The National Community Reinvestment Coalition and five fintechs have asked the CFPB to issue an interpretive rule on best practices in collecting borrowers’ demographic data to monitor their underwriting in context of fair lending.

Industry trade groups said a separate role for the CFPB when it comes to reviewing bank mergers was unnecessary and would be outside of the bureau’s authority.

Monthly mortgage statements that contain language suggesting they are attempts to induce payment on a debt can be construed as a debt-related communication under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act.

Federal regulators recently elaborated on their goals behind last month’s interagency Community Reinvestment Act proposal, which some fair lending advocates believe is not going to advance racial equity.

The Ninth Circuit overturned a lower court’s decision that CitiMortgage had accurately responded to a consumer’s dispute over furnished loan information and conducted a reasonable investigation.

The CFPB reiterated that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act requires creditors to provide consumers notice if they decide to take an adverse action, even if it’s based on a “black-box” credit model.

While affirming a district court ruling against CashCall, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said the California-based lender’s behavior was reckless and justified higher penalties.

The appeals court found that an injunction against a former loan officer meant to enforce restrictive covenants was too vague, overbroad and improperly granted.

SEC administrative adjudications found unconstitutional; NCRC settles with Movement Mortgage; CFPB and New York attorney general settle case against debt collectors.

The proposed rule would greatly expand the assessment areas under CRA to include activities associated with online and mobile banking, branchless banking and hybrid models.