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Majority of States Now Permit Remote Work for MLOs and Mortgage Company Employees

November 3, 2023 By Aldys London

A&B Abstract: On June 9, Illinois became the latest state in a growing trend to authorize remote work for mortgage loan originators and mortgage company employees. This makes five states joining the list of jurisdictions legislatively permitting MLOs to work remotely since Montana enacted similar legislation in March, with more states expected during the 2024 […]

Filed Under: Licensing, Mortgage Loans, State Law Tagged With: Florida, Illinois, licensing, MLO, mortgage lending, Nevada, remote work, Virginia

Affirmative Action in Lending: The Implications of the Harvard Decision on Financial Institutions

October 11, 2023 By Nanci Weissgold and Melissa Malpass

Early this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellow of Harvard College effectively ended race-conscious admission programs at colleges and universities across the country. Specifically, the Supreme Court held that decisions made “on the basis of race” do nothing more than further “stereotypes that treat individuals as the […]

Filed Under: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Department of Justice, Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Fair Housing Act, Mortgage Loans, Supreme Court Decisions, Unfair, Deceptive and Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP) Tagged With: #CFPB, Case law, Fair Lending, mortgage lending, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

States Continue Trend Supporting Remote Work for MLOs and Mortgage Company Employees

March 27, 2023 By Morey Barnes Yost and Aldys London

A&B ABstract: Effective July 1, Montana will become the latest jurisdiction to codify authorization for mortgage loan originators and mortgage company employees to engage in remote work. That legislation follows a general trend over the past year – and, more so, since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic – to allow remote operations. No […]

Filed Under: Licensing, Mortgage Loans, State Law Tagged With: licensing, MLO, Montana, mortgage lending, mortgage loan originator, remote work

CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion Warning Against Kickbacks for Mortgage Rate Shopping Platforms

February 13, 2023 By Melissa Malpass

A&B ABstract: Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion to address the applicability of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)’s Section 8 – the anti-kickback provision – to operators of certain digital technology platforms that enable consumers to comparison shop for mortgages and other real estate settlement services. These […]

Filed Under: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Mortgage Loans, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Tagged With: #CFPB, kickbacks, mortgage lending, RESPA, Section 8

Moving to Address Appraisal Bias, Agencies and the Appraisal Foundation Issue Updates

February 7, 2023 By Nanci Weissgold, Morey Barnes Yost and Melissa Malpass

A&B ABstract:  A year and a half after President Biden’s announcement of the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (“PAVE”), the past weeks have seen a flurry of activity from federal agencies and the Appraisal Foundation to address issues of bias in residential property appraisal.  What should lenders, servicers, and appraisers know? […]

Filed Under: Appraisal and Valuation, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Fair Housing Act, Mortgage Loans Tagged With: #CFPB, appraisal, bias, discrimination, mortgage lending

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