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Recently shares in a South Carolina lending business plummeted after the company disclosed it might face legal action from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Shares of World Acceptance Corporation (World), a Greenville-based company, dropped by almost $19, or 36 percent per share, to about $33. The company disclosed last year that it received a “civil investigative demand” from the CFPB. At that time, the agency said it was trying to determine whether the lender […]

Typical preferred-rate loans might include a fixed-rate mortgage loan that carries a preferred rate as long as the borrower remains an employee of the financial institution or as long as a deposit account remains open.  This loan type raises several issues under TRID rules including, which product description should be used. The product description, explained in  §1026.37, must classify the rate as “Adjustable Rate,” “Step Rate,” or “Fixed Rate.” For an “Adjustable Rate” the rates […]

I lot of people seemed to think that once the August 1 TRID deadline arrived life would be much easier. Well today is August 1, and the future doesn’t look any easier. TRID has been delayed until October 3, 2015; New interagency flood insurance regulations are effective, in large part, on October 1, 2015, with the new escrow rules unfolding on January 1, 2016; The new Military Lending Act regulations, which look like the real […]

With rulings on Affordable Care and gay marriage attracting most of the attention, a ruling on Fair Lending almost got lost in the shuffle. On June 25 the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) rendered a decision in the case of Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs et al. vs. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. The case involved the disparate impact theory of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. The issue to be decided was whether […]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a 23-page proposed regulation to delay the Truth in Lending/RESPA Integrated Disclosures from August 1, 2015 to October 3, 2015.  The delay is appreciated, but some of the explanations are just weird. The delay occurred because a CFPB staffer forgot to send a notice to Congress 60 days prior to the August 1st effective date. By the time the error was discovered a two-week delay, until August […]