Mortgages, Financial Services Industry

Connecticut Repeals Mortgage Servicer Licensing Exemption for Licensed Mortgage Lenders

Mayer Brown on 8/27/2025

A new approval requirement is coming for companies licensed as Mortgage Lenders in Connecticut and engaging in mortgage servicing activities. Effective October 1, 2025, Connecticut Mortgage Lender licensees will have to hold...more

CFPB Briefly Releases Semi-Annual Rulemaking Agenda Amidst Uncertainty

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/22/2025

As has been well-documented, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is navigating a period of significant uncertainty. Just last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia vacated a...more

AI in the Financial Services Industry

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/19/2025

The recent American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators Annual Conference included a presentation highlighting the rising use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in the Financial Services industry. As this will...more

FHFA directs Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to develop plans to use cryptocurrency as assets without conversion to dollars

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/15/2025

The FHFA has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prepare proposals for consideration of cryptocurrency as an asset for reserves in their single-family risk assessments, without a conversion to dollars....more

Current Mortgage & PropTech M&A Trends

Mayer Brown on 8/7/2025

In this episode, our host Lauren Pryor is joined by Chris Gough and Michael Linger from Houlihan Lokey to discuss recent trends in Mortgage M&A, including consolidation among originators and servicers and developments in...more

Senate Passes House Version of Trigger Leads Bill

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/4/2025

As previously reported, both the House and Senate passed bills to ban “trigger leads,” except in limited circumstances, although the versions of the bills that were previously passed are slightly different. The one difference...more

Federal Judge rejects request to release ESSA Bank from redlining settlement

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/29/2025

A federal judge has rejected the Trump Administration’s request to release from court supervision a bank that had been accused of discriminatory lending....more

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

Preparing for Guernsey’s new equity release regime: What advisers need to know

Walkers on 7/23/2025

Effective January 2026, new rules will come into effect and establish an equity release regime in Guernsey. The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has published its Feedback Paper outlining amendments to the...more

Putative Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against loanDepot Alleging Loan Originator Compensation Rule Violations

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/21/2025

Recently, a complaint was filed against loanDepot.Com, LLC (“loanDepot”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland alleging violations of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA)/Regulation Z loan originator compensation...more

UK regulators publish joint final policy on Loan to Income flow limit in mortgage lending

A&O Shearman on 7/21/2025

The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published joint final policy statement 11/25, finalising amendments to the PRA Rulebook and FCA Guidance (FG25/4) on the de...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

Licensing Link June 2025 Special Edition

Mayer Brown on 7/3/2025

Licensing Link is a periodic publication that will keep you informed on hot topics and new developments in state licensing laws, and provide practice tips and primers on important issues related to state licensing across the...more

House passes ‘trigger leads’ bill

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/25/2025

The House has passed legislation that would ban “trigger leads,” except in limited circumstances. The “Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act of 2025,” H.R. 2808, passed the House by voice vote. ...more

Senate passes bill to amend the FCRA

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/23/2025

On June 12, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1467, the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, which would amend Section 604(c) of the FCRA by adding new limitations on prescreening reports....more

Proposed New York FAIR Business Practices Act Aims to Expand Consumer Protections Against Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Practices

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/17/2025

On March 13, New York State introduced proposed legislation titled the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable Business Practices Act (FAIR Act). The proposed legislation seeks to broaden the scope of...more

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