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.

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.

A new law will make it easier for Georgia mortgage lenders and brokers to hire former felons for work on out-of-state loans as long as the employee is located outside the state.

A controversial bill that would have included an explicit consideration of race and ethnicity in performance evaluations has been dramatically altered. Trade associations representing lenders are taking the credit.

The Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act, if passed, would mean a servicer’s voluntarily halting of foreclosure litigation wouldn’t cancel the loan’s “acceleration.”

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.

The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld the revocation of the now-shuttered company’s mortgage license by the state Department of Banking in 2019 for failure to maintain a surety bond.

The bill would impose a Community Reinvestment Act-like framework for evaluating the performance of financial institutions in meeting the needs of the communities they serve.

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