Over the past 10 years, Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuits have almost quadrupled from some 1,350 cases in 2010 to 5,000 in 2019. FCRA allows plaintiffs to recover attorney fees, which may explain the increase.
Tag: Coronavirus
FHFA to Re-Propose Updated Minimum Financial Eligibility Requirements for GSE Sellers/Servicers
The Federal Housing Finance Agency, citing “recent market events,” announced it will re-propose updated minimum financial eligibility requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers.
Home Report: Demand Higher than Before Pandemic; So is Stress Amid Falling Inventories, Lingering COVID Concerns
Reports from Redfin, Seattle, and Clever Real Estate, St. Louis, illustrate the lingering effects of the coronavirus on the home-buying process—and the current state of home-buying demand.
David Upbin of MBA Education on Staying Ahead of the Curve
David Upbin is Vice President of Education Operations and Programming & MBA Strategy with the Mortgage Bankers Association. He joined MBA in 2013 and is responsible for financial management, operations, delivery and programming of MBA Education’s suite of training products and events.
MBA Advocacy Update
On Tuesday, HUD Secretary Ben Carson and FHFA Director Mark Calabria testified before the Senate Banking Committee about how their agencies are assisting homeowners and renters during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, MBA along with several industry trade and housing advocacy organizations sent a letter to HUD on FHA’s new early payment forbearance policy.
FCRA and the CARES Act: Putting in Right Procedures Now, Reducing Volume of Litigation Later
Over the past 10 years, Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuits have almost quadrupled from some 1,350 cases in 2010 to 5,000 in 2019. FCRA allows plaintiffs to recover attorney fees, which may explain the increase.
Mark P. Dangelo: The Demise of the Contact Banker
Banking was a “contact” industry—prior to the Great Recession. With the loss of 12,000 branches in the past decade and consumers now doing over 90% of their transactions digitally, public health implications and social unrest, if sustained, may be the catalysts for closing many more branches by 2022.
FCRA and the CARES Act: Putting in Right Procedures Now, Reducing Volume of Litigation Later
Over the past 10 years, Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuits have almost quadrupled from some 1,350 cases in 2010 to 5,000 in 2019. FCRA allows plaintiffs to recover attorney fees, which may explain the increase.
Mark P. Dangelo: The Demise of the Contact Banker
Banking was a “contact” industry—prior to the Great Recession. With the loss of 12,000 branches in the past decade and consumers now doing over 90% of their transactions digitally, public health implications and social unrest, if sustained, may be the catalysts for closing many more branches by 2022.
MBA, Trade Groups Oppose ‘Fundamentally Flawed’ California COVID Relief Bill
The Mortgage Bankers Association and nearly two dozen other industry trade groups sent a letter this week to California legislators, strongly opposing as “fundamentally flawed” and “disruptive” a broad-brush bill aimed at assisting state residents experiencing financial difficulties amid the coronavirus pandemic.