On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth National Independence Day a federal national holiday. The first observance of the holiday is Friday, June 18, 2021. While the enactment of this new federal holiday is a notable and welcome national event, its first observance has immediate consequences for the timing of certain disclosures […]
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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 […]
Appraisal Reform Act of 2019 Would Impact TRID
A&B Abstract: If enacted, the recently introduced Appraisal Reform Act of 2019 would amend RESPA to require the disclosure of the appraisal management fee separate from the appraisal fee on the loan estimate (LE) and closing disclosure (CD). This could impose an additional burden on lenders and appraisal management companies (AMCs). Background The LE provides […]