Nanci Weissgold

About Nanci Weissgold

Nanci Weissgold is a Chambers-ranked, American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers fellow who co-leads the firm’s consumer finance practice and maintains a national practice representing consumer financial services providers in a wide array of federal and state regulatory and supervisory matters. Her clients value her pragmatism preparing for and responding to CFPB, FHA, state, and other administrative actions.

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Modern-Day Redlining Enforcement: A New Baseline

October 28, 2021 By Nanci Weissgold, Brian Johnson, Melissa Malpass and Anoush Garakani

On October 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an aggressive new initiative, in collaboration with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country, to combat the practice of redlining. Three days prior, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was said to be hiring up to 30 new enforcement attorneys to focus on redlining and […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Extension of COVID-19 Foreclosure Moratorium

June 24, 2021 By Nanci Weissgold and Anoush Garakani

A&B Abstract: Today, the Biden Administration announced an extension of the foreclosure moratorium for federally-backed mortgage loans (the “Presidential Announcement”). To implement the Presidential Announcement, the federal agencies (i.e., HUD/FHA, USDA, and VA) and GSEs (i.e., Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) have announced (or are anticipated to announce) extensions of the foreclosure moratorium until July […]

The Hunstein Case: Upending Servicing and Debt Collection?

May 14, 2021 By Nanci Weissgold and Anoush Garakani

A&B Abstract: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, covering Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, recently decided in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management, Inc., that a debt collector’s communication with its third-party vendor violated section 1692c(b) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), which prohibits a debt collector for communicating, in connection […]

CFPB Issues Warning to Mortgage Servicing Industry

April 5, 2021 By Nanci Weissgold and Anoush Garakani

A&B ABstract: On April 1, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) issued a Compliance Bulletin and Policy Guidance (the “Bulletin”) on the Bureau’s supervision and enforcement priorities with regard to housing insecurity in light of heightened risks to consumers needing loss mitigation assistance once COVID-19 foreclosure moratoriums and forbearances end. The Bulletin […]

CSBS Proposes Prudential Standards for Servicers

December 2, 2020 By Nanci Weissgold

A&B Abstract: The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (“CSBS”) proposed regulatory prudential standards (the “Standards”) to develop a consistent regulatory structure of nonbank mortgage servicers. Comments on all aspects of the Standards are encouraged by December 31, 2020. Background: Since the financial crisis, the rapid growth of mortgage bank mortgage servicers has led regulators to […]