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New CFPB Chief Rohit Chopra Confirmed by Senate and Takes Immediate Action Against Big Tech Firms

November 10, 2021 By Josh Dhyani

A&B Abstract: On September 30, 2021, the Senate confirmed Rohit Chopra to serve as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a 50-48 vote along party lines. He had been serving as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) where he had been a vocal critic of big tech companies and advocated […]

Filed Under: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Loan, Debt Collection, Dodd-Frank Act, Mortgage Servicing, Student Loans, Uncategorized Tagged With: #CFPB, #debtcollection, Mortgage Servicing, Servicing, student loan servicing

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 […]

Filed Under: CARES Act, Consumer Loan, COVID-19, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Forbearance, HUD, Mortgage Loans, Mortgage Servicing Tagged With: #GSEs, Covid-19, Forbearance, Foreclosure, HUD, Mortgage Servicing, Servicing

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 […]

Filed Under: Circuit Court Decisions, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Debt Collection, Dodd-Frank Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Mortgage Servicing Tagged With: #CFPB, #debtcollection, #FDCPA, Case law, Debt Collection, Eleventh Circuit, Mortgage Servicing

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 […]

Filed Under: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), COVID-19, Dodd-Frank Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Forbearance, Mortgage Loans, Mortgage Servicing, Unfair, Deceptive and Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP) Tagged With: #CFPB, #COVID=19, CARES Act, Forbearance, Foreclosure, Mortgage Servicing, Servicing, UDAAP

Maryland Issues Executive Order Restricting Foreclosure Actions and Prohibiting Evictions During COVID-19 Emergency

October 23, 2020 By Nanci Weissgold and Ross Speier

A&B ABstract: Maryland’s Governor has issued an Executive Order providing that until the COVID-19 state of emergency is terminated: (1) foreclosure sales will only be valid if the servicer had notified the borrower of their rights to request a forbearance, and (2) residential and commercial evictions are prohibited if the tenant can show they suffered […]

Filed Under: CARES Act, Mortgage Loans, Mortgage Servicing, State Law Tagged With: CARES Act, Covid-19, Forbearance, Foreclosure, Mortgage Servicing

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