According to industry attorneys, a delay in implementation may provide the bureau an opportunity to propose substantive changes to the rule.

One of the biggest issues mortgage lenders will face is implementing changes to the general qualified-mortgage rule, which has a mandatory compliance date of July 2021.

In the new year, the CFPB will propose changes to its loss-mitigation rules to govern how residential servicers work with borrowers affected by natural disasters and other emergencies.

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Mr. Cooper will pay $91.3 million to settle with state regulators and the CFPB for violations of federal and state servicing rules, according to an agreement released this week.

Some 279,000 mortgage borrowers who were current before the pandemic struck are now delinquent but not in forbearance, according to the CFPB.

The changes under the final debt collection rule, such as call frequency limitations, will impact the operation of certain mortgage servicers who are now deemed FDCPA debt collectors.

Mortgage trade groups are asking the CFPB to expressly permit servicers, in the case of escrow shortage, to include a lump-sum repayment option in account statements.

The latest supervisory report from the CFPB found that some servicers violated Regulation X by including a lump-sum repayment option in escrow account statements when mortgagors had a shortage.

With the initial 180-day forbearance plans coming to an end, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, is urging the CFPB to ensure borrowers are not victims of improper foreclosure practices.