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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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CFPB Bemoans “Junk Fees” in Mortgage Servicing

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On April 24, 2024, the CFPB released its Supervisory Highlights, Mortgage Servicing Edition, (Issue 33, Spring 2024) which provides insight on the CFPB’s current focus in examining mortgage loan servicers. According to the...more

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CFPB Crusade Continues: Mortgage Servicers and "Junk Fees"

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Continuing its vigorous effort to eliminate so-called “junk fees,” and detailing other problematic mortgage servicer activities, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released its Spring 2024 Supervisory...more

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CFPB Releases Special Edition of its Supervisory Highlights Focusing on Mortgage Servicers’ Alleged “Junk Fees”

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On April 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights report focusing on examinations of the residential mortgage servicing market that were completed...more

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CFPB Announces Update in Continued War on Mortgage Servicing Junk Fees

On April 24, the CFPB released its latest edition of Supervisory Highlights detailing the agency’s actions taken to combat “junk fees” it alleges are charged by mortgage servicers. This spotlight on fees in mortgage servicing...more

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[Webinar] Hot Topics in Fair Servicing - April 13th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

The national and administrative focus on advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities keeps fair servicing in the foreground as a top priority for mortgage servicers. In this webinar, you’ll hear from a...more

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Fourth Circuit Rules That a Mortgage Servicer Can Be Liable for FDCPA Violations Even if Not Subject to the FDCPA

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Putative class action plaintiffs recently prevailed on appeal in a case involving mortgage servicing fees charged to Maryland borrowers. In doing so, the opinion opens the door for FDCPA liability for all mortgage servicing...more

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Recent Decisions Support the Legality of “Pay-to-Pay” Fees in Florida

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Many mortgage servicers allow borrowers to make loan payments over the telephone, and the servicers charge a small convenience fee for this special service. These telephone convenience fees, or “pay-to-pay” fees as coined by...more

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District Courts Split on Convenience Fees Under Debt Collection Laws

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A&B ABstract: In a number of recent decisions, district courts have split on the issue of whether a mortgage servicer violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) and related state debt collection statutes by...more

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New York Issues Final Mortgage Servicing Regulations

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On December 18, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued its Final Regulations detailing the business conduct rules for mortgage loan servicers. ...more

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CFPB issues Fall 2016 Supervisory Highlights

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In its Fall 2016 Supervisory Highlights, which covers supervision work generally completed between May and August 2016, the CFPB highlights violations found by its examiners involving origination and servicing of auto...more

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CFPB Month in Review for August 2016

In case you missed it, here is what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was up to over the last month: Enforcement Actions and Litigation - Enforcement Action Against First National Bank of Omaha - ...more

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Financial Institutions and Creditors’ Rights: Ninth Circuit Finds SCRA Liability Based on Prior Servicer’s Actions

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”) was signed into law in 2003, greatly expanding prior legislation in order to better assist servicemembers in avoiding default and foreclosure while they are on active duty. The...more

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