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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report examining the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer credit.

La Oficina para la Protección Financiera del Consumidor ha publicado el día de hoy una serie de anuncios de servicio público con el fin de contactar a aquellos consumidores que hayan sido perjudicados por la oficina de abogados Siringoringo, Stephen Lyster Siringoringo, Clausen & Cobb Management Company, Inc. y Joshua Cobb.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act analysis of the 2019 HMDA Data. This data article is the second in a series and follows the first article published in June of this year.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against PHLoans.com, Inc. (PHLoans), a California corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 11 states.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a series of public service announcements targeting consumers who were harmed by Siringoringo Law Firm, Stephen Lyster Siringoringo, Clausen & Cobb Management Company, Inc., and Joshua Cobb.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Go Direct Lenders, Inc. (Go Direct), a California corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 11 states.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to create a new category of seasoned qualified mortgages in order to encourage innovation and help ensure access to responsible, affordable in the mortgage credit market.

Good morning. Thank you, Kara, for that kind introduction. And thank you to Women in Housing and Finance for hosting this event.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued consent orders against Sovereign Lending Group, Inc. and Prime Choice Funding, Inc.

On July 20, 2020, the United States District Court for the Central District of California entered a stipulated final judgment resolving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s allegations against Certified Forensic Loan Auditors, LLC (CFLA) and Andrew Lehman.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would amend Regulation Z to provide a new exemption available to certain insured depository institutions and insured credit unions from the requirement to establish escrow accounts for certain higher-priced mortgage loans.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on 2019 mortgage lending transactions at 5,508 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an interpretive rule to provide guidance to creditors and other persons involved in the mortgage origination process about the way in which the Bureau determines which counties qualify as “underserved” for a given calendar year.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau settled with Harbour Portfolio Advisors, LLC; National Asset Advisors, LLC; and National Asset Mortgage, LLC, companies that worked together to issue contracts for deeds to consumers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued today an interim final rule (IFR) that will make it easier for consumers to transition out of financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and easier for mortgage servicers to assist those consumers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking to address the impending expiration of the Government-Sponsored Enterprises Patch (GSE Patch).

Today I’d like to give you a high-level snapshot of what we are hearing directly from consumers through our consumer complaint process, and how we are helping consumers during this time and ensuring they have information on their rights, protections, and options.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took steps to facilitate the transition away from LIBOR for consumers and regulated entities.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued joint guidance to mortgage servicers to assist in complying with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provisions granting a right to forbearance to consumers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a first-of-its-kind study examining the financial resources and expenses of retirees during the first five years of retirement among Americans who retired between 1992 and 2014.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it issued two No-Action Letter (NAL) Templates under its innovation policies.

Thank you, Secretary Mnuchin, for calling this meeting of the FSOC. In addition earlier this week, you convened the Financial Literacy and Education Commission.

To guide homeowners with federally backed loans through the process of obtaining mortgage relief, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a Consumer Relief Guide with borrowers’ rights to mortgage payment forbearance and foreclosure protection under the federal CARES Act.

Good afternoon. It would have been great to see all of you in person, but I thank you for the opportunity to be with you here today virtually during these difficult and unprecedented times.

To ensure homeowners and renters have the most up to date and accurate housing assistance information during the COVID-19 national emergency, today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched the new mortgage and housing assistance website.