The National Credit Union Administration’s Division of Fair Lending Supervision next year will focus on credit unions that have recently expanded into underserved areas.

The proposed rule would classify data brokers as consumer reporting agencies when they sell certain sensitive consumer information. However, it is doubtful whether the proposal will move forward under Trump.

The final rule is at risk of being overturned by the Congressional Review Act under the incoming Trump administration. Trade groups representing banks have also filed a lawsuit against the final rule.

The CFPB had sued Georgia-based USASF for illegal servicing practices that harmed borrowers with auto loans.

The court said Acima failed to establish that Utah is “inconvenient.” The court also rejected Acima’s argument under the first-to-file rule.

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The lender contended that recent HUD guidance on appraisal reviews is contradictory to government mandates of appraiser independence.

The proposed rule will ensure protections from the Fair Credit Reporting Act apply to sensitive information, including information sold by data brokers.

A provision in the proposed rule that would limit sales of “credit header” information only to users who have a permissible purpose to obtain it would restrict the ability of lenders to advertise mortgage products.

The appraisal industry will soon experience major updates via the GSEs’ migration to the Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6.