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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... 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Recently the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rescinded various FHA mortgage loan requirements in a series of five Mortgagee Letters....more

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

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

The Department of the Treasury Issues Recommendations on the Regulation of U.S. Depository Institutions

Jones Day on 7/1/2017

"A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities: Banks and Credit Unions," a Report by the Department of the Treasury, identifies potential reforms that would promote the "Core Principles for Regulating the United...more

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HUD Rescinds Various FHA Mortgage Loan Requirements

CFPB rescinds 67 guidance documents

Disparate Impact Executive Order and HUD to Reconsider Disparate Impact Rule

The Department of the Treasury Issues Recommendations on the Regulation of U.S. Depository Institutions

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