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Digital Transformation: eSignature and ePayment News and Trends - July/August 2024

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Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more

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Nutter Bank Report: July 2024

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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

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When Florida's Transfer Tax Applies to Real Estate Deals: Handy Scenarios

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Buyers and sellers of real property anticipate some tax consequences from a real estate transaction, but typically these concerns are limited to federal income tax implications. The reality is that most states impose various...more

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HUD sued for allegedly failing to refund mortgage insurance premiums for early-terminated FHA-insured mortgages

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On March 12, a putative class action complaint was filed against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for allegedly denying homeowners their Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) refunds upon the early termination...more

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Ginnie Mae Imposes Cybersecurity Incident Notification Obligation

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What Happened? On March 4, 2024, Ginnie Mae issued All Participant Memorandum (APM) 24-02 to impose a new cybersecurity incident notification requirement. Ginnie Mae has also amended its Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide to...more

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Fannie Mae announces updates to the servicing guide

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On December 20, Fannie Mae issued SVC-2023-06, announcing updates made to its Servicing Guide. The updates include new financial reporting requirements requiring large non-depository sellers/servicers to submit a Mortgage...more

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FTC is Mortgage Technology Industry’s White Knight in Antitrust Settlement

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The FTC settled with Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) and Black Knight, Inc. to resolve allegations that a proposed merger of the nation’s two largest providers of home mortgage loan origination systems (LOS) would...more

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Townstone Mortgage files brief with Seventh Circuit in CFPB appeal from district court ruling that ECOA only applies to applicants

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Townstone Mortgage (Townstone) has filed its brief in the CFPB’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from the district court’s decision in the CFPB’s enforcement action against Townstone. In the...more

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Residential Mortgage Loans: Capital Relief Through Synthetic Securitization

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Banking organizations looking to reduce the amount of risk-based regulatory capital required to support residential mortgage loan portfolios can use synthetic securitization to convert the capital treatment of their exposures...more

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FFIEC releases 2022 HMDA data

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On March 20, the CFPB announced the release of the 2022 HMDA modified loan application register (LAR) data. The LAR data, available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s HMDA platform, contains modified...more

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The COVID-19 National Emergency is Ending: Are mortgage servicers ready?

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A&B Abstract: On January 30, 2023, President Biden informed Congress that the COVID-19 National Emergency (the “COVID Emergency”) will be extended beyond March 1, 2023, but that he anticipates terminating the national...more

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Welcome to Internet and Mobile Marketing: HUD’s 1996 RESPA CLO Policy Statement Finally Refreshed

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A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) advisory opinion refreshes the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s computer loan origination system policy statement for a new generation of online marketing...more

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Title (Coverage) Not Available

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Two recent decisions concerning title insurance illustrate that an insured’s negligence can result in an exclusion from coverage and that title insurers generally do not owe a fiduciary duty to their insureds....more

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The Good, the Bad and the Ethical: Mortgage Fraud on the Rise?

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In a matter of months, several well-known individuals in real estate have been convicted of and/or charged with fraud or similar crimes relating to the theft of client funds. The summary below highlights a few of those cases...more

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Recent Transaction Transfers Ownership of Digital Mortgage Loans via Blockchain

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In a novel transaction for the blockchain and mortgage industries, a blockchain-focused financial services company and an investment firm announced the completion of a transaction involving the origination of digital mortgage...more

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CFPB and other Federal Regulators Eye Regulation Aimed at Curbing Algorithmic Bias in Automated Home Valuations

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Late last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took another step toward adopting rules governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms in appraising home values. Specifically, the CFPB...more

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“Crypto-Mortgage”- Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?

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Cryptocurrency continues to gain traction as a means of payment for goods and services. It recently made its debut appearance in the mortgage industry, as the concept of a “crypto-mortgage” came to life. A Miami-based...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - February 2022

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Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in Argentina (Updated)

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KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER ARGENTINIAN LAW - I. INTRODUCTION. Below you will find a brief outline of the legal regulation of the acquisition of real estate property in Argentina, which is mainly governed...more

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Freddie Mac Addresses Cryptocurrency in the Mortgage Qualification Process

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In Bulletin 2021-36 Freddie Mac addresses cryptocurrency in the mortgage qualification process. Freddie Mac indicated that it is providing guidance “[d]ue to the high level of uncertainty associated with cryptocurrency.”...more

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Law Brief®: Robert Wolf, Alexander Tiktin and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Continuing Foreclosure/Eviction Moratorium

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On the latest Law Brief® episode, Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring Partner Robert Wolf and Associate Alexander Tiktin join host, Richard Schoenstein to discuss the current status of the COVID-19 foreclosure and eviction...more

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While Foreclosure Moratorium Ended, FHFA, HUD, VA and USDA Extend Eviction Moratoria

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) eviction moratorium expired on July 31, 2021. Meanwhile, at President Biden's request, the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and the Secretaries of...more

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CFPB Summer 2021 Supervisory Highlights looks at auto servicing, consumer reporting, debt collection, deposits, fair lending,...

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The CFPB has released the Summer 2021 edition of its Supervisory Highlights. The report, which contains 48 pages of supervisory observations, discusses the Bureau’s examinations in the areas of auto servicing, consumer...more

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CFPB Issues Rules to Assist Borrowers and Mortgage Lenders and Servicers Following Expiration of Federal Foreclosure Moratoria

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On June 28, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a final rule (the “2021 Mortgage Servicing COVID-19 Rule”) amending Regulation X to protect borrowers from financial distress upon expiration of...more

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Extension of COVID-19 Foreclosure Moratorium

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A&B Abstract: Today, the Biden Administration announced an extension of the foreclosure moratorium for federally-backed mortgage loans (the “Presidential Announcement”). ...more

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