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Highlights from the CFPB’s Spring 2024 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) recently released its semi-annual regulatory agenda, outlining its planned rulemaking initiatives. The CFPB releases regulatory agendas twice a year in voluntary...more

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CFPB Releases Mortgage Servicing Report on Borrower Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The complexity of loss mitigation programs designed to assist distressed mortgage borrowers during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been too daunting for many borrowers to seek help, the CFPB said, in a report released last...more

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CFPB Issues Proposed Rule Amending Mortgage Servicing Rules

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The CFPB recently issued its long-awaited proposed rule amending the mortgage servicing rules under Regulation X, with a focus on streamlining and expanding the loss mitigation procedures and foreclosure protections. The...more

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Arkansas amends sponsorship licensing requirements under Fair Mortgage Lending Act

On March 21, Arkansas enacted HB 1439 to clarify the sponsorship process and amend licensing requirements under the state’s Fair Mortgage Lending Act. The amendments modify the definition of a “transitional loan officer...more

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State Prudential Standards for Mortgage Servicers: “Ahead of the Curve” or “Dead Man’s Curve”?

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I was only 9 years old when Jan and Dean in 1963 released their hit song “Dead Man’s Curve.” I thought about this song when I read the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ (“CSBS”) Proposed Regulatory Prudential Standards...more

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Alaska Exempts Nonprofit Organizations From Mortgage Lender Licensing Requirements

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The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development recently adopted amendments to its mortgage lending regulations to exempt bona fide nonprofit organizations from the licensing requirement....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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New Jersey Mortgage Servicer License Applies to Holders of Mortgage Servicing Rights

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The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance recently issued a bulletin to provide guidance relating to the licensing and registration of mortgage servicers under the New Jersey Mortgage Servicers Licensing Act. The...more

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Georgia and Colorado Address MLO Temporary Authority to Operate

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Following receipt and consideration of three written comments on proposed rules distributed on November 18, 2019, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance adopted final rules on December 20, 2019, that establish...more

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Michigan Adopts Temporary Authority Provisions

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Michigan has joined a number of states that have amended its statutes to grant certain individuals temporary authority to act as a mortgage loan originator while a license application is pending, in conformity with the...more

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Wisconsin Adopts Temporary Authority Provisions

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Wisconsin is the latest state to pass legislation amending its statutes to add provisions addressing temporary authority to operate as a mortgage loan originator while a license application is pending pursuant to the federal...more

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Washington State Adopts Temporary Authority Provisions

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Washington State has enacted legislation amending its regulations to permit temporary authority to operate as a mortgage loan originator...more

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Ohio's new requirements for junior lienholders and mortgage servicers

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It has been a little over six months since Ohio Revised Code § 1349.72 went into effect—a law that requires holders of junior liens on residential real property to first send a written notice containing specific information...more

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