CFPB

  • Sunset on the LIBOR Index

    The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has issued a final rule that amends Regulation Z in anticipation of the discontinuation of the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) based indices in consumer transactions. 

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  • CFPB Amends Mortgage Servicing Rule

     The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a final rule amending Regulation X to provide relief to borrowers facing financial hardship amid the COVID-19 emergency. The final rule was effective as of August 31, 2021.

    The final rule consists of five amendments to Regulation X intended to encourage borrowers and servicers to work collaboratively on foreclosure avoidance options.

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  • Revised Qualified Mortgage Rule

    In December of 2020, the Consumer Finance Protection Board (CFPB) issued a new General Qualified Mortgage (QM) final rule.  Although the new final rule took effect on June 30, 2021, the required compliance date of July 1, 2021 was pushed back to October 1, 2022. 

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  • CFPB Updates TRID FAQs for Loan Estimate

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has updated its TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure frequently asked questions to include items regarding provision of the Loan Estimate to consumers.

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  • CFPB Proposed HMDA Rule Includes Changes to Thresholds for Reporting

    On May 2, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a proposed rule to amend Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Below are key points related to this latest HMDA happening.

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  • CFPB Proposal Targets Relief for HMDA Data Collection

    On May 2, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit comments relating to whether to make certain changes to Regulation C, implementing the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

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  • CFPB Releases HMDA Policy Guidance

    On December 21, 2018, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) released final policy guidance applicable to the public disclosure of data collected and reported pursuant to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).

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  • HMDA Platform Beta Launch

    On December 11, 2018, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP)launched a beta release of the platform financial institutions will utilize in2019 to report data collected pursuant to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) in 2018.

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  • Interpretive and Procedural HMDA Rule Issued by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

    On August 31, 2018, just in time for the unofficial end of summer marked by this Labor Day weekend, the Bureau has provided additional information related to the impact of regulatory relief measures on 2018 HMDA reporting requirements. To recap, legislation took effect in the late spring which provided a partial exemption for reporting of […]

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  • Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issues HMDA statement

    On July 5, 2018, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) announced its intention to provide further guidance later this summer on the applicability of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the Act) to data collected in 2018 pursuant to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).

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