A dozen state attorneys general asked the CFPB to withdraw or make substantial modifications to its proposed trial disclosure program.

The CFPB recently updated its Spanish glossary of common financial terms in order to help borrowers who do not have a command of English.

A collection of industry and consumer advocacy groups jointly urged the CFPB to expeditiously start rulemaking to expand ability-to-repay requirements to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans.

The CFPB said it will focus on ability-to-repay provisions as it tries to overhaul its controversial rule on payday, title and high-cost installment lending.

Mortgage-related consumer complaints filed with the CFPB continued to plunge in the third quarter, according to a new Inside the CFPB analysis. [Includes one data chart.]

Democrats on Capitol Hill and state attorneys general are continuing their campaign to get the CFPB to enforce the Military Lending Act.

Top officials at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac extolled the major improvements made at the two GSEs over their decade in conservatorship, and a key Trump administration official reiterated his view that the gains should be preserved.

Issuance of new securities backed by commercial mortgages fell 4.9 percent from the second to the third quarter of 2018, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS market analysis. [Includes one data chart.]

Although legislative reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is dead for now, Ginnie Mae supporters continue to worry about what might happen to agency MBS spreads if the government-sponsored enterprises get an explicit guarantee on their MBS.

The bankruptcy filing by Sears will likely place additional stress on commercial MBS backed by the retailer, but the effect in most deals could be minimal and, in the long term, even positive for the commercial properties, said rating agencies.