Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
On August 21, the CFPB entered into a consent order with a nonbank mortgage servicer for mortgage servicing violations and for violating an earlier 2017 CFPB consent order for deficient foreclosure practices. In 2017, the...more
The CFPB reached a settlement with mortgage servicer Fay Servicing, LLC, to resolve allegations that the company took prohibited foreclosure actions against borrowers and prevented borrowers from taking advantage of loss...more
On August 21, 2024, the CFPB issued a Consent Order against the Company citing alleged failure to provide accurate information about loss mitigation options and improper handling of loan modifications. The Consent Order...more
Colorado's self-defense law grants you the right to employ physical force in defense of yourself or others, provided you meet two key conditions: ● Reasonable Belief: You must genuinely believe that using force is...more
On December 7, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) along with attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and bank regulators from 53 jurisdictions covering 48 states and Puerto Rico,...more
On March 12, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued the Winter 2019 edition of its Supervisory Highlights report, detailing key examination findings that were discovered during the second half of 2018....more
A recent Third Circuit decision offers a cautionary tale for mortgage lenders who provide loan modifications subject to the Homeowners Protection Act. In Fried v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., No. 16-3069 (3d Cir. March 9, 2017),...more
Mortgage insurance can be an expensive proposition for homeowners at the same time that it provides assurance to lenders. Whether the term of paying insurance premiums can be extended as the result of a mortgage modification...more
On November 3, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its ninth edition of Supervisory Highlights, a report which outlines the latest unlawful practices uncovered by the CFPB’s examiners between May...more
The CFPB recently issued Compliance Bulletin 2015-03, addressing the cancellation and termination requirements for private mortgage insurance (PMI) under the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 (HPA). We note that this Bulletin...more
On August 4, 2015 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a compliance bulletin on the private mortgage insurance (PMI) cancellation and termination provisions contained in the Homeowners Protection Act (HPA)....more
On August 4, 2015, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) issued a bulletin (CFPB Bulletin 2015-03) to assist residential mortgage servicers and subservicers (Servicers) with their compliance obligations regarding...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently published the eighth edition of its Supervisory Highlights, in which the Bureau “shares recent supervisory observations” touching on several legal topics under its...more