January 19, 2017
New Protections for Homeowners
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
January 19, 2017 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
January 11, 2017
Consumer Protection Changes in 2017
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
January 11, 2017 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
December 27, 2016
Enlarging The Credit Box
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
December 27, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
November 25, 2016
Consumer Protection, Going Forward
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
November 25, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
November 9, 2016
Housing Finance Reform, Going Forward
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
October 25, 2016
The Mortgage After a Spouse’s Death
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
October 25, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments
October 13, 2016
Business as Usual with the CFPB
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
October 13, 2016 in CFPB | Permalink | No Comments