Continuing its vigorous effort to eliminate so-called “junk fees,” and detailing other problematic mortgage servicer activities, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released its Spring 2024 Supervisory...more
On February 12, 2024, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a statement of principles that relate to valuation discrimination and bias for its member entities to consider in preparation for...more
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After a brief respite, Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) is back on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) enforcement radar. On August 17, 2023, the CFPB issued two parallel consent...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been making waves in the mortgage settlement services space with its renewed increased attention to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act’s (RESPA) anti-kickback...more