Although CFPB Director Rohit Chopra’s tenure so far has been unusually quiet on the mortgage front, industry attorneys and executives said other actions indicate there’s enforcement on the horizon.
Industry trade groups believe the request for information is unwarranted as fees on consumer financial products and services are already backed by adequate disclosure requirements.
The denial rate on applications for refinances increased in 2021, while the purchase-mortgage denial rate declined. For both categories, inadequate debt-to-income ratios were the main reason for denials. (Includes two data charts.)
The CFPB names banks reporting the most overdraft fee and non-sufficient fund revenue in 2021; the bureau is examining transcript withholding as a debt collection practice; complaints relating to medical bills.
The National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions late last week called for FHFA to raise its capital ratio requirements for nonbank mortgage lenders to 10%.