CFPB to Scrutinize Rental Screening Procedures
Companies that provide background screening services for rental properties could be subject to greater scrutiny as federal agencies take actions to eliminate a name-matching practice that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said has undermined the housing market...
CFPB Issues Compliance Guidance for Juneteenth Holiday
Whether mortgage lenders should have counted Juneteenth this year as a business day or a federal holiday depends on when the relevant compliance period began for each borrower, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said last week. The CFPB has issued an...
CFPB Finalizes Rules to Delay Foreclosures
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized temporary rules that will delay most foreclosures until next year, though the agency did create some exceptions that will allow mortgage servicers to begin the foreclosure process this year. With foreclosure...
CFPB Seeks No Foreclosures This Year
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday it is considering new rules aimed at averting a wave of foreclosures later this year when millions of homeowners are no longer allowed to put off making their mortgage payments. Last year, the federal government...This Week’s Paper: Digital Edition
