Although the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has delayed for two months the implementation date for the new consolidated Truth-in-Lending/RESPA disclosure rules, industry trade groups are still pushing the agency… Read More »
Adding clarity, and perhaps a little more muscle, to fair housing requirements, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has finalized rules that will require local housing agencies to… Read More »
Over Half of Consumers Filing Complaints Online Opt In to Share Their Experiences Via the CFPB’s Public Complaint Database WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) goes… Read More »
Industry executives are going to have more time to adjust to the new integrated consumer disclosure requirements. Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, announced recently that he… Read More »
Teddy Roosevelt famously advised, “Walk softly and carry a big stick.” There’s no question about the size of the enforcement stick the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been wielding.… Read More »
The Senate Banking Committee has approved a sweeping regulatory relief bill, exempting smaller banks from many of the Dodd-Frank supervisory requirements, establishing markers for the restructuring of Fannie Mae and… Read More »
Employers added 223,000 positions to their payrolls in April, falling a little short of the consensus, but beating many more pessimistic forecasts and rebounding strongly from the March Department of… Read More »
The House of Representatives has given resounding (401-2) approval to a measure demanding more transparency from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Sponsored by Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) and Andy Barr… Read More »
The House of Representatives has approved the “Mortgage Choice Act,” amending the Truth-in-Lending Act to exclude the fees paid to title insurance companies and other businesses affiliated with a lender… Read More »
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has no plans to delay enforcement of the new mortgage disclosure rules taking effect August 1. Seventeen industry trade associations, representing real estate and… Read More »