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

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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

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CFPB Signals Review of Mortgage Servicing and Larger Participant Rules

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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

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2024 Annual Review - Mortgage

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to the mortgage industry. There was also a flurry of last-minute action by the CFPB in the mortgage space in the waning days of the Biden...more

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CFPB Sues Mortgage Lender for Predatory Lending Practices in Manufacture Homes Loans

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On January 6, 2025, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against a non-bank manufactured home financing company for violations of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z. The lawsuit alleges that the mortgage lender engaged in...more

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CFPB Announces Advisory Opinion on Applicability of TILA and Regulation Z To Contracts for Deed

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On August 13, the CFPB announced an advisory opinion on the applicability of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z to “contracts for deed.” A contract for deed is an arrangement in which a consumer purchases a home...more

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CFPB Homes in on Mortgage "Junk Fees"

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Recent releases from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) show that the mortgage industry is in the crosshairs of the CFPB's campaign against so-called junk fees. Earlier this year, the CFPB indicated its interest...more

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Appraisal Values and Lender Liability: Art, Science, or Gamble?

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As part of the Biden Administration’s stated focus on narrowing the racial gap in wealth and homeownership, federal agencies launched an Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE), with the goal...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - December Top 10

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Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month's article, we...more

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CFPB issues statement on Juneteenth bill Truth in Lending Act issue

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As previously reported, the bill signed into law by President Biden on June 17, 2021 to create the Juneteenth National Independence Day actually results in an important change under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and...more

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CFPB Enters Into Consent Order With Reverser Mortgage Lender and Broker

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The CFPB recently entered into a consent order with Nationwide Equities Corporation (Nationwide), which the CFPB refers to as a mortgage broker and mortgage lender that primarily provides jumbo reverse mortgage loans and Home...more

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CFPB Sues Connecticut-Based Mortgage Lender

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On January 15, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it had filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against a Connecticut-based mortgage company and three...more

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The CFPB Revises Reg. Z’s Qualified Mortgage Loan Criteria in Anticipation of the GSE Patch’s Expiration

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In anticipation of the “GSE patch” expiring, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued several final rules in 2020 to amend Regulation Z (“Reg. Z”). Concerns have existed that the expiration of the GSE patch...more

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CFPB Proposes New “Seasoned” Qualified Mortgage Category

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On August 18, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule to create a new category of loans known as “seasoned” qualified mortgages (Seasoned QMs). This new category of qualified mortgages...more

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CFPB Publishes TRID FAQs on Treatment of Lender Credits

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The CFPB recently published 10 new TRID FAQs related to lender credits. Previously the CFPB staff provided informal verbal guidance regarding lender credits, and the 2017 amendments to the TRID rule, often referred to as...more

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CFPB Publishes TRID FAQ’s on Treatment of Lender Credits

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The CFPB recently published ten new TRID FAQs related to lender credits. Previously the CFPB staff provided informal verbal guidance regarding lender credits, and the 2017 amendments to the TRID rule, often referred to as...more

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Lender’s “Boilerplate” Disavowal Dooms Rescission of a Common Loan Modification Agreement

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In a case with potentially broad implications, the Sixth Circuit becomes the first federal circuit court to hold that the Truth in Lending Act provides no right to rescind a loan modification agreement entered into with a...more

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CFPB updates TRID Rule small entity compliance guide

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The CFPB recently released a revised version of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule Small Entity Compliance Guide. The revised version incorporates the recent amendments to the rule that became effective on October...more

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CFPB Amends Mortgage Servicing Rule to Facilitate Communications with Borrowers

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On October 4, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interim final rule amending a provision of Regulation X relating to the timing servicers must observe when communicating with borrowers about...more

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CFPB publishes annual CARD Act, HOEPA, QM adjustments

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The CFPB has published a final rule regarding various annual adjustments it is required to make under provisions of Regulation Z (TILA) that implement the CARD Act, HOEPA, and the ability to repay/qualified mortgage...more

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Lender's Edge Newsletter: May 2017

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Deeds in Escrow - Deeds in escrow, or “pocket deeds,” have increased in popularity in recent years. But are they the right option in connection with a workout of your distressed loan? ...more

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CFPB revises methodology statement for calculating average prime offer rates

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The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that it has revised its methodology statement for calculating the average prime offer rates (APORs) under Regulations C and Z. Regulation C requires...more

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CFPB Proposes TRID Rule Modifications

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As previously reported, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed substantive and technical revisions to the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule, which the CFPB refers to as the "Know Before You Owe"...more

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CFPB Publishes New Annotated Loan Disclosures

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In emails sent to CFPB email subscription holders, the CFPB announced the publication of new annotated versions of the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure that include citations to sections in Chapter 2 of the Truth in...more

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CFPB issues final rule expanding definition of “small creditor” and “rural areas” under TILA

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The CFPB has issued a final rule that revises the definitions of “small creditor” and “rural areas” under Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). The final rule is effective January 1, 2016. We previously reported on...more

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new "Know Before You Owe" Mortgage Disclosure...

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) recently issued or perhaps had to issue a proposed amendment to the “Know Before You Owe mortgage disclosure rule,” also known as the “TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure” rule,...more

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