Alston & Bird has strengthened and expanded its capabilities for advising companies on state and federal consumer finance regulatory compliance issues with the addition of partner Aldys London in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Her clients include mortgage companies, consumer finance and FinTech companies, secondary market investors, real estate companies, home builders, insurance companies, banks, and other […]
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
Federal Administrative Agencies Issue COVID-19 Guidance
A&B ABstract: On March 26, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued three separate policy statements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These announcements recognize the operational and resource challenges companies are facing as a result of the pandemic, and provide some regulatory flexibility. Separately, the CFPB and four prudential banking regulators issued a statement […]
CFPB Issues Its Fall 2019 Rulemaking Agenda
A&B Abstract: On November 20, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau” or “CFPB”) published its Fall 2019 Rulemaking Agenda (the “Rulemaking Agenda”) as part of the Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The Rulemaking Agenda sets forth the matters that the Bureau reasonably anticipates having under consideration during the […]
CFPB Issues Final HMDA Rule Incorporating Reporting Exemptions
A&B ABstract: In a final rule issued on October 10, 2019, the CFPB amended Regulation C under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act to incorporate exemptions created by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, among other changes. Discussion: Effective January 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule under the […]