April 10, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a report on mortgage performance. CFPB releases its Consumer Response Annual Report analyzing the complaints it received in 2014 and its fourth annual Fair Debt Collection Practices Act FHFA releases its … Continue reading
April 10, 2015 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
April 7, 2015
Home Loan Toolkit
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued Your Home Loan Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide. The toolkit is designed to help potential homeowners navigate the process of buying a home. As the press release notes, The toolkit provides a step-by-step guide to … Continue reading
April 7, 2015 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
April 1, 2015
Mortgaging the Future
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s most recent Economic Letter is titled Mortgaging the Future? In it, Òscar Jordà, Moritz Schularick, and Alan M. Taylor evaluate the “Great Mortgaging” of the American economy: In the six decades following World War … Continue reading
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March 27, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
CFPB releases report of KPMG audit of its operations and budget. In the report, CFPB agrees with KPMG’s findings about control deficiencies and is aiming to fix such deficiencies. FHFA releases report on progress of Fannie/Freddie Conservatorships in advancing access … Continue reading
March 27, 2015 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
March 17, 2015
CFPB Mortgage Supervision Highlights
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its Supervisory Highlights for Winter 2015. The highlights include a section on Mortgage Origination and “largely focuses on Supervision’s examination findings and observations from July 2014 to December 2014.” (9) The headings of this … Continue reading
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March 16, 2015
Arbitration and The Common Mortgage
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau posted its Arbitration Study. This is a report to Congress that was required by Dodd-Frank. By way of background, the study states that Companies provide almost all consumer financial products and services subject to the … Continue reading
March 16, 2015 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
February 24, 2015
Consumer Thoughts on Credit Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a report, Consumer Voices on Credit Reports and Scores. This report builds on other recent work from the CFPB about how much people really understand about consumer finance. The answer — they still … Continue reading
February 24, 2015 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
