Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit brought the powerful CFPB down to earth in its legal wrangling with PHH Mortgage, ruling that two aspects of the bureau’s structure – the dismissal of the director of the agency only for cause, and the single directorship as opposed to a multi-member bipartisan commission – were unconstitutional. “As an independent agency with just a single director, the CFPB represents a sharp break from historical practice, lacks the critical internal check on arbitrary decision-making, and poses a far greater threat to individual liberty than does a multi-member independent agency,” wrote Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh on behalf of the court. “All of that raises grave constitutional doubts about the CFPB’s ...
The CFPB took a whipping last week in the long-awaited court ruling in its dispute with PHH Mortgage – so much so, in fact, that not only are its future enforcement actions likely to be curtailed, but even past actions might be challenged by the affected industry participants. “The ramifications of this case go far beyond restricting the CFPB’s reach, clarifying the interpretation of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and resolving the question of how statutes of limitation apply to the CFPB’s enforcement actions,” said Craig Nazzaro, of counsel with the Baker Donelson law firm in Atlanta, in a review of the case. As he sees it, this case makes clear that the bureau has exceeded its bounds and that ...
But there’s also the case of certain nonbank lenders that are affiliated with homebuilding firms. In some cases, these mortgage professionals can earn as little as 35 bps per loan originated.
Further, the decision opens up prior actions taken by the bureau to potential challenges to the validity of past guidance, consent orders, fines and rules.
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The MMIF had $30.86 billion in capital resources at the end of fiscal 2015. HUD does not provide updated figures on the fund’s capital resources through the year…
Bank of America’s mortgage division posted $297 million in residential income for 3Q compared to $267 million in 2Q and $290 million in the third quarter of last year.
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