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GSEs to Require Mortgage Servicers to Obtain and Maintain Fair Lending Data

August 16, 2022 By Nanci Weissgold, Anoush Garakani and Melissa Malpass

A&B Abstract: On August 10, 2022, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”) will require mortgage servicers to obtain and maintain fair lending data on their loans, beginning March 1, 2023. That same day, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”) each issued guidance implementing the FHFA […]

Filed Under: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Mortgage Servicing Tagged With: #mortgageservicing, Fair Lending, Mortgage Servicing, Servicing

Georgia Amends its Residential Mortgage and Installment Loan Laws

August 4, 2022 By Nanci Weissgold, Anoush Garakani and Josh Dhyani

A&B Abstract: On May 2, 2022, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed HB 891 and SB 470 into law.  HB 891, effective July 1, 2022, updates various laws enforced by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (the “Department”) including, among other things, by amending (1) certain exemptions from licensure under the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act […]

Filed Under: Consumer Loan, Licensing, Mortgage Loans, State Law Tagged With: Georgia, passive investors, Servicing

Connecticut and Maryland Adopt Model Mortgage Servicer Prudential Standards

August 1, 2022 By Nanci Weissgold, Anoush Garakani and Josh Dhyani

A&B Abstract: On May 24, 2022, Connecticut enacted legislation that, among other things, adds financial condition and corporate governance requirements for certain licensed mortgage servicers (the “CT Standards”). In similar fashion, the Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation (the “Commissioner”) issued a notice of final action on March 25, 2022 adopting similar standards by regulation (the […]

Filed Under: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Mortgage Servicing, State Law Tagged With: #GSEs, #mortgageservicing, CSBS, Mortgage Servicing, Servicing

Maryland Regulator Puts Lenders and Servicers on Notice Regarding the Assessment of So-Called “Convenience Fees”

June 8, 2022 By Anoush Garakani and Nanci Weissgold

A&B Abstract: On May 12, 2022, the Maryland Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation (the “OCFR”) issued an Industry Advisory (the “Advisory”) “put[ting] [the] industry on notice” of the recent decision issued by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Ashly Alexander, et. al. v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC.  The Advisory directs lenders and […]

Filed Under: Debt Collection, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Mortgage Servicing, State Law Tagged With: #debtcollection, #FDCPA, Debt Collection, Mortgage Servicing, Regulation F, Servicing

Application Deadline Looms Under California Debt Collection Licensing Act

December 2, 2021 By Josh Dhyani and Lisa Lanham

On September 25, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill 908 – enacting the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). The DCLA, which takes effect January 1, 2022, requires a person or entity engaging in the business of debt collection in California to be licensed and provides for regulatory oversight of debt collectors by the […]

Filed Under: California, Debt Collection, Licensing, Mortgage Servicing, State Law Tagged With: #California, #debtcollection, #mortgageservicing, Servicing

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