While the brief takes no position on whether the Bureau is constitutionally funded, it urges the Court to avoid ruling in a manner that would disrupt the housing and mortgage markets, harming both consumers and the economy.
Tag: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Industry Briefs May 16, 2023: FHFA Requests Input on GSEs’ Single-Family Pricing Framework
LenderLogix, Buffalo, N.Y., announced its streamlined point-of-sale LiteSpeed now offers a Spanish version of the residential loan application to support communication with Spanish-speaking borrowers in their native language.

CFPB Proposes New PACE Financing Rules
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday proposed a rule to implement a congressional mandate to establish consumer protections for residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans.

CFPB Proposes New PACE Financing Rules
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday proposed a rule to implement a congressional mandate to establish consumer protections for residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans.

Industry Briefs Apr. 27, 2023: Realfinity Partners with NFM Lending
Realfinity, Miami, announced a partnership with NFM Lending, a national mortgage lender, bringing together Realfinity’s private-label HomeDashboard platform with NFM Lending’s loan products.

CFPB Issues Guidance on ‘Zombie’ Mortgage Illegal Collection Tactics
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday issued guidance on debt collectors, covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, threatening to foreclose on homes with mortgages past the statute of limitations.

CFPB, Federal Agencies Warn of AI Bias Risks
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and three other federal agencies on Tuesday issued a joint statement cautioning financial firms that use of artificial intelligence could increase risk of bias and civil rights violations.

MBA Amicus Brief: Lenders Not Liable for Actions of Independent Appraisers
The Mortgage Bankers Association on Friday filed an amicus brief in litigation in response to a statement of interest filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Justice examining the liability standard that would apply to lenders for the acts of independent, third-party appraisers.

Industry Briefs Apr. 21, 2023: AREAL.ai Releases New TRID Collaboration Tool
AREAL.ai, Los Angeles, released the Closing Disclosure Balancer Automation Tool, an AI-powered platform that allows lenders and their title agency partners to compare and balance Closing Disclosures to remain in full compliance with the CFPB’s TRID rules.

Industry Briefs Apr. 7, 2023: HUD Extends AFFH Proposed Rules Comment Period by 2 Weeks
HUD extended the public comment date for its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing proposed rule by 14 days, to April 24, per a notice in the Federal Register.