Mortgages, Borrowers, Financial Services Industry

Mansion House: Mortgage-related developments

A&O Shearman on 7/29/2025

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

New York Legislature Targets Real Estate Lenders To Lower Rents

Jones Day on 7/25/2025

In an effort to protect small businesses from high rents, on June 13, both houses of New York's legislature passed a bill, S1163, that prohibits "rent minimums" in real estate secured loan documents. As of this writing, this...more

New York Court of Appeals to Review FAPA’s Constitutionality and Retroactive Application

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/25/2025

As a follow up to our May post, FAPA in the Spotlight Again: Second Circuit Renews Call for NY Court of Appeals Review, the New York Court of Appeals has finally agreed to consider New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention...more

New York Legislature Passes Bill Banning Rent Minimum Provisions in Real Estate Loan Documents

Jones Day on 7/18/2025

On June 13, both houses of New York's legislature passed a bill, S1163, that prohibits "rent minimums" in real estate secured loan documents....more

Congress Passes Legislation to Help Protect Veterans from Foreclosure by Reauthorizing Partial Claims with VA Home Loans

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/17/2025

The U.S. Senate recently passed H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, to reauthorize partial claims with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) guaranteed home loans. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the...more

HUD Rescinds Various FHA Mortgage Loan Requirements

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/11/2025

Recently the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rescinded various FHA mortgage loan requirements in a series of five Mortgagee Letters....more

HUD updates requirements for mortgagee interviews

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/16/2025

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

House Financial Services Committee approves ‘trigger leads’ bill

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/13/2025

The House Financial Services Committee has approved a bill that would restrict the use of “trigger leads” in the mortgage industry. ...more

FCA consultation on simplifying mortgage lending rules

A&O Shearman on 5/15/2025

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper (CP25/11) on simplifying its rules on mortgage lending and increasing flexibility, with an updated webpage and press release. This is the first set...more

VA Winding Down VASP Program

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/28/2025

As previously reported, last year the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched a Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program, which VA characterized as a “last-resort tool” for VA home loan borrowers facing...more

HUD further revises servicing and claims requirements and loss mitigation options

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/23/2025

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

Legislation to prohibit ‘trigger leads’ in mortgage industry reintroduced in House, Senate

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/16/2025

Legislation to prohibit so-called “trigger leads” in the homebuying process once again has been reintroduced in the House and Senate....more

Foreclosure Process Clarification: No Pre-Foreclosure Notice Required to be Served on Appointed Estate Fiduciary for Deceased...

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP on 4/8/2025

In a significant legal victory for lenders, the Supreme Court of New York recently ruled in favor of our lender client in a residential foreclosure action against the estate of its borrower. This decision confirms that...more

Maryland implements updates to shared appreciation agreements

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/10/2024

On November 25, new regulations in Maryland addressing shared appreciation agreements became effective. This action implements Ch. 568 (H.B. 1150) from 2023, which codified that shared appreciation agreements are mortgage...more

The Alberta Government Proposes to Change the Cost of Registering a Mortgage

Bennett Jones LLP on 12/5/2024

There is a potentially expensive fee change on the horizon here in Alberta that may catch lenders and borrowers with large and/or multi-jurisdictional credit facilities unaware.This change will affect mortgages (collateral or...more

VA proposes changes to loan reporting and guaranty loss rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/2/2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently proposed rules to modify the requirements for the reporting of VA guaranteed mortgage loans, and the rules regarding when the VA would assert a defense for a partial or...more

CFPB proposes final judgment addressing discriminatory practices in mortgage lending

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/13/2024

On November 1, the CFPB filed a proposed stipulated final judgment and order against a nonbank retail-mortgage creditor and broker based in Chicago, which, if approved by the court, would prohibit the defendant from engaging...more

Update: Mortgage Noteholders Patiently Wait as Second Circuit Punts FAPA Retroactive Application Question To New York Court Of...

Troutman Pepper Locke on 10/16/2024

Can the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) be applied retroactively? Unfortunately, mortgage noteholders lack a clear response....more

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