Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in an appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that involves an interpretation of a provision under the Truth-in-Lending Act that has caused a split among the lower courts. The Supreme Court has to determine whether a borrower exercises his right to rescind
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion to dismiss filed by the District of Columbia in a case filed by a homeowner that lost his home as a result of a tax sale.
The homeowner, Benjamin Coleman, filed the suit on behalf of all city residents who lost their
On July 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published in the Federal Register a proposed policy statement that is expected to expand the type of data disclosed in its consumer complaint database to include unstructured consumer complaint narrative data. The CFPB extended the comment period to September 22 to permit additional time for the submission
The American Bankers Association, American Financial Services Association, Consumer Bankers Association, Consumer Mortgage Coalition, Independent Community Bankers of America, and Mortgage Bankers Association (the “Trade Groups”) have filed a brief as amici curae in support of the respondents in an appeal before the Supreme Court of the United States that involves a Truth in Lending
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has published proposed changes to Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The HMDA was enacted by Congress in 1975, and on July 21, 2011, the rule-writing authority of Regulation C was transferred to the CFPB. HMDA requires covered depository and nondepository institutions to collect and publicly
Lenders and servicers are not the only targets in the crosshairs of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when it comes to foreclosures. The CFPB, the Federal Trade Commission, and fifteen states announced a sweep against foreclosure relief companies that allegedly used deceptive marketing tactics to rip off distressed homeowners. The CFPB and the FTC have
On June 9, 2014, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 3211, the Mortgage Choice Act, which amends the Truth in Lending Act and the definition of “qualified mortgage” under the Dodd-Frank Act. The legislation was introduced by Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and is intended to afford low and moderate income