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Illinois continues to move forward in regulating “shared appreciation agreements.” On August 15, 2025, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation proposed regulations implementing the Residential...more
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
What Happened? As we previously advised you, in 2024, the Maryland Appellate Court in Estate of H. Gregory Brown v. Carrie M. Ward, et al., No. 1009, (App. Ct. Sept. Term 2023), ruled that a statutory trust that held a...more
In January 2025 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Mortgagee Letter 2025-06 revising servicing and claims requirements and loss mitigation options for FHA insured mortgage loans effective...more
New York has signed into law an amendment redefining a reverse mortgage as a “home loan.” With this amendment, statutory pre-foreclosure ninety day notices (RPAPL 1304) and a “certificate of merit” (CPLR 3012-b) will be...more
Are You Ready? Recently Enacted Public Act 16-65 – also called The Act Concerning Banking and Consumer Protection... ..Implements a new procedure for maintaining priority of a modified residential mortgage loan...more
This past October 15th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced the purported finalization of its “new rule” for “updating the reporting requirements” under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act HMDA.” The point of the...more
The Nevada Commissioner of Mortgage Lending established new regulations regarding requirements and application procedures for mortgage servicers and supplemental mortgage servicers, such as licensing, application, qualified...more
On October 15, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a final rule that expands the scope of mandatory reporting under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The new rule, which will be implemented...more