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EFFECTIVE DATE FOR FINAL SERVICING RULES ESTABLISHED

On October 19, 2016 the final Servicing Rules published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on August 6, 2016 were finally published in the Federal Register. The 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; and prompt crediting and periodic statement requirements under Regulation Z’s servicing provisions. The final rule also addresses proper compliance regarding certain servicing requirements […]

FINAL REVISIONS TO SERVICING RULES

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 […]

TRID PROPOSAL

“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 […]

STILL TRID-ING WATER IN SAN DIEGO

Greetings from the Manchester Grand Hyatt in sunny San Diego, CA!  The locals say we are in the middle of the “June Gloom” with some hazy weather but there is plenty of energy at the ABA regulatory compliance gathering.  Hundreds in the banking compliance community have come together to share knowledge and make connections with other like-minded professionals.  As always, the ABA puts on a premier event with offerings in subjects across the entire spectrum […]

CFPB SEMI-ANNUAL AGENDA

The CFPB recently released its spring 2016 semi-annual agenda.  There are many repeat items listed in this agenda that were also present in the fall 2015 agenda (see Jack’s December 10, 2015 blog article).  Those items repeated from the fall 2015 agenda appear to be either getting closer to final regulatory release or are being pushed further down the priority list.  Some of the items mentioned in the agenda that we may see action on […]