CFPB LOSSES FIGHT WITH SMALL FAMILY-OWNED LAW FIRM
Category: CFPB, Regulation X, RESPA, Section 8 Violation
No question about it – the CFPB will bully you when they can. This time David fought back and defeated Goliath. In 2013 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Borders and Borders PLC, a small family-owned law firm located in Louisville, KY. The CFPB alleged that the firm and principals Harry Borders, John Borders, Jr. and J. David Borders accepted kickbacks in exchange for referrals of real-estate closing services. Most companies cannot afford to
HMDA – PROPOSED HELOC CHANGE
Category: CFPB, HMDA, Regulation C
On July 14, 2017 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed amendments to Regulation C that would, for a period of two years, increase the threshold for collecting and reporting data with respect to open-end lines of credit so that financial institutions originating fewer than 500 open-end lines of credit in either of the preceding two years would not be required to begin collecting such data until January 1, 2020. Through outreach, the CFPB has
2017 TRID Amendments
Category: Regulation Z, TRID, Truth in Lending
In the latest of our series of YouTube videos, Kelly talks about the recent TRID amendments. We have a newly announced webinar for this topic on August 1st. You can register here.
ANOTHER TRID PROPOSAL
Category: Regulation Z, TRID, Truth in Lending
Right on the heels of the release of the 2017 TRID-RESPA Amendments final rule, the CFPB released a proposal today that also impacts TRID. The proposed amendment released in July 2016 contained comments related to utilizing a Closing Disclosure to determine if a closing cost was disclosed in good faith. The CFPB determined, based on comments received from the proposal, that many thought the amendment “would broaden creditors’ ability to compare charges paid by or
The time has finally come, the proposed revisions to the 2015 Integrated Disclosures Rule (TRID) were released in final form today, July 7, 2017. The proposed amendments to TRID were released in July 2016 and gave all compliance professionals a glimpse into the direction the CFPB was headed with the amendments; the proposal provided much needed clarification on many confusing aspects of TRID, including construction loans. The 560 pages of the 2017 TILA-RESPA Amendments are
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