The current standard language in leveraged loan documents may expose issuers to heightened credit risk and a spike in debt service costs when LIBOR is no longer viable, according to Fitch Ratings.
While the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s plan to extend the qualified-mortgage patch was not unexpected, its proposal to eliminate the debt-to-income threshold has sparked a debate.
While industry groups argue the integrated mortgage disclosure rule is overly burdensome for lenders, consumer advocates caution the CFPB from taking any drastic steps.
After Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, the Golden State will be the fourth state to establish a state-level agency to boost consumer financial protection.
The court-appointed CFPB defender said the petition challenging the bureau’s structure is “remarkably weak.” According to him, there is no basis “to take the grave step of invalidating an act of Congress.”
Consumer complaints filed with the CFPB regarding mortgages hit a record low in the final quarter of 2019, with double-digit declines in two categories. (Includes two data charts.)
The CFPB granted a no-action letter to Bank of America regarding its funding arrangement with HUD-certified housing counseling agencies. It marks the second no-action letter under the revised policy.
A Fed governor introduced the metric-based approach to reform the Community Reinvestment Act, which would assess mortgage lending to both low- and moderate-income borrowers and LMI communities.
The consumer watchdog sued two mortgage-related companies for allegedly selling credit reports they obtained under false pretenses to debt relief companies for their marketing purposes.
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