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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

HUD updates requirements for mortgagee interviews

On June 3, HUD published Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-14, “Updates to Modernization of Engagement with Borrowers in Default and Loss Mitigation,” which revised requirements for mortgagee interviews with FHA borrowers in default...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FHA archives nearly 600 inactive mortgagee letters

On May 19, it was reported that the FHA’s Office of Single Family Housing (OSFH) archived nearly 600 inactive mortgagee letters after determining that their inclusion on OSFH’s website caused confusion among lenders seeking...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Fannie Mae Updates Preferred Equity Guidelines: What You Need to Know

Fannie Mae published its Preferred Equity Guide Update (25-06) and its Preferred Equity Checklist (Form 6441) in mid-April. Although unpublished iterations have been circulating for the past two years, lenders and law firms...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Report Highlights Widespread Violations in Student Loan Sector

On December 16, the CFPB released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights, which detailed findings from the Bureau’s recent examinations of student loan markets. The report identifies a range of violations related to...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

OCC Issues Guidance Reminding Banks of Risks Associated with Refinancing Commercial Loans

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With the amount of commercial real estate loans scheduled for maturity over the next several years expected to increase significantly, there is accompanying heightened risk that some borrowers may be unable to replace their...more

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ILPA Guidance on NAV Facilities

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On 25 July 2024, the Institutional Limited Partners Association ("ILPA") published guidance (the "Guidance") on the use of net asset value ("NAV") facilities. The Guidance specifically applies to private equity funds and does...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Interpretive Rule Holds That BNPL Lenders Are Credit Card Providers

On May 22, the CFPB announced an interpretive rule confirming that Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) lenders qualify as credit card providers under the Truth in Lending Act, Regulation Z and are required to provide consumers legal...more

DarrowEverett LLP

New Domestic Content Adder Guidance: ‘Buy American’ is Back

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On May 16, 2024, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS announced the release of Notice 2024-41, which clarifies the safe harbor for classification of project components created in Notice 2023-38 and provides a new safe...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Issues Risk-Based Supervision Order Against Installment Lender

On February 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced its first public decision designating a nonbank lender for supervision based on the institution’s potential risk to consumers....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NLRB Finds Common Provisions in Mortgage Lender Employment Contract Illegal

On January 11, 2024, an administrative law judge for the NLRB issued an opinion holding that the employment agreement used by a major mortgage lender for all of its approximately 6,000 employees violates the National Labor...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

OCC issues guidance on managing risks associated with “buy now, pay later” lending

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued a bulletin (2023-37) that provides guidance on managing risks associated with “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) lending.  The BNPL loans addressed in the bulletin are...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

OCC Issues Policy Guidance on Venture Loans

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The OCC outlines safety and soundness principles and appropriate risk management processes for its regulated institutions that engage in venture lending. On November 1, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

OCC Issues Guidance on Venture Lending

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On November 1, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued detailed guidance (the Bulletin) to national banks and federal savings associations addressing risk management standards and safe and sound...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Dept. of Education issues framework for student loan servicer accountability

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The White House signaled last week that, with the resumption of federal student loan payments, federal student loan servicers can expect to face increased scrutiny. The Department of Education issued a “Framework for Student...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFPB Issues Additional Guidance on Use of AI in Credit Underwriting

On September 19, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued Circular 2023-03, which provides guidance as to how lenders must explain denials of applications of credit when the underwriting is based on artificial...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFPB Issues Guidance to Lenders and Collectors on So-Called Zombie Second Mortgages

On April 26, 2023, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion clarifying that a debt collector who brings or threatens to bring a foreclosure action to collect a time-barred mortgage debt may violate the Fair Debt Collection...more

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Equator Principles Association Issues Guidance Note

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The Guidance Note aims to support Equator Principles Financial Institutions navigating the environmental and social due diligence process. In July 2022, the Equator Principles Association published a Guidance Note on how...more

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FCA review of sponsors requests: identifying and managing conflicts

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The FCA has published Primary Market Bulletin No.37 (PMB) with the findings of its review of conflict queries since the publication of Technical Note 701.3. In general, there have been fewer conflict queries but the review...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

South Carolina Ruling Gives Lenders Flexibility on When to Foreclose in Face of Borrower Litigation

In a ruling that will provide guidance on when lenders must raise a foreclosure counterclaim in a borrower lawsuit, the South Carolina Court of Appeals in Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Estate of Patricia Ann Owens...more

Miller Canfield

SBA's Guidance on Requests to Honor SBA's Guaranty of PPP Loan

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The SBA recently issued its Procedural Notice on when a lender may request the SBA to honor its guaranty of a PPP loan. The PPP loan program has been in place for over a year and has provided billions of dollars of assistance...more

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Treasury Rolls Out Emergency Capital Investment Program

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In this Issue. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it was opening the application process for the Emergency Capital Investment Program, a new program designed to provide long-term, low-cost equity and...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

The Lender’s Role in the PPP Loan Review Process - After the Economic Aid Act: An Updated Guide to the PPP Loan Forgiveness Review...

Lenders play a large role in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan forgiveness review and appeals process. The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the “Economic Aid Act” or “PPP2...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Initial Takeaways and Agency Guidance for the Latest PPP Updates - After the Economic Aid Act: An Updated Guide to the PPP Loan...

On January 19, 2021, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) in consultation with the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) posted new forgiveness application forms and the Interim Final Rule on Loan Forgiveness...more

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Portal Opens for New PPP Loans With New SBA Guidance and Application Forms

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that they will reopen their portal for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for eligible borrowers beginning the week of January 11, 2021, after being shut down since...more

Cole Schotz

PPP Alert: SBA Issues Additional Guidance On Loan Necessity Questionnaire

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, has further updated its Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding the issuance of Loan Necessity Questionnaires to...more

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