The federal regulator will continue to take a close look at mortgage servicers’ actions as a wave of distressed borrowers nears the end of their pandemic-related forbearance programs.
Rohit Chopra was nominated in February to serve as the CFPB’s director. However, a final vote on his appointment has been delayed in the Senate for several months due to concerns about the leadership of the Federal Trade Commission, where Chopra is currently a member.
According to CFPB researchers, renters typically face more financial vulnerability than homeowners and hence had more to gain from some pandemic relief efforts than mortgagors.
Rather than going after credit repair companies for violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against a software company and its owner for aiding credit repair companies.
The CFPB has made it clear that it’s not buying income share agreement providers’ argument that their products are not loans and hence they don’t have to comply with consumer protection laws.
Reinstating a class action, Maryland’s Court of Appeals noted that the limitation placed on a lender from charging property inspection fees under the state’s usury law also applies to assignees of the mortgage.
The state regulator is taking notice of disparities in mortgage approvals and denials and terms of mortgage credit between same-sex and opposite-sex pairs.
Senate bill seeks to reward whistleblowers; CFPB examines complaints based on census tracts; new members appointed to CFPB advisory boards and councils.
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