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Financial Institution Regulation

CFPB Proposes Multiple Changes to TRID “Know Before You Owe” Rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) recently issued 293 pages of proposed changes (the “Amendments”) to the federal mortgage disclosure requirements it propounded in October 2015 commonly known as the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (“TRID”) or “Know Before You Owe” rule.  The changes are many, but the rulemaking is not intended to review policy decisions behind… Continue Reading
Compliance, Financial Institution Regulation

CFPB Announces Plan to Promulgate Key Mortgage Disclosure Rule

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray recently informed several banking and other industry groups that the Bureau plans to introduce a proposed rule to address concerns related to CFPB mortgage disclosure requirements. In an April 21, 2016 letter to several key industry groups, Cordray stated that the CFPB received feedback on the Know… Continue Reading
Financial Institution Regulation

CFPB Announces Results of eClosing Pilot Project

On August 5, 2015, the CFPB published a report titled “Leveraging technology to empower mortgage consumers at closing,” which concluded that borrowers can benefit from electronic closings or “eClosings” – that is, closings in which a borrower can view and sign documents electronically. According to CFPB Director Richard Cordray, “Using the power of technology has… Continue Reading
Enforcement and Prosecution Policy and Trends, Financial Institution Regulation

National Mortgage Servicer Pays CFPB and FTC $63 Million to Settle Claims Over Alleged Servicing Violations

 On April 21, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a joint enforcement action and joint order with a national mortgage servicer. The CFPB and FTC alleged that the servicer failed to honor loan modifications transferred from other servicers and insisted that borrowers pay their original, higher monthly… Continue Reading

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