Mortgages, Financial Regulatory Reform

UK Mortgage Rule Review: FCA takes first step in introducing targeted flexibilities into the regulatory framework

Hogan Lovells on 7/29/2025

The FCA has finalised the changes that were proposed in May this year to make it easier for customers to engage with mortgage providers and make reductions to mortgage terms and remortgaging easier. This includes removing 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Recently the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rescinded various FHA mortgage loan requirements in a series of five Mortgagee Letters....more

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

CFPB Signals Review of Mortgage Servicing and Larger Participant Rules

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/10/2025

Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) submitted several regulatory proposals to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Among the rules under consideration are those related to...more

2023 CRA Repeal: Don’t Overlook Important Insights for CRA Enforcement

GeoDataVision on 6/3/2025

Now that the Trump Administration has announced its intention to repeal the 2023 CRA rule many bankers are way too eager to move on and forget about the soon-to-be-repealed rule. It was unbelievably complex, confusing and...more

Trigger Leads – Don’t Forget about the States

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/21/2025

As Rich Andreano blogged on April 15, 2025, legislation to prohibit or restrict so-called “trigger leads” in the home-buying process has been reintroduced in the House and Senate. The legislation has broad industry and...more

CFPB rescinds 67 guidance documents

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/19/2025

Contending that policies implemented by guidance represent an unfair regulatory burden and might be contrary to federal law, the CFPB is rescinding 67 guidance documents issued since the bureau began operating in 2011....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

Disparate Impact Executive Order and HUD to Reconsider Disparate Impact Rule

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/5/2025

President Trump recently signed an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy“ to eliminate the use of disparate impact liability. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...more

Benefits of Operating Through a Bank Charter and Charter Choice Considerations

Goodwin on 5/1/2025

This is the first in a series of articles in our "So, You Want to Be a Bank?" series. More than 1,000 new banks were formed in the eight years before the Great Recession began in 2008. In comparison, the past 15 years...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

Governor Moore Signs Legislation Exempting ‘Passive Trusts’ from Licensure in Maryland

Alston & Bird on 4/25/2025

Our Financial Services Group reviews the Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act, which overrides the Office of Financial Regulation’s requirement that passive trusts holding Maryland loans in residential mortgage-backed...more

CFPB Bites of the Month - April 2025 - "I'll Remember April and the CFPB"

Hudson Cook, LLP on 4/22/2025

In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the April 2025 webinar....more

CFPB Announces 2025 Supervision and Enforcement Priorities

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/18/2025

This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a memo to staff outlining its new supervision and enforcement priorities for 2025....more

CFPB rescinds enforcement, supervisory priority documents, outlines new priorities for 2025

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/18/2025

The CFPB is rescinding its existing enforcement and supervision priority documents, according to a memo sent to bureau staff by CFPB Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta....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

FCA Annual Work Programme 2025/26: A work plan reflecting the UK government’s pro-growth mission

Hogan Lovells on 4/14/2025

Motor finance, mortgage rule review work and Consumer Duty feature prominently in the work plans for this strategic priority. Firms should note that the FCA includes a warning in relation to the Duty that, where necessary, it...more

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – April 2025 # 2

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/8/2025

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

Dismantling the CFPB Officially on Hold and Other Bureau Updates

McGlinchey Stafford on 4/2/2025

In a lengthy decision that highlighted the CFPB’s very public efforts to dismantle the CFPB from within, the District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion for preliminary injunction designed to preserve the...more

FCA feedback statement on rule review in response to consumer duty

A&O Shearman on 4/1/2025

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a feedback statement on immediate areas for action and further plans for reviewing FCA requirements following introduction of the Consumer Duty. It follows the FCA's call...more

HUD reverses course and eliminates eligibility of Non-Permanent U.S. Residents for FHA Loans

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/1/2025

In the waning hours of the first Trump Administration the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that effective January 19, 2021 individuals who are classified under the “Deferred Action for...more

FHFA Director Pulte Terminates Mortgage-Related Special Purpose Credit Programs for GSEs

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/28/2025

In a significant policy shift under the Trump administration, the new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte issued an order on March 25, 2025 terminating special purpose credit programs (SPCPs) supported...more

FCA Publishes 5-Year Strategy and Outcome of Rule Review

Latham & Watkins LLP on 3/26/2025

FCA outlines its priorities and areas in which it plans to reduce the regulatory burden for firms. On 25 March 2025, the FCA published its five-year strategy (Strategy), alongside the outcome of its review of retail conduct...more

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – March 2025 # 4

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/26/2025

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

Central Bank Modernises Consumer Protection Code and introduces Standards for Business

Walkers on 3/25/2025

Today, the Central Bank of Ireland published the Consumer Protection Code 2025 ("CPC 2025") comprising: (i) the Consumer Protection Code Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (Section 17A) (Standards for Business) Regulations 2025...more

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