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

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

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Will Credit Bureaus Continue to Escape Justice? Part 1: Why Consumers Suffer

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On August 7, in Frazier v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision to grant summary judgment to defendant Equifax, a consumer credit...more

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FCRA Claims Fail as Mortgagor Could Not Satisfy His Repayment Obligations by Tendering Another Promise to Pay

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On September 19, 2024, the District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed claims against the mortgage lender, its mortgage servicer, and credit reporting agencies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - January 2024 - A Hazy Shade of Winter With the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the January 2024 webinar....more

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Bills To Curtail Trigger Leads Introduced in Congress

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Bills have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 4198) and the U.S. Senate (S. 3502) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to curtail the practice of trigger leads with mortgage loans....more

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Latest CFPB Supervisory Highlights Identify Novel Violations Across Host of Financial Products and Services

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On July 26, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its Summer 2023 Supervisory Highlights describing key findings and violations identified during examinations conducted between July 2022 and March 2023....more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - March 2023 - Beware the Ides of March and the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the March 2023 webinar....more

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Equitable Defense Proves Valuable in FCRA Suit

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The U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina found that the plaintiff was equitably estopped from pursuing a FCRA claim in light of her behavior related to the manner in which she chose to make her...more

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April Update: COVID-19 Mortgage Servicing Trends Report

Bradley is proud to share the following information collected from the live polls presented at its weekly COVID-19 Compliance Roundtables. The polling covers hot topics, including forbearances, deferrals, HUD loss mitigation...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] 27th NATIONAL FORUM ON Residential Mortgage Regulatory Enforcement & Litigation - November 17th - 18th, 9:00 am -...

ACI’s Residential Mortgage Forum is a premier gathering of leading servicers, lenders, external counsel, and regulators engaging in dialogue on how to navigate the very complex residential mortgage enforcement and litigation...more

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Credit And Housing Protections Under The CARES Act

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In order to provide assistance and security to those adversely affected by the COVID-19 emergency, the CARES Act includes certain credit and housing related protections. Credit Reporting- If a furnisher makes an...more

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CFPB Issues Semi Annual Report to Congress

The CFPB has issued its Semi-Annual Report to Congress for the time period beginning April 1, 2018 and ending September 30, 2018. The Report is the first issued by newly confirmed Director Kathy Kraninger and outlines the...more

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CFPB Issues RESPA and Marketing Services Agreements Compliance Bulletin

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On October 8, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a compliance bulletin concerning marketing services agreements (MSAs) under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). RESPA - RESPA...more

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#Retweet the #CFPB: How Social Media is Affecting Consumer Advocacy

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Social media has become an integral part of our society, and now it's playing a big role in our industry, too. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is harnessing the power of Facebook and Twitter not only to create...more

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Supervisory Haiku-lights, Summer 2015

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Break out the short shorts everybody: it’s summer! We know you could use a palate cleanser between the 50 Shades novels and Game of Thrones wikis you’re reading on the beach. Supervisory Haiku-lights to the rescue! The Summer...more

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