Recent releases from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) show that the mortgage industry is in the crosshairs of the CFPB's campaign against so-called junk fees. Earlier this year, the CFPB indicated its interest...more
The CFPB has released the Winter 2020 edition of its Supervisory Highlights. The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations findings in the areas of debt collection, mortgage servicing, payday lending, and student loan...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
In This Issue: - Introduction - Supervisory observations ..Consumer reporting ..Debt Collection ..Deposits ..Mortgage servicing ..Student loan servicing ..Fair Lending: CFPB’s HMDA...more
On July 29, 2014, another Section 1042 lawsuit was filed jointly by the Attorneys General of Florida and Connecticut in a Florida federal court. The lawsuit alleges that four individuals and their four businesses formulated...more
The CFPB released its Supervisory Highlights report highlighting problems in the mortgage servicing market during 2013. The report includes information gathered by the CFPB through its supervision program between July and...more