Industry Pushes for a Greater TRID Overhaul

Scotsman Guide, Oct. 20, 2016–Whitman, Victor
The Mortgage Bankers Association and other industry trade groups asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to go further in its cleanup of TRID.

Will PHH Victory Undermine CFPB Authority in Similar Court Battle?

HousingWire, Oct. 12, 2016
Now with the PHH ruling finalized, CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman said that the ruling opens the door for CEI’s district court case, State National Bank of Big Spring v. Lew, to move forward, challenging the constitutionality of other aspects of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Eight Years Later, Subprime Mortgage Crisis Rears Its Ugly Head in the Form of Deutsche Bank

GoRion, Oct. 12, 2016–Bourgi, Sam
The Deutsche Bank probe appears to be one of the final remnants from the subprime mortgage crisis, which set in motion a painful economic collapse both at home and abroad. Since then, the U.S. housing market has seen a painful restructuring, where new regulations, tighter lending guidelines and a shaky economy thwarted the sector’s recovery on several occasions.

Why Mortgage Servicing Is at a Breaking Point

National Mortgage News, Oct. 12, 2016–Kilgore, Austin
The housing crisis forever changed the business of servicing. The new normal is here. It’s time for the industry to wake up and do something about it.

Proprietary Reverse Production Up More Than HECM

Mortgage Daily, Oct. 12,, 2016
Of the 4,378 home-equity conversion mortgages endorsed by the Federal Housing Administration in August, retail originators were responsible for 2,440 units.

Appeals Panel Deals Setback to Consumer-Watchdog Agency

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 11, 2016–Kendall, Brent; Hayashi, Yuka
A federal appeals-court panel ruled the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional, setting aside an enforcement action against a mortgage lender and handing a blow to the five-year-old agency.

CFPB Fines Navy Federal $28.5M Over Debt Collection

National Mortgage News, Oct. 11, 2016–Ouyang, Xuanyan Iris
Navy Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in the country, agreed Tuesday to pay $28.5 million to settle regulatory allegations it engaged in illegal debt collection practices.