Bill aimed at making changes to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, seeks more information from the largest auto lenders.

A new executive order directs federal agencies to consider changing several major mortgage regulations in part to increase mortgage lending by smaller banks. Consumer advocates raised alarms.

The executive order directs federal agencies to revise and, in some cases, eliminate clean energy homebuilding requirements.

The investors claim the warehouse lenders and underwriters were aware of fraud at Tricolor, but ignored the warnings.

The consent order could have little effect as Luminate Home Loans was folded into Luminate Bank last year and continues to originate mortgages.

The Mortgage Bankers Association said it believes the CFPB's complaint database would be most effective if it functioned as a “secondary escalation mechanism,” available after a consumer has attempted to resolve the issue directly with the company.

Industry attorneys said it looks like the full DC Circuit will send the National Treasury Employees Union lawsuit against the CFPB back to the district court, mandating a revision of the preliminary injunction.

The Mortgage Bankers Association said the CFPB consumer database should not act as an alternative to leaving reviews on Google, Yelp or the Better Business Bureau.

Chris Willis, a partner at the law firm of Troutman Pepper Locke, said the CFPB is likely to resume investigations into pending enforcement actions.

Industry attorneys see 2025 as a “ramp up period” as certain states look to fill the federal enforcement void.