CFPB: Refi Loans Drove Increase in 2020 Closed-End Originations

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued another report of its analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data on Thursday, noting closed-end mortgage originations, as well as applications, increased substantially between 2019 and 2020.

CFPB Report: Refi Loans Drove Increase in 2020 Closed-End Originations

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued another report of its analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data on Thursday, noting closed-end mortgage originations, as well as applications, increased substantially between 2019 and 2020.

CFPB: Mortgage Servicers’ Pandemic Response Varies Significantly

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday published a report detailing 16 large mortgage servicers’ COVID-19 pandemic response. The report showed a disparate response in call metrics, exit metrics and other measures.

People in the News June 28, 2021

The White House appointed Sandra L. Thompson as Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency effective immediately.

MBA, Lenders Seeks Clarity on Juneteenth Holiday Designation

With unusual speed and rare bipartisan agreement, Congress last week passed, and President Biden signed, legislation designating June 19—colloquially known as “Juneteenth”—a federal holiday, a move welcomed by Americans and supported by the Mortgage Bankers Association and thousands of businesses nationwide. But the speed of the designation—with Friday, June 18 designated a federal holiday—resulted in unintended consequences and disruption for the mortgage lending industry.