Licensing Link is a periodic publication that will keep you informed on hot topics and new developments in state licensing laws, and provide practice tips and primers on important issues related to state licensing across the...more
Licensing Link is a periodic publication that will keep you informed on hot topics and new developments in state licensing laws, and provide practice tips and primers on important issues related to state licensing across the...more
On May 14, 2025, Governor Brian Kemp signed Georgia House Bill 15 into law. House Bill 15, which will take effect on July 1, 2025, will implement several major changes to Georgia’s residential mortgage licensing law, the...more
6/11/2025
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Financial Institutions ,
Georgia ,
Loans ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
New Legislation ,
Prudential Standards ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements
Shortly after Mayer Brown published an update on legislation introduced to exempt passive trusts and other assignees of certain Maryland loans from licensing, Governor Wes Moore signed the legislation into law. The Maryland...more
In a prior Legal Update, we discussed the introduction of legislation in the Maryland General Assembly that would amend Maryland law to address guidance issued by the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (“OFR”). That...more
AT A GLANCE - In response to market concerns regarding licensing guidance for assignees of certain residential mortgage loans and installment loans released by the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation in January, that...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)
On January 10, 2025, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) issued formal guidance asserting that assignees of residential mortgage loans—including certain “passive trusts” that acquire or obtain assignments of...more
1/22/2025
/ Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreclosure ,
Licensing Rules ,
Maryland ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Secondary Markets ,
State and Local Government ,
Trusts
Members of Mayer Brown’s Financial Services team summarize the main takeaways of the CFPB’s proposal to amend the Regulation X mortgage servicing rules. We focus on the proposal to amend the requirements for mortgage...more
Join us for this episode of Financial Services Focus, where Lauren Pryor, Eric Edwardson, Haukur Gudmundsson and Krista Cooley dive into considerations for MSR (Mortgage Servicing Rights) fund investments and outline the...more
In an effort to help struggling borrowers stay in their homes, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (“HUD” or “Department”) Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) recently introduced its newest loss mitigation...more
4/10/2024
/ Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Financial Distress ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HUD ,
Lenders ,
Loan Payments ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages
We are pleased to introduce the latest episode of Navigating Mortgage M&A, a collaborative effort between Mayer Brown and Mortgage Advisory Partners. In this episode, Third Party Consents – Warehouse Facilities and Regulatory...more
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
While residential mortgage lenders are facing tough headwinds driven by rising interest rates and low housing volume, the current market presents opportunities for savvy investors looking at mortgage servicing rights...more
10/19/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Licensing Rules ,
Loans ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Structured Finance
While many around the world are setting their calendars forward for the year 2023, residential mortgage loan owners and servicers may need to also look backward in time now that New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the...more
In recent weeks, the US federal housing agencies and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that insure, guarantee, or purchase “federally backed mortgage loans” covered by Section 4022 of the CARES Act (Act) have continued...more
6/24/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Fannie Mae ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
FHFA ,
Financial Distress ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Housing Market ,
HUD ,
Moratorium ,
Mortgages ,
Relief Measures