issued a white paper setting forth uniform standards for...more
7/15/2020
/ American Recovery Association ,
Civil Liability ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Costs ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creditors ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Personal Property ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Repossess ,
Surcharges ,
White Papers ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
The Federal Trade Commission's Cooling-Off Rule has been around since 1972 (it became effective in 1974), but generally has been a non-issue for dealers until the Coronavirus pandemic when dealers were forced to conduct...more
6/24/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Automotive Loans ,
Best Practices ,
Car Dealerships ,
Compliance ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Termination ,
Cooling-Off Rule ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Lenders ,
Remote Sales Transactions ,
Salespersons
This is my third article in as many months about remote sales, a topic that is suddenly hot, hot, hot with dealers and finance companies during the COVID-19 pandemic because consumers have been restricted from coming to a...more
I know it's been a long month, but you may remember that I wrote about the Federal Trade Commission's cooling-off rule in early April. That rule is just one of the many laws and regulations that a dealer should review and...more
5/12/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Business Closures ,
Car Dealerships ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DMV ,
Identity Theft ,
Installment Agreements ,
Off-Site Sales ,
Online Advertisements ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Red Flags Rule ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Signatures ,
State Regulators
Let's say you want to drive the vehicle a customer is interested in buying to that person's home, let the customer see and test-drive the car, negotiate the price of the car, present and offer F&I products, and then have the...more
4/21/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Business Closures ,
Buyers ,
Car Dealerships ,
Cooling-Off Rule ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sales Restrictions ,
Salespersons ,
Sellers ,
Social Distancing ,
Statutory Violations