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Director Chopra hosted a discussion with local community organizations, advocates, leaders, and members of the public about “zombie” second mortgages and other debt collection issues.

CFPB emite directrices a cobradores, cubiertos por la Ley de Prácticas Justas en el Cobro de Deudas, que amenacen con ejecutar viviendas que tengan hipotecas caducadas.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a revised version of its “Methodology for Determining Average Prime Offer Rates”.

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Modified Loan Application Register (LAR) data for 2022 are now available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC) HMDA Platform for approximately 4,394 HMDA filers.

La CFPB excluyó permanentemente a RMK Financial Corporation de la industria del crédito hipotecario, prohibiéndole hacer actividades o recibir remuneración.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) permanently banned RMK Financial Corporation, which does business as Majestic Home Loans, from the mortgage lending industry by prohibiting RMK from engaging in any mortgage lending activities or receiving remuneration from mortgage lending.

CFPB emite opinión legal para proteger de negociaciones escondidas por compañías que operan plataformas digitales de comparación de ofertas hipotecarias.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion to protect Americans from double dealing on digital mortgage comparison-shopping platforms. Companies operating these digital platforms appear to shoppers as if they provide objective lender comparisons, but may illegally refer people to only those lenders paying referral fees.

CFPB Director Chopra’s statement on digital mortgage comparison-shopping platforms.

Deputy Director Martinez delivered prepared remarks at an event hosted by the National Fair Housing Alliance and the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.

CFPB and FHFA release updated data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations for public use.

Los examinadores de la agencia encuentran violaciones a la ley en muchos productos y servicios financieros.

Agency examiners find legal violations across consumer financial products and services.

The CFPB, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced the 2023 threshold for exempting loans from special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is asking for public input on ways to spur new mortgage products that help households.

Director Chopra delivered prepared opening remarks at an Exchequer Club Meeting in Washington, DC.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued the first in a series of reports focusing on the finances of consumers living in rural areas. Today’s report focuses on rural Appalachians, who tend to earn less than consumers in other rural areas and have higher rates of subprime credit. In particular, medical debt collections are a much more prevalent issue among rural Appalachians, and consumers with medical debt collections often experience difficulties making ends meet on other financial obligations.

Director Chopra delivered remarks on the cancellation of loans for ITT Tech students on a joint press call.

Director Chopra delivered remarks on redlining at the joint press event.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) took action to end Trident Mortgage Company’s intentional discrimination against families living in majority-minority neighborhoods in the greater Philadelphia area.

Deputy Director Zixta Martinez’s remarks at the NAHREP’s Convention & Housing Policy Summit.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today finalized a rule facilitating the transition away from the LIBOR interest rate index for consumer financial products. The rule establishes requirements for how creditors must select replacement indices for existing LIBOR-linked consumer loans after April 1, 2022.

In the years leading up to the subprime crisis, one opaque and easily manipulable index, LIBOR, came to dominate adjustable rate home mortgage loan contracts. In the wake of the crisis, we learned that large international banks had conspired to set the LIBOR rate in order to conceal weaknesses in the financial system and to boost their bottom line.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced that the 2022 threshold for exempting loans from special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans will increase from $27,200 to $28,500.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), jointly with other government agencies, announced a return to enforcement of critical protections for families and homeowners.