In final actions of the Trump Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday issued two final rules. The first confirms the Bureau’s use of supervisory guidance for its supervised institutions; the second exempts certain financial institutions from establishing escrow accounts for higher-priced mortgage loans.
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Federal Agencies Propose Regulation Codifying Use of Supervisory Guidance
Five federal agencies last week issued a proposed regulation that would codify a 2018 guidance clarifying that supervisory guidance does not have “force and effect of law.”