What Happened? Continuing its focus on appraisal bias, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) issued new guidance to Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) mortgagees regarding appraisal reviews and...more
A&B ABstract: On December 7, the Department of Justice U.S. Trustee Program (“USTP”) announced that it has entered into agreements with three servicers to address mortgage servicing deficiencies impacting borrowers in...more
A&B ABstract: Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued two announcements of interest to servicers as they continue to respond to borrowers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic....more
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North Carolina is the latest state to extend the protections of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”), 50 U.S.C. §§ 3901 et seq., to active duty members of its National Guard. ...more
On May 24, 2018, the President signed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act into law. A product of rare bipartisanship, the Regulatory Relief Act makes modest reforms to the Dodd–Frank Wall...more