CrossCountry Mortgage allegedly paid a North Carolina real estate brokerage $15,000 a month to have all of its clients referred to the lender.

PHH claimed that the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Chevron deference made the CFPB’s RESPA regulations invalid as far as civil claims filed by mortgage borrowers.

A district court’s order focused on RESPA violations following a loan default.

The Mortgage Bankers Association wants the CFPB to retain the complete/incomplete application framework in its upcoming rulemaking that would modernize its mortgage servicing rules.

A district court recently held that the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act’s treble damages provision applies only to the amount charged for title and settlement services due to illegal kickbacks.

The CFPB plans to issue a proposed rule in early 2024 to revise standards for loss mitigation. Separately, rising costs for homeowners insurance are a concern.

The CFPB has clarified that it applies all documents it assumed authority over from other agencies in 2011 unless they were superseded by law.

Compliance issues tied to HMDA reporting were the most common problem cited in Fed exams of banks in 2022.

A district court held that a borrower had provided enough evidence to show subservicer LoanCare had received a qualified written response and failed to respond as required by the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

For the third time, a judge held that the CFPB’s claims against Ocwen Financial over alleged servicing-related violations of federal law, are barred by a 2014 consent order between the bureau and the servicer.