Industry stakeholders have raised concerns that the use of qualitative factors and examiner judgment in evaluation of CRA-related activities can lead to inconsistent interpretations of the law.

In recent television appearances, the CFPB director was asked about a grab bag of issues, including auto lending, student loans, credit cards, cryptocurrencies and buy now, pay later products.

The request comes in the wake of a media report that, of all large lenders, Wells Fargo had the biggest disparity between Black and white homeowners in refinancing approval rates.

For its part, the CFPB said it will take an “active leadership role” on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s Appraisal Subcommittee.

A study found that mortgages subject to TRID are less attractive to lenders than the pre-TRID version. The CFPB noted its own analysis didn’t find a long-term decline in mortgage originations linked to TRID.

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors is optimistic it will avoid a repeat of the technical glitches that plagued the annual NMLS license renewal process last year.

Written correspondence sent to a mortgage servicer providing sufficient information to identify the account and an alleged servicing error is a “qualified written request,” the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.

Without proper safeguards, the bureau warned, flawed versions of automated valuation models could “digitally redline certain neighborhoods and further embed and perpetuate historical lending disparities.”

Both industry and consumer groups welcomed OCC’s principle-based approach to large banks’ management of climate-related financial risk. Most of the feedback focused on scenario analysis related to climate-related risks.

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