CFPB and FHFA Release Updated Data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations for Public Use
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published updated loan-level data for public use collected through the National Survey of…
Announcing the March Madness Sports Visitor Exchange with Serbian Basketball Coaches
With March Madness – the annual collegiate basketball tournament that crowns a national champion in the United States – heating up, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and…
CFPB Confirms Effective Date for Debt Collection Final Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced that two final rules issued under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) will take effect as planned, on…
Secretary Blinken’s Call with European Union High Representative Borrell
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. The Secretary…
CFPB Issues Interpretive Rule on Certain Mortgage and Disclosure Timing Requirements for the 2021 Juneteenth Federal Holiday
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released an interpretive rule to assist the mortgage industry in determining whether to treat June 19, 2021, as a federal…
CFPB Report: Mortgage Servicers’ Pandemic Response Varies Significantly
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published a report detailing 16 large mortgage servicers’ COVID-19 pandemic response. The report’s data metrics include call handling and loan…
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Italian MFA Secretary General Guariglia
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke via phone today with Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Riccardo Guariglia. The Deputy…
FFIEC Issues Guidance on Authentication and Access to Financial Institution Services and Systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), on behalf of its members, today issued guidance that provides financial institutions with examples of effective authentication and access risk…
CFPB Takes Action Against Debt Collector for Failing to Investigate Reports of Identity Theft and Misrepresenting Consumers’ Debts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) yesterday filed a proposed settlement to resolve a lawsuit against a debt collection enterprise and its owner. The CFPB alleges that…
Mortgage refinance loans drove an increase in closed-end originations in 2020, new CFPB report finds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data report on residential mortgage lending trends released today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finds that the total number…