News & Analysis as of August 16, 2025

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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 +

CFPB Bites of the Month - January 2025 - June in January with the CFPB

Hudson Cook, LLP on 2/25/2025

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

Who Regulates Residential Mortgage Trigger Leads?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/24/2025

In a bit of a surprise development at the end of 2024, the United States Senate passed the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, which amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to include specific restrictions on the use of...more

2022 Year In Review - Consumer Finance

Goodwin on 2/22/2023

2022 saw a flurry of regulatory activity by federal enforcement agencies — most notably, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB, or Bureau) — as the industry began to experience the full effects of the change in...more

Financial Services Report – Winter 2018

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/12/2018

In between holiday shopping and merriment, we here at the Financial Services Report are pondering what’s in a name. Not much, said Shakespeare. Isaac Asimov begged to differ in a mystery story about who killed one of the...more

New Landmark Consumer Disclosure Rules Trigger Privacy Concerns

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/14/2015

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new “Know Before You Owe” mortgage disclosure rule is designed to prevent surprises at the closing table, but with increased transparency come concerns over borrower and seller...more

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