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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 +
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2024 Pre-Election Analysis: Financial Services

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Financial services encompass a wide range of services offered by the nation’s financial institutions, including banking, mortgage, investment, and credit services. The next administration and Congress’s financial services...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ, HUD resolve redlining claims with New Jersey-based bank

On September 17, the DOJ and HUD announced a settlement with a New Jersey-based bank to resolve “redlining” lending discrimination allegations. The DOJ’s complaint claimed that from 2018 through at least 2022, the bank failed...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: July 2024

The federal banking agencies have published joint guidance for banks about risks posed by fintech companies and other third parties to deliver bank deposit products and services. The joint guidance issued on July 30...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Ohio allows dual capacity in real estate transactions

Recently, the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions released a letter to repeal prior guidance banning mortgage professionals from acting as both a mortgage professional and a real estate agent in the same transaction. This...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: May 2024

Headlines 1. Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of the CFPB’s Funding Structure The Supreme Court has ruled that the statutory authorization that allows the CFPB to draw funds from the earnings of the Federal Reserve...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Budget fédéral 2024 : Points saillants relatifs au secteur des services bancaires et financiers

Le 16 avril 2024, la vice-première ministre et ministre des Finances du Canada, Chrystia Freeland, a dévoilé le budget fédéral de 2024 (le « Budget 2024 »). Intitulé « Une chance équitable pour chaque génération », le Budget...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

2024 Federal Budget: Banking, Financial Services Highlights

On April 16, 2024, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled Budget 2024 (Budget). The Budget, titled “Fairness for every generation,” sets out the federal government’s policy initiatives...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Kentucky enacts two bills: one on unlawful trade practices and another on mortgage liens

On April 9, Kentucky enacted HB 488 (the “Bill”) which will establish when a county clerk admits any amendment, renewal, modification, or extension of a recorded mortgage to record. The Bill will also establish when a county...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - February 2024 - 3

Editor's Note: The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Redlining Was Outlawed More than 50 Years Ago – Does It Still Continue?

Recently, my son took an online college course about social justice in the as-built environment. One topic in the class was redlining – a practice that limited the availability of affordable home loans for minorities.   ...more

Alston & Bird

European Enforcement Guide

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In the current economic climate, it is important that lenders understand how they can enforce security and debt claims, to help in assessing options in the event of default by their customers, and when structuring new...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NYDFS releases guidance on risk management

On December 21, 2023, NYDFS released guidance for managing significant financial and operational risks associated with climate change for New York State-regulated banking and mortgage institutions. The guidance emphasized the...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: September 2023

The CFPB has published guidance about compliance with Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), when lenders deliver denial notices based on underwriting decisions using artificial intelligence...more

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Structured Finance Spectrum - Summer 2023

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features smooth sailing through safe harbors, the English Court doing the cross-class...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: July 2023

The Federal Reserve has announced that its FedNowSM Service, a new interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments, went live on July 20 with 35 early-adopting banks and credit unions. The...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: June 2023

The federal banking agencies have published new guidance to help banking organizations manage risks associated with third-party relationships, including relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies. The new...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - June 2023 - A New Definition of Summer Madness

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the June 2023 webinar. Bite 12: CFPB Focusing on Overdraft Issues - On May 18, 2023, the CFPB announced that it had issued a...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights: V 3, Issue 4, April 2023

Banks are Borrowing Less from the Federal Reserve - “’So the fact that they are now borrowing less means that they’re trying to get back to normal.’” Why this is important: Investors and commentators look to several...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: April 2023

FDIC and OCC Issue Guidance on Authorize Positive, Settle Negative Overdraft Fee Risks. The FDIC and the OCC each have issued supervisory guidance on consumer compliance risk exposure related to the assessment of overdraft...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

EU Unveils Landmark Digital Markets Act Aimed at Increasing Competition in Tech

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The European Union is putting the final touches on its latest landmark digital legislation, the Digital Markets Act—one of “the world’s most far-reaching laws to address the power of the biggest tech companies.” The DMA is...more

Locke Lord LLP

Texas Supreme Court Holds Financial ‎Institutions May Be Served Only Through Their Registered ‎‎Agent

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In an attempt to invalidate mortgage liens without affording lienholders due process, borrowers (and purchasers of real estate subject to a mortgage lien) sometimes pursue quiet title actions premised upon suspect attempts to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFPB Releases TRID Guidance for Juneteenth National Independence Day

Late last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an interpretive rule that provided much-welcome guidance related to the effect of the new Juneteenth National Independence Day on disclosure waiting...more

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Supreme Court Decision Empowers President Biden to Replace Director of FHFA

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In This Issue. In a move that gives him the opportunity to put his stamp on housing policy and the potential overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Biden replaced the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financial Services Report - Summer 2021

As spring turns to summer, climate change is on our minds. A new day, a new story about how financial institutions are addressing climate-related risks. In the past few months, six major banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan...more

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