Last week, the Senate Banking Committee unanimously passed the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025. The legislation, designed to address affordability concerns and supply shortages in the housing market, is the first bipartisan...more
In this podcast episode, partner Holly Bunting discusses the evolving regulatory landscape for home equity investment (HEI) contracts, which have gained popularity as an alternative to traditional home equity lines of credit...more
On January 15, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CPFB” or the “Bureau”) took three coordinated actions related to home equity contracts (also referred to as “home equity investments,” “home equity agreements,”...more
1/24/2025
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Home Equity ,
Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulation Z ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) approved lenders and mortgagees will no longer be required to register their branch offices. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) published a final rule (the “Final...more
2/28/2024
/ Branch Offices ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HUD ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgagee Letters ,
Mortgages ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Registration ,
Regulatory Requirements
The Taxpayer First Act (the “Act” or “TFA”) imposes new limits on the disclosure of US taxpayer tax information obtained on or after December 28, 2019. The Act is designed, among other things, to overhaul and modernize...more
2/12/2020
/ Borrowers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Loans ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Mortgages ,
Personal Information ,
Secondary Markets ,
Structured Finance ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Returns ,
Taxpayer First Act of 2019 (TFA) ,
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