With the recent developments at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), many mortgage lenders have been left wondering about the extent to which the CFPB will enforce federal laws governing the mortgage lending...more
On August 21, the CFPB entered into a consent order with a nonbank mortgage servicer for mortgage servicing violations and for violating an earlier 2017 CFPB consent order for deficient foreclosure practices. In 2017, the...more
On March 12, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued the Winter 2019 edition of its Supervisory Highlights report, detailing key examination findings that were discovered during the second half of 2018....more
A recent Third Circuit decision offers a cautionary tale for mortgage lenders who provide loan modifications subject to the Homeowners Protection Act. In Fried v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., No. 16-3069 (3d Cir. March 9, 2017),...more
Mortgage insurance can be an expensive proposition for homeowners at the same time that it provides assurance to lenders. Whether the term of paying insurance premiums can be extended as the result of a mortgage modification...more
The CFPB recently issued Compliance Bulletin 2015-03, addressing the cancellation and termination requirements for private mortgage insurance (PMI) under the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 (HPA). We note that this Bulletin...more
On August 4, 2015 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a compliance bulletin on the private mortgage insurance (PMI) cancellation and termination provisions contained in the Homeowners Protection Act (HPA)....more
On August 4, 2015, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) issued a bulletin (CFPB Bulletin 2015-03) to assist residential mortgage servicers and subservicers (Servicers) with their compliance obligations regarding...more