The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent proposed rule regarding loan originator compensation would expand and clarify anti-steering rules established by the Federal Reserve, in effect since April 2011. “Compensation structures frequently gave loan originators incentives to steer consumers into loans with higher rates or other unfavorable terms,” according to the CFPB. The regulator’s proposed rule cited a consent order issued by the Fed in 2011 regarding subprime steering by Wells Fargo ...