REGULATION B – CLARIFICATION FOR PPP LOANS
Category: CFPB, Coronavirus, ECOA, PPP Loans, Regulation B
On May 6 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued three clarifying Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs) to support small businesses who have applied for a loan from their financial institution under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Question 1. – Creditors are generally required under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B to notify applicants within 30 days of receiving a “completed application” of the creditor’s approval, counteroffer, denial or
IRS ISSUES Q&AS ON CORONAVIRUS-RELATED RELIEF FOR IRAs AND RETIREMENT PLANS
Category: Deposit Compliance
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, special rules were implemented to provide relief to Americans impacted by the pandemic. This relief includes providing easier access to retirement and IRA funds for those who need it through special distribution options and rollover rules, as well as permissible loans from certain retirement plans. The 14 Q&As released by the IRS addresses questions by both individuals and administrators related to the relief for retirement
A new joint status report was filed on Friday April 24, 2020 with the Texas federal district court hearing the lawsuit filed by two trade groups challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s(CFPB) final Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans rule (Payday Rule). The report notes that the CFPB “is continuing to make progress” on its proposed rulemaking to rescind the Payday Rule’s ability-to-repay (ATR) provisions and references the CFPB’s statement in its Fall
CORONA RELIEF – ECOA VALUATION RULE
Category: Appraisals, CFPB, Coronavirus, ECOA, Lending Compliance, Regulation B, Regulation Z, Truth in Lending
On April 29, 2020 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a Compliance Aid dealing with the ECOA Valuation Rule. The Aid, which is in Question/Answer format, was effective upon publication. QUESTION 1: Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and its implementing Regulation B, creditors are required to provide applicants for first-lien loans on a dwelling with copies of appraisals, as well as other written valuations (collectively, “valuations”), developed in connection with the application
CORONA RELIEF – TRID AND RESCISSION WAITING PERIODS
Category: CFPB, Coronavirus, Regulation Z, TRID, Truth in Lending
On April 28 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an Interpretative Rule that concludes that a consumer has a “bona fide personal financial emergency” if the consumer determines that his or her need to obtain funds due to the COVID-19 pandemic Necessitates consummating the credit transaction before the end of the TRID Rule waiting periods or Must be met before the end of the Regulation Z Rescission Rules waiting period. Under such circumstances the
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