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NFIP CONTINUED

Posted by jholzknecht on  October 1, 2020
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Category: Flood Insurance
In the early hours of October 1, 2020, the President signed H.R. 8337, which, among other provisions, extends the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for a year until September 30, 2021. While the NFIP expired for an hour, the operations of the program were not disrupted.

FRB ISSUES ANPR FOR CRA

Posted by jholzknecht on  September 21, 2020
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On September 21, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (FRB) released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) that starts the process of revising the FRB’s Regulation BB, which implements the Community Reinvestment Act for state member banks. The ANPR has a 120-day comment period that begins once the ANPR is published in the Federal Register. The FRB’s ANPR stands in contrast to the final CRA regulations published by the Office of the Comptroller

LONG-DELAYED REGULATORY REQUIREMENT INCHES FORWARD

Posted by jholzknecht on  September 16, 2020
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On September 15, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the release of an Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered for Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act governing small business lending data collection and reporting. The Bureau will convene a Small Business Advocacy Review panel in October 2020. The panel will prepare a report that examines the impact of the potential rule on small businesses. Section 1071 requires financial institutions to collect

EIGHTH CONSENT ORDER RELATED TO VA-GUARANTEED MORTGAGE LOANS

Posted by jholzknecht on  September 15, 2020
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Category: CFPB, UDAAP
On September 14, 2020 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a consent order against ClearPath Lending, Inc., an Irvine, California, corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 22 states. ClearPath offers and provides mortgage loans guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The CFPB announcement said ClearPath’s principal means of advertising VA-guaranteed loans is through direct-mail advertisements sent primarily to U.S. military servicemembers and veterans. The CFPB found

FALSE, MISLEADING, AND INACCURATE STATEMENTS RELATED TO VA-GUARANTEED MORTGAGES

Posted by jholzknecht on  September 4, 2020
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Category: CFPB, UDAAP
On September 2, 2020, the CFPB announced it has issued a consent order against Accelerate Mortgage, LLC, a Newark, Delaware-based company that is licensed as a mortgage broker and lender in about 31 states. Accelerate offers and provides mortgage loans guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Accelerate’s principal means of advertising VA-guaranteed loans is through direct-mail advertisements sent primarily to U.S. military servicemembers and veterans. Specifically the CFPB found that Accelerate: Created
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