In a new request for input, the bureau has asked consumers to share their experiences with fees charged in connection to their mortgages, deposit accounts, credit cards and prepaid accounts, among others.
A new Urban Institute report shows that owner-occupied purchase lending in predominantly minority areas, especially by banks, was disproportionately low. The same was true for loans to minority borrowers.
Industry attorneys believe new guidance issued by the CFPB on the debt collection rule that takes effect at the end of the month could end up causing more stress for servicers.
In congressional hearings, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra doubled down on his concerns about “algorithmic redlining,” indicating that lenders can expect more robust enforcement on the practice.
A lawsuit filed by Oakland, CA, in 2015, alleging that discriminatory lending by Wells Fargo eventually prompted a decrease in property tax collections, was ultimately decided in favor of the lender.
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.