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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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VA Announces Wind Down of VASP Program and VA Home Retention Waterfall

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What Happened? On April 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued Circular 26-25-2 (the Circular), which announces that the VA’s Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program is winding down. As of...more

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HUD further revises servicing and claims requirements and loss mitigation options

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In January 2025 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Mortgagee Letter 2025-06 revising servicing and claims requirements and loss mitigation options for FHA insured mortgage loans effective...more

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Consumer Finance State Roundup - August 2024

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The latest edition of the Consumer Finance State Roundup highlights three recently enacted measures of potential interest from California, Missouri, and North Carolina....more

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CFPB and Other Federal Agencies Enact New Rule to Regulate Use of Automated Valuation Models for Mortgage Transactions

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On July 1, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”)—the primary federal watchdog of the consumer finance industry—along with several other federal agencies, approved a new rule to regulate the use of automated...more

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Regulatory Review, Reformatted

As 2021 runs in search of what’s new, we realize that the pandemic disruption has continued through 2021. The NMLS Ombudsman Meeting was held virtually and the upcoming American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators...more

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Consumer Finance Law – COVID-19 Year in Review

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The year 2020 was a tumultuous one given the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for the mortgage lending and servicing industry. In response to sudden stay-at-home orders and a sharp drop in employment rates, federal...more

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2020 NMLS Annual Conference & Training: Reminder to Submit Agenda Items to NMLS Ombudsman

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For the upcoming 2020 NMLS Annual Conference & Training taking place February 18-21 in San Francisco, individuals are reminded to submit discussion items to the NMLS Ombudsman by Friday, January 24, to be addressed during an...more

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NMLS Reinstatement Period Now Open Through February 29

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The NMLS Reinstatement Period began on January 2, 2020, and will end on February 29, 2020. This period allows individuals and companies that failed to renew their licenses by December 31 to request renewal. ...more

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NMLS Policy Guidebook Adds Temporary Authority Section

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On November 23, 2019, an updated version of the NMLS Policy Guidebook was posted to the NMLS Resource Center. It includes a new section on Temporary Authority to Operate (TA) that provides technical guidance for qualified...more

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NMLS Renewal Underway and Renewal Changes for Nevada Licensees

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The NMLS renewal period for licensees began last week on November 1 and continues through December 31. For Nevada licensees, according to an update from the Nevada Division of Mortgage Lending...more

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South Dakota Adds Non-Residential Mortgage Lender Licenses to NMLS

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South Dakota Adds Non-Residential Mortgage Lender Licenses to NMLS - South Dakota added its Non-Residential Mortgage Lender License to NMLS on July 15, 2019. ...more

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Minnesota Revises Licensing Requirements Effective August 1, 2019

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Minnesota has revised its Residential Mortgage Originator and Servicer Licensing Act to provide an exemption from residential mortgage originator licensure requirements for a "manufactured home dealer" and "manufactured home...more

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North Dakota Modifies Surety Bond Requirements

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North Dakota has modified the surety bond requirements under the Money Brokers Act. Presently, the law requires a surety bond in an amount not less than $25,000. N.D. Cent. Code Section 13-04.1-04.01(1). Effective August 1,...more

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CFPB Winter 2019 Supervisory Highlights focuses on deposits, mortgage loan servicing, and remittances

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The CFPB’s Winter 2019 Supervisory Highlights discusses the Bureau’s examination findings in the areas of automobile loan servicing, deposits, mortgage loan servicing, and remittances....more

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North Carolina FAQs Updated to Address MSR Owners

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The North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks recently updated its FAQs to specifically address the need for a Servicer license for entities that merely hold mortgage servicing rights. ...more

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NMLS Renewal Period Now Open

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A reminder that the NMLS license renewal period opened on November 1, and that there is an Annual Renewal Information section on the NMLS Resource Center website with detailed information regarding deadlines, requirements,...more

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CFPB issues Summer 2018 Supervisory Highlights

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The CFPB’s newly-released Summer 2018 edition of Supervisory Highlights represents the CFPB’s first Supervisory Highlights report covering supervisory activities conducted under Acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s leadership. ...more

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Washington Amends Mortgage Servicing Regulations

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The Washington Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) amended its regulations under the Consumer Loan Act, effective September 1, 2018. Changes are made to a variety of provisions, including licensing coverage and various...more

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North Carolina to Accept Electronic Surety Bonds

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The North Carolina Commissioner of Banks Office has begun receiving new and converted Electronic Surety Bonds (ESB) through NMLS for its mortgage broker, mortgage lender, and mortgage servicer licenses....more

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Pennsylvania Issues Mortgage Servicer License FAQs

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The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities recently published Frequently Asked Questions to clarify its new mortgage servicer licensing requirements. ...more

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Pennsylvania Adds Licensing Requirements for Mortgage Servicers

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Pennsylvania is adding a requirement that a Mortgage Servicer License is required to engage in the mortgage loan business as a mortgage servicer. As such, the definition of “mortgage loan business” has been amended to include...more

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Illinois Revises Residential Mortgage License Act Provisions

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The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation adopted rules to repeal and amend parts of the Residential Mortgage License Act, including, but not limited to...more

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NAFCU urges regulatory relief for credit unions in letter to Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin

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On February 28, 2017, B. Dan Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (the “NAFCU“), urged regulatory relief for credit unions in a letter submitted to the...more

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Wells Fargo Ends Marketing Services Arrangements with Builders

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Concerned about “increasing uncertainty surrounding regulatory oversight of these types of arrangements,” Wells Fargo is ending all of its roughly 200 mortgage marketing services and desk rental agreements with builders and...more

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