Tag: Bill Killmer

On Wednesday, the 11th Circuit Court ruled that using a vendor to generate a letter to a debtor violated the FDCPA’s prohibition on disclosing a consumer’s debt to a third party. Also last week, the House passed H.R. 1395, the Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2021, and H.R. 1532, the Improving FHA Support for Small-Dollar Mortgages Act of 2021.

On Wednesday, the 11th Circuit Court ruled that using a vendor to generate a letter to a debtor violated the FDCPA’s prohibition on disclosing a consumer’s debt to a third party. Also last week, the House passed H.R. 1395, the Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2021, and H.R. 1532, the Improving FHA Support for Small-Dollar Mortgages Act of 2021.

On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee held hearings on the LIBOR transition and laying the groundwork for parts of President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal. MBA also issued a MAA Call to Action last week in response to the implementation of the product caps placed on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements.

On Friday, the Biden administration released the top-line framework for the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal. On Monday, MBA sent a letter to the CFPB in response to its proposal to delay the mandatory compliance date for the new General QM rule. And this week, MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, penned an op-ed highlighting the industry’s efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden unveiled a $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal known as the American Jobs Plan, which centers on investing in infrastructure, affordable housing, and green energy – and employs tax policy changes to partially fund the ambitious set of proposed initiatives. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Facebook v. Duguid, a dispute concerning the scope of the TCPA’s automatic telephone dialing system definition.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden unveiled a $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal known as the American Jobs Plan, which centers on investing in infrastructure, affordable housing, and green energy – and employs tax policy changes to partially fund the ambitious set of proposed initiatives. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Facebook v. Duguid, a dispute concerning the scope of the TCPA’s automatic telephone dialing system definition.

Last week, Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before Congress to give their quarterly CARES Act update. On Tuesday, HUD announced FHA’s temporary allowance of endorsement of loans in forbearance will not be renewed and will expire on March 31.

Last week, Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before Congress to give their quarterly CARES Act update. On Tuesday, HUD announced FHA’s temporary allowance of endorsement of loans in forbearance will not be renewed and will expire on March 31.