July 27, 2016
Regulating Small Lenders
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is often subject to a lot of criticism for imposing a heavy regulatory burden on small community banks and credit unions (together, community lenders). A recent Government Accountability Office report, Community Lenders Remain Active under New Rules, … Continue reading
July 27, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
July 5, 2016
Dems Favor Land Use Reform
The Democratic Party has released its draft 2016 Policy Platform. Its housing platform follows in its entirety. I find the highlighted clause particularly intriguing and discuss it below. Where Donald Trump rooted for the housing crisis, Democrats will continue to fight … Continue reading
July 5, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
June 6, 2016
What Are Mortgage Borrowers Thinking?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) have released A Profile of 2013 Mortgage Borrowers: Statistics from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations. While sounding dull and perhaps a bit dated, this document is actually … Continue reading
June 6, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
May 26, 2016
Unruly Arbitration
I had blogged earlier about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rule regarding arbitration. Along with 209 other law professors, I submitted a comment letter regarding it. The letter opens, We write to strongly support proposed regulation CFPB-2016-0020, RIN 3170-AA51. … Continue reading
May 26, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
May 11, 2016
Consumer Protection’s Holy Grail
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has issued a notice and request for comment regarding the Uniform Interagency Consumer Compliance Rating System (the CC Rating System). The FFIEC’s six members represent the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit … Continue reading
May 11, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
May 6, 2016
Arbitration and the Common Man
Arthur Miller, the playwright who brought us Death of A Salesman, wrote an essay titled Tragedy and The Common Man. It opens, In this age few tragedies are written. It has often been held that the lack is due to … Continue reading
May 6, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
April 25, 2016
TRID Trials
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) Rule which went into effect more than six months ago. The TRID Rule were designed to enhance consumer protections in the mortgage application process. The mortgage industry has been … Continue reading
April 25, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
