Maintaining internal policies and documenting employees’ work practices are vital to effectively managing the return-to-office transition, according to industry participants.

The case against UBS Securities will determine whether the antiretaliation provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires a whistleblower to prove “retaliatory intent.”

NPL securitizations may help asset managers shore up their liquidity in the face of rising delinquencies on commercial MBS. While uncommon, a handful of commercial NPL securitizations were issued between 2013 and 2017.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case challenging the constitutionality of the CFPB’s funding structure. Analysts say the bureau has a good chance of prevailing.

“Our goal is to basically find a way to preserve that flexibility to allow streamlined tools and servicing,” said Mark McArdle, assistant director of mortgage markets at the CFPB.

The class members are 85 Black and Hispanic employees who between February 2011 and April 2022 worked in the CFPB’s Office of Consumer Response in non-supervisory positions.

Jedd Bellman, senior counsel at Orrick, said regulators are getting frustrated by inaccuracy in mortgage call reports.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit believe the consequences of deeming the bureau’s funding unconstitutional would be disastrous for regulated markets, especially housing finance.

A federal court sided with trade groups and vacated the CFPB’s March 2022 supervision and examination manual update that directed examiners to apply the Consumer Financial Protection Act’s unfairness authority to discriminatory practices.

The bureau has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a 2018 discrimination lawsuit brought by current and former Black and Hispanic employees.