FHFA wants the authority to suspend counterparties that have been sanctioned by other federal or state regulators. The agency argues that the outcomes of certain civil actions are analogous to criminal convictions.
When rates rise, holders of MSRs can benefit by increasing the value of this esoteric asset. Now that the second quarter has ended, the biggest beneficiaries will be shops that took it easy when it came to hedging.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure is unconstitutional, a bevy of new amicus briefs argue. But they part ways on how to remedy the problem.
Consumer financial services trade groups offered their two cents to the CFPB on its April policy statement on abusive acts and practices, arguing the agency had failed to provide specific standards for abusive conduct. Further, they claimed, the current draft would create massive risks for financial institutions.
Complaints submitted to the CFPB regarding student loans declined in the first half of the year. Most complaints are focused on federal student loans, which were the subject of a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Attorney James Sandy of McGlinchey Stafford said that while there’s no legal definition of a junk fee, the CFPB has offered several examples, that can provide some lessons to financial institutions.
The $25 million settlement is the CFPB’s first enforcement action brought over information handling practices in processing mortgage payments. The settlement is tied to the Electronic Fund Transfer Act.
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