Shifting the burden of title insurance from borrowers to lenders may not provide the best overall cost savings, according to economists at the Urban Institute.

Hundreds of individuals, associations and trade groups submitted comments regarding the CFPB’s request for information on mortgage closing costs.

“We have identified a number of predatory practices, including high-pressure door-to-door sales where families are baited into expensive loans that wipe away the savings from a solar installation,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra.

The bureau's amicus brief argues that the plaintiffs have the right to sue Nationstar for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Michael Bright, CEO of the Structured Finance Association, predicted that the CFPB will soon bring another lawsuit involving ABS following a tepid reaction from the securitization market to a lawsuit by the bureau against a student loan ABS.

Additional litigation involving ABS could come from the bureau, according to Structured Finance Association CEO Michael Bright.

UBS is seeking at least $200 million from the bank for failing to pay legal fees for two lawsuits dating back to 2010.

The trade group said now is the wrong time to increase NMLS fees. It also criticized the proposal for the lack of justification for the changes.

Some 4,998 mortgage-related complaints were received by the bureau in the second quarter, an 11.5% decline from the prior period.

Servicing issues remained the top type of mortgage-related complaint received by the CFPB. The only mortgage category to see an increase in complaints was loan applications. (Includes two data tables.)