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Editor: David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School

January 19, 2017

New Protections for Homeowners

By David Reiss

Consumers Digest quoted me in Protections Coming for Homeowners. It opens, New rules that cover mortgage servicing aren’t dramatic, but they should help certain consumers, experts say. In August 2016, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized rules that focus on foreclosure protections … Continue reading

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January 19, 2017 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments

January 11, 2017

Consumer Protection Changes in 2017

By David Reiss

Business News Daily quoted me in 6 Big Regulatory Changes That Could Affect Your Business in 2017. It reads, in part, It’s a new year and there’s a new incoming administration. That means there are likely some big-time regulation changes in the … Continue reading

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January 11, 2017 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments

December 27, 2016

Enlarging The Credit Box

By David Reiss

The Hill published my column, It’s Time to Expand The Credit Box for American Homebuyers. it reads, The dark, dark days of the mortgage market are far behind us. The early 2000s were marked by a set of practices that can … Continue reading

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December 27, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments

November 25, 2016

Consumer Protection, Going Forward

By David Reiss

The New York Times quoted me in Consumer Protection Bureau Chief Braces for a Reckoning. It opens, Mild-mannered, lawyerly and with a genius for trivia, Richard Cordray is not the sort of guy you picture at the center of Washington’s bitter … Continue reading

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November 25, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments

November 9, 2016

Housing Finance Reform, Going Forward

By David Reiss

Two high-level officials in the Treasury Department recently posted Housing Finance Reform: Access and Affordability Going Forward. It highlighted principles that should guide housing finance reform going forward. It opened, Access to affordable housing serves as a cornerstone of economic security for … Continue reading

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November 9, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | 1 Comment

October 25, 2016

The Mortgage After a Spouse’s Death

By David Reiss

BeSmartee.com quoted me in What Happens to My Mortgage When My Spouse Dies? It opens, We would like to help by answering the question of what happens to your mortgage when your spouse dies, and we’ve asked several experts to chime … Continue reading

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October 25, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments

October 13, 2016

Business as Usual with the CFPB

By David Reiss

Law360 quoted me in CFPB Remains Strong Despite DC Circ. Single-Director Ruling (behind paywall). It reads, in part, A blockbuster D.C. Circuit ruling Tuesday declaring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s single-director leadership structure unconstitutional is unlikely to have a major effect … Continue reading

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October 13, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments