A CFPB proposal to set ability-to-repay requirements for PACE lending has support from mortgage lenders. However, PACE lenders and eight Republican state attorneys general have warned the proposal would lead to the end of PACE lending.

Most of the recent amicus briefs filed in a case challenging the CFPB’s funding structure urged SCOTUS to affirm a Fifth Circuit ruling on the matter.

Republicans in the Senate and House pressed CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on his authority to issue informal guidance that they said created new obligations for regulated firms, as well as other issues.

Lenders are concerned the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System’s proposed modernized mortgage business-specific licensee requirements are overly burdensome and confusing, and could introduce regulatory risks for lenders.

The now-shuttered Sprout Mortgage, its former CEO and other defendants have agreed to shell out $3.5 million to settle four consolidated class actions brought by former employees of the non-QM lender.

The CFPB accused OneMain Financial of misleading consumers into signing up for optional add-on products and failing to refund interest charges when consumers canceled those products.

The CFPB cautioned consumers against storing funds in digital payment apps, citing lack of federal deposit insurance on such accounts.

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.

Mortgage trade groups requested changes to proposed requirements for mortgage business licensing applications in a Nationwide Multistate Licensing System modernization proposal.

A new study has found that the California Consumer Protection Act increased California mortgage interest rate spreads — especially for banks — and contracted the supply of credit to low-income areas.