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What to Expect in Licensing in 2025

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With the currently revolving door of directors at the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—which may soon be on its fourth director in 2025 alone—and an order issued by Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Washington State issues interim guidance on its Predatory Loan Prevention Act

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Recently, Washington State’s Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) issued interim guidance on its Predatory Loan Prevention Act (PLPA), which became effective on June 6, 2024 and amends the state’s Consumer Loan Act...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Company Violates Mortgage Law by Holding Servicing Rights without License

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It is usually no surprise to companies operating in the financial services space that they may need a state license to make or service consumer loans. That is particularly true when the loans are highly regulated residential...more

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Massachusetts Division of Banks Enters into Consent Order with Mortgage Lender

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On January 26, 2023, the Massachusetts Division of Banks (DOB) entered into a consent order​ with a California-based mortgage lender. According to the DOB, the company, which was licensed as a mortgage lender in...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Will You Need a License to Hold MSRs in Maryland?

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The question of whether a state mortgage finance licensing obligation arises to acquire and hold mortgage loans or mortgage loan servicing rights has often generated confusion and raised questions among mortgage finance...more

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What's Old is New Again: The Future of Bank Partnership Programs from Small Dollar Installment Loans to Mortgages to Everything

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Bank partnerships allow banks to offer loans to consumers and businesses by leveraging the resources of non-bank entities. The relationships between banks and their non-bank entity partners have existed for many years. In the...more

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