Digital mortgage comparison-shopping platforms that give preferred placement or otherwise steer consumers to lenders based on the lenders’ compensation to the platforms are violating section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the […]
Violations of real estate settlement procedures resulted in a $425,000 fine against an Oregon bank last month, according to enforcement actions issued Friday by the federal bank deposit insurance agency. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. […]
Title: Protections for Borrowers Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Regulation X Subject: Foreclosures, RESPA, Reg X Agency: CFPB Status: Proposed rule Summary: The Bureau of Consumer Financial […]
Expectations for mortgage servicers’ engagement with borrowers in the closing months of forbearance programs created amid the COVID-19 pandemic – again, with the aim of reducing avoidable foreclosures – are detailed in a new bulletin from the […]
A set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) section 8 prohibitions on kickbacks and unearned fee arrangements, as well as provisions defining fees and arrangements that are not prohibited, […]
A handbook that lenders must provide to adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) borrowers at application or before the consumer pays a non-refundable fee (whichever is earlier) has been updated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), […]
Credit unions are encouraged to advise mortgage borrowers with a need for immediate access to funds that they can forego waiting periods for some of the loans, due to the coronavirus crisis, the federal credit […]
A Colorado-based mortgage-loan servicer was ordered to pay $1.275 million in redress and “waiver borrowers deficiencies” – plus a $250,000 civil money penalty (CMP) – for (among other things) taking foreclosure actions against borrowers who […]
Addressing the effectiveness of integrated disclosures required under federal regulations for real estate transactions is the subject of an assessment to be conducted by the federal consumer financial protection agency, the agency said Wednesday. In […]
HomeStreet Bank of Seattle, Wash., will pay a $1.35 million civil money penalty under a consent order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) related to alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act […]
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