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On August 4, 2016 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published revisions to rules for servicers that went into effect on January 10, 2014. The CFPB issued proposed amendments to those rules in November 2014, and the final rule adopts many of the proposed provisions. This final rule clarifies, revises, or amends provisions regarding: Force-placed insurance notices, policies and procedures, early intervention, and loss mitigation requirements under Regulation X’s servicing provisions; Prompt crediting and periodic […]

“The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has begun drafting a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to make adjustments to the Know Before You Owe rule,” CFPB director Richard Cordray told industry trade groups in an April 28 letter. Cordray said he hopes the NPRM will be issued in late July. Well his “hopes” became reality late last week. On July 28 the CFPB Published a 293-page proposal. The proposal has a quick 82-day comment period, which […]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Delaware-based Santander Bank, N.A. to pay a $10 million fine for illegal overdraft service practices. Santander’s telemarketing vendor deceptively marketed the overdraft service and signed certain bank customers up for the service without their consent. In addition to paying the civil money penalty to the CFPB, Santander must go back and give consumers the opportunity to provide their affirmative consent to overdraft service, not use a vendor […]

Last week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a proposed amendment to Regulation P, which implements the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) privacy provisions.  The amendment would implement a December 2015 statutory amendment to the GLBA providing an exception to this annual notice requirement for financial institutions that meet certain conditions. Final rules are expected shortly after the end of the 30-day comment period. A copy of the 41-page proposed rule is available at https://www.consumerfinance.gov/policy-compliance/rulemaking/rules-under-development/amendment-annual-privacy-notice-requirement-under-gramm-leach-bliley-act-regulation-p/

On June 29th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a joint action against BancorpSouth Bank for discriminatory mortgage lending practices that harmed African Americans and other minorities.  The complaint filed by the CFPB and DOJ alleges that BancorpSouth engaged in numerous discriminatory practices, including: Illegally redlining in Memphis; Denying certain African Americans mortgage loans more often than similarly situated non-Hispanic white applicants; Charging African-American customers for certain mortgage […]