The CFPB will announce changes to its consent order termination policy, making it easier for firms to get out from under post-enforcement monitoring, agency Director Kathy Kraninger said in a recent speech. She also hinted at a few other soon-to-be-announced items.
Two Democratic senators are pressing for a CFPB examination of the Apple Card's underwriting standards, while demanding information about the agency's enforcement of fair lending standards.
The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities unveiled six enforcement actions during the third quarter against licensed mortgage lenders for operating a servicing business without a license.
A district court not convinced that the CFPB’s structure is unconstitutional declined to drop a case filed by the bureau against Ocwen Financial Corp. over alleged mortgage servicing failures.
A district judge in Wisconsin ordered two now-defunct mortgage relief firms and their principals to pay $59 million over foreclosure abuses. The payment includes $21.7 million in consumer restitution and a $37.3 million fine.
The Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a recent court filing said the agency’s past enforcement actions can survive even if the U.S. Supreme Court finds its structure unconstitutional.
New York’s governor recently directed the New York State Department of Financial Services to investigate instances of alleged mortgage deed fraud in Brooklyn.
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