Although the bureau isn’t enforcing its payday lending rule, members of the small-dollar lending industry said the rule is still limiting customers’ “payment flexibility.”

The CFPB will focus on debanking in 2026, while the NCUA shifted how it will evaluate potential discrimination under fair lending laws.

Trade groups and consumer advocates go different ways in their feedback on proposed changes to data collection on small-business lending.

The court determined that when used retroactively, the new state foreclosure-protection law in New York doesn’t interfere with mortgage lenders’ due process rights.

A Maryland court ruled that Lakeview Loan Servicing and Nationstar Mortgage are subject to state prohibitions against charging convenience fees for monthly mortgage payments via phone.

Federal Reserve examiners have identified several compliance violations related to flood insurance coverage and notices, force placement and loan modifications.

The proposed changes would eliminate the use of disparate impact under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and restrict conditions for creditors to offer special purpose credit programs.

The new Section 1071 proposal would raise the covered loan origination threshold and exclude certain loans from coverage.

The Mortgage Bankers Association and a local trade group said imposing Community Reinvestment Act requirements on nonbanks isn’t the way to address the barriers to homeownership.

The trade group called for clear federal guidance on existing laws to provide regulatory certainty and facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence by the mortgage industry.