UPDATE: This article was updated on May 24, 2018 -
On May 24, President Trump signed into law a banking deregulation bill (S.2155) that loosens rules and requirements imposed on lenders by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. ...more
On May 22, The House of Representatives voted 258-159 to pass a banking deregulation bill (S.2155) that loosens rules and requirements imposed on lenders by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The legislation contains a number of...more
President Trump Issues Executive Order Instructing Review of Financial Regulations -
President Donald Trump on February 3rd issued an Executive Order (EO) detailing his Administration’s core principles for financial...more
3/8/2017
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EFTA ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
PHH Corp. v CFPB ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Removal For-Cause ,
Single Director ,
Trump Administration ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
A newly leaked memo from U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) to the Committee’s leadership team has provided stakeholders in the banking industry with a preview of major...more
2/15/2017
/ Automotive Loans ,
Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Deregulation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Student Loans
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) yesterday released his legislative plan to repeal and replace the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which passed a Democrat-led...more
New data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) shows that total mortgage applications decreased 27.6 percent from the previous week as a result of CFPB’s TILA-RESPA integrated disclosures (TRID) rule, which became...more
10/16/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Closing Documents ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Institutions ,
Homeowners ,
Mortgage Bankers Association ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Refinancing ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID)