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Share Over the last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) has sharpened its focus on the mortgage servicing industry. Knowing that millions of mortgage borrowers will exit COVID-19 moratoriums and forbearance plans in the fall, the Bureau first issued a compliance bulletin putting servicers on notice that it will use all supervisory and enforcement tools against those not ready to process loss mitigation requests from these borrowers. The CFPB followed by issuing a proposed rule that would amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Regula...

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS CFPB Warns Mortgage Servicers to Prepare Now for Anticipated Surge of Homeowners Needing Assistance On March 31, the CFPB issued Compliance Bulletin 2021-02, promising accountability for servicers who fail to put struggling families first and asking them to prepare now to deal with the foreseeable surge of borrowers in need of loss mitigation assistance when the pandemic-related federal emergency mortgage protections expire in June. The CFPB communicated that it will be monitoring how mortgage servicers engage with borrowers, respond to borrower requests, and process a...

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Over the last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) has sharpened its focus on the mortgage servicing industry. Knowing that millions of mortgage borrowers will exit COVID-19 moratoriums and forbearance plans in the fall, the Bureau first issued a compliance bulletin putting servicers on notice that it will use all supervisory and enforcement tools against those not ready to process loss mitigation requests from these borrowers. The CFPB followed by issuing a proposed rule that would amend the Real Estate Settlement Pr...