Pushback of proposed certification requirements and a vacant leadership role have led to a year-long blackout on new CDFI applications.

Despite their support for a standardized approach for evaluating the validity of an ROV, trade groups disagree that lenders should face fair-lending liability for the valuations made by independent appraisers.

The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act would offer tax incentives to support the creation or rehabilitation of 500,000 starter homes.

More than 13,000 residents have established a credit score for the first time due to the pilot program.

The CFPB and five other federal agencies issued a joint proposed rule aiming to set quality control standards for the use of automated valuation models. Separately, regulators issued proposed guidance for reconsiderations of value.

The Supreme Court held that a Minnesota county violated the Constitution’s takings clause when it kept excess proceeds from a tax foreclosure sale after paying off the homeowner’s tax debt. The ruling has implications for mortgage servicers.

The CFPB stressed that any use of a chatbot in customer service roles should meet financial institutions’ legal obligations. The bureau also outlined a series of problems reported in consumer complaints.

The now-shuttered Sprout Mortgage, its former CEO and other defendants have agreed to shell out $3.5 million to settle four consolidated class actions brought by former employees of the non-QM lender.

The Department of Justice reached a settlement with Stroudsburg, PA-based ESSA Bank & Trust over redlining allegations. The lender has agreed to invest at least $2.9 million in a home loan subsidy fund.

Members of the Federal Reserve’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council have raised concerns that Section 1071 reporting requirements and Community Reinvestment Act modernization could hurt their ability to offer services.