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The fatal flaws in the 2023 CRA rule
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Daily Compliance News: April 21, 2025, The Tribute to Pope Francis Edition
Predictions regarding the 2023 CRA Rule and Section 1071 and how to prepare for expected developments
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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published discussion paper DP1/25 inviting views on potential reforms to the internal ratings based (IRB) approach to credit risk for residential mortgage exposures. The PRA...more
On July 23, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the Department of Justice’s motion to terminate a consent order requiring a Pennsylvania bank to implement a five-year fair lending...more
A federal judge has rejected the Trump Administration’s request to release from court supervision a bank that had been accused of discriminatory lending....more
HM Treasury has announced the launch of a permanent mortgage guarantee scheme, aimed at supporting first-time buyers and home movers across the UK. The scheme enables access to 91–95% loan-to-value mortgages, allowing buyers...more
On May 28, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to terminate its redlining consent order against a New Jersey-based bank. The five-year order, entered in September 2022, resolved allegations that the banks violated...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued an opinion (dated 12 May) in response to a notification from the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, regarding its intention to recalibrate the risk weight floor for Norwegian retail...more
Now that the Trump Administration has announced its intention to repeal the 2023 CRA rule many bankers are way too eager to move on and forget about the soon-to-be-repealed rule. It was unbelievably complex, confusing and...more
Banks play a pivotal role in the economic wellbeing of our nation and local communities. Banks do this by being “financial intermediaries” facilitating the flow of funds between savers and borrowers. This obligation is so...more
This is the first in a series of articles in our "So, You Want to Be a Bank?" series. More than 1,000 new banks were formed in the eight years before the Great Recession began in 2008. In comparison, the past 15 years...more
In the first 3 articles in this series (1, 2, 3), we identified fatal flaws in the 2023 CRA rule. In Parts 4a – 4c we propose the regulators consider potential improvements to the rule when they publish the Notice of Proposed...more
On April 16, the CFPB’s Chief Legal Officer, Mark Paoletta, issued a memo outlining the CFPB’s 2025 supervision and enforcement priorities, explaining that the CFPB intends to focus resources towards threats to service...more
The CFPB is rescinding its existing enforcement and supervision priority documents, according to a memo sent to bureau staff by CFPB Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta....more
In a significant policy shift under the Trump administration, the new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte issued an order on March 25, 2025 terminating special purpose credit programs (SPCPs) supported...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more
A bank sought payment under “deeds of indemnity” related to swap agreements which were part of a number of Dutch mortgage-backed securitisations. The mortgage provider refused to pay, a key argument being that the “deeds...more
Led by the California Mortgage Bankers Association, five lenders have made commitments to provide mortgage relief for the victims of the California wildfires....more
The CFPB recently issued a final rule increasing the asset exemption threshold under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)....more
On December 17, NYDFS introduced a new regulation, NEW 3 NYCRR 120, Compliance with Banking Law Section 28-bb, which would require nonbank mortgage bankers in New York State to collect and report data related to home loans to...more
During the last 15 years there have been notable changes in regulatory enforcement of potential redlining situations. This article addresses those changes....more
On November 13, the CSBS reported that 14 mortgage loan originators (MLOs) associated with one company failed to provide the required information for completing their continuing education courses online, resulting in the loss...more
On September 10, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Barr gave a speech (the Barr Speech) in which he outlined the principal changes to the federal banking agencies' 2023 proposal to implement the Basel Endgame (the...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is turning its thoughts to the year ahead in publishing a series of portfolio letters focusing on its 2025 supervisory priorities for retail banks, building societies, non-bank mortgage...more
On October 29, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and Division on Civil Rights released investigatory findings concluding that a bank engaged in a pattern of redlining Black, Hispanic and Asian communities in New...more
In New York civil actions, where a defendant fails to answer the complaint, the next step is usually a motion for a default judgment pursuant to CPLR 3215. However, in residential mortgage foreclosure actions, the plaintiff...more
On October 29, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and the state’s Division on Civil Rights (DCR) released a report detailing the findings of a multi-year investigation into Republic First Bank (Republic) and its...more