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Shannon Clark

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Investment Advisor Fined $80 Million for Overvaluation of CMOs

October 17, 2024
Shannon Clark
The SEC alleged Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust’s valuation practices for collateralized mortgage obligations violated the Investment Advisors Act and the Investment Company Act.
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DOJ Reaches its First Redlining Settlement With a Credit Union

October 17, 2024
Shannon Clark
Citadel Federal Credit Union said the alleged redlining was an inadvertent outcome from its push into digital services.
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Massachusetts Settles With Servicer Over ‘Zombie’ Debt

October 17, 2024
Shannon Clark
The settlement between Franklin Credit Management and the Massachusetts attorney general will require the servicer to cease collecting or attempting to collect on “zombie” second liens in the state.
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Fairway Settles Redlining Charges With DOJ, CFPB

October 16, 2024
Shannon Clark
Fairway Independent Mortgage denied the allegations and said it determined the settlement was “the most appropriate solution.”
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ABS Borrowers Tend to Recover from Hurricanes

October 10, 2024
Shannon Clark
While impairments initially rise following a hurricane, borrowers with loans in ABS typically get back on track, according to dv01.
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CSBS Plans to Move Forward With NMLS Fee Hike

October 10, 2024
Shannon Clark
“Without an increase in NMLS processing fees, CSBS staff projected losses of nearly $133 million over the next decade,” CSBS said in a report in response to feedback received on the proposal.
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Lenders Limit Production in Unmapped Flood Zones

October 10, 2024
Shannon Clark
Lenders alter practices to reduce risks associated with lending to unmapped flood risk areas, according to researchers at the New York Fed.
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CFPB Working on Regulatory Relief for Refis

October 8, 2024
Shannon Clark
The CFPB is looking into whether it’s necessary to recertify a borrower’s ability to repay a rate-term refi as the borrower will be receiving a lower interest rate and mortgage payment and has already proven through a standard mortgage their ability to pay their loan.
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CFPB Working on Reducing Regulations for Refinances

October 7, 2024
Shannon Clark
The CFPB is looking into whether it’s necessary to recertify a borrower’s ability to repay a rate-term mortgage refinance, Kevin Stevens, a senior manager at the bureau, said at a Mortgage Bankers Association conference held in Washington, DC, last week.
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CSBS Looks Set to Increase NMLS Fees Despite Outcry

October 7, 2024
Shannon Clark
Without an increase in NMLS processing fees, CSBS said it will incur nearly $133 million in losses over the next decade. The fee increases are poised to go into effect in March, but most industry participants won’t be impacted until fall 2025, according to CSBS.
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