On April 19, 2018 the Federal Reserve Board published a Consumer Affairs Letter (CA 18-3) regarding Revised Interagency Examination Procedures for Regulation X and Regulation Z. The Task Force on Consumer Compliance of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council recently developed the interagency examination procedures for the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). The revised examination procedures supersede the examination procedures transmitted with CA Letter 15-6. The procedures […]
Tag: Regulation Z
UPDATED MORTGAGE SERVICING FAQS
On March 20, 2018 the Consumer financial Protection bureau (CFPB) updated the Mortgage Servicing FAQs. The updated FAQs pertain to compliance with Regulation X and Regulation Z, effective April 19, 2018. The updates deal primarily with recent revisions to Regulation that are effective on April 19, 2018. Read More: A copy of the FAQs is available at: https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_mortgage-servicing_frequently-asked-questions.pdf More information about the recent changes to Regulation Z are available at: https://mycomplianceresource.com/last-minute-revisions-to-regulation-z-servicing-rules/
LAST MINUTE REVISIONS TO REGULATION Z SERVICING RULES
On March 6, 2018 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule to help mortgage servicers communicate with certain borrowers facing bankruptcy. The revisions to Regulation Z give mortgage servicers more latitude in providing periodic statements to consumers entering or exiting bankruptcy, as required by the Bureau’s 2016 mortgage servicing rule. The 2016 mortgage servicing rule requires that servicers send modified periodic statements or coupon books to certain consumers in bankruptcy starting April 19, 2018. […]
TRID AND DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
Daylight Saving Time (DT) begins on March 11, 2018 at 2:00 a.m.. It ends on November 4, 2018. What does DT have to do with TRID? The TRID rules under Regulation Z require creditors to disclose the time zone applicable to its location when disclosing the date and time the interest rate lock and estimate of closing costs will expire on the loan estimate. As a result, financial institutions located in areas that observe DT […]
CFPB DELAYS PREPAID ACCOUNTS RULE
On January 25, 2018 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced final updates to its 2016 prepaid rule. The changes extend the effective date of the rule by one year to April 2019. The changes to Regulations E and Z: Adjust error resolution requirements; and Provide more flexibility concerning credit cards linked to digital wallets. Read more: https://mycomplianceresource.com/prepaid-rule-lives-to-fight-another-day/ https://mycomplianceresource.com/effective-date-of-prepaid-account-rule-delayed/ https://mycomplianceresource.com/prepaid-rule-takes-a-much-needed-pause/ https://mycomplianceresource.com/prepaid-accounts-just-got-kicked-up-to-the-consumer-protection-suite/ A copy of the 325 page final rule is available at: https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_prepaid_final-rule_2018-amendments.pdf