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Posted Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Freedom Mortgage filed a stipulated final judgment and order to resolve a complaint the bureau filed in October. The joint proposal includes a $3.95 million penalty against Freedom Mortgage for allegedly violating the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) in violation of a 2019 consent order. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, June 7, 2024
A recent lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against online lender SoLo Funds is an example of the bureau supplementing state regulators’ efforts in going after nonbank financial entities for unlawful practices.
SoLo has been the subject enforcement actions across the country citing the company’s alleged deceptive advertising of its loan costs and its practice of masking fees as “tips” and “donations” for individual lenders, the bureau explained in a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized the agency’s first rule invoking its authority to supervise nonbank entities. The rule will establish a public registry to help the CFPB and other law enforcement agencies monitor and track nonbank entities who repeatedly violate consumer protection laws. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
October Research, LLC debuted its new “Keys to Real Estate” podcast, hosted by Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster, on May 16. Industry professionals can now hear from some of the most knowledgeable thought leaders on topics impacting the real estate transaction while on the go delivered weekly via various podcast platforms and YouTube. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Nonbank mortgage activity and the use of automated tools in lending decisions are among the main focal points in the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report summarizing key vulnerabilities in the financial system and recommendations for mitigating risks, as well as the council’s activities in 2023. Regulators commented on the need for FSOC to have more tools to help stem emerging financial stability risks. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Chime, a large nonbank financial institution, for failing to provide timely balance refunds to consumers who closed their accounts. The bureau reported many customers endured significant financial stress as a result of the refund delays, some of which spanned several weeks or even months. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is aiming to streamline its nonbank designation protocols with a new procedural rule that builds on its previous actions toward implementing a long “dormant” statutory authority. The procedural updates include the reallocation of certain duties to the director that previously fell to specific assistant and associate director roles. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Financial industry advocates are calling for federal policies to address the “skyrocketing” numbers of “pig butchering” scams. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Department of Justice have issued warnings to financial institutions and the broader public about the dangers of these types of crimes, which are often perpetrated through online channels using virtual currencies. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
To facilitate information sharing regarding nonbank mortgage companies, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors entered into a memorandum of understanding establishing protocols between state financial regulators and the FHFA. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission sought a $21 million civil money penalty from Genesis Global Capital, LLC, to settle claims the company failed to register its retail crypto lending products before offering them to the public. Read on »
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