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On August 3, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new eviction moratorium to temporarily halt evictions in counties where COVID-19 is spreading rapidly. The new pause in evictions may help those struggling to pay rent stay in their homes, but they may need to take action. If they already gave their landlord a CDC Declaration, they are protected until October 3, 2021. Their landlord cannot remove them from their home

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction moratorium expired on July 31, 2021.  The Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and the Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Treasury, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the extension of their foreclosure-related eviction moratoria until September 30, 2021. In Mortgagee Letter 2021-19, dated July 30, 2021, HUD advises that the extension of its

On August 5, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published OCC Bulletin 2021-35 which informs national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banking organizations of the appropriate names and addresses for notices required by the Community Reinvestment Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and for posters under the Fair Housing Act. Community Reinvestment Act—Public Notice by Banks 12 CFR 25.30 requires banks to provide the public

On July 30, 2021 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that the two final rules (Regulation F) issued under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) will take effect as planned, on November 30, 2021. The CFPB issued a proposal in April 2021 that, if finalized, would have extended the effective dates to January 29, 2022. The CFPB has now determined that such an extension is unnecessary. Following this announcement, the CFPB will publish a formal notice

On July 20, 2021, the Federal Reserve Board (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) jointly announced the agencies are committed to working together to strengthen and modernize regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The OCC separately announced it will propose rescinding the CRA final rule issued in May 2020 and is committed to working with the Board and the FDIC to put forward