The United States Court for the Western District of Virginia recently granted a foreclosure firm’s motion to dismiss on the grounds that the firm’s representation of a lender did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq.
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interim final rule to extend compliance deadlines for the small business lending rule. After the CFPB issued the small business lending rule on March 30, 2023, a federal court in Texas stayed the rule pending the Supreme Court’s decision in CFPB v. CFSA. The Texas court also required the CFPB to extend the rule’s compliance deadlines to compensate for the period stayed. Today’s interim final rule follows the recent Supreme Court decision in CFPB v. CFSA.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported on the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system during the first quarter of 2024. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, First Quarter 2024 showed that 97.4 percent of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of the quarter, an increase from the 97.2 percent in fourth quarter 2023, and a decrease from the 97.6 percent a year ago.
The National Credit Union Administration released today its annual Cybersecurity and Credit Union System Resilience Report. The report summarizes the current cybersecurity threat landscape, highlights the agency’s key cybersecurity initiatives, and outlines the agency’s ongoing efforts to enhance cybersecurity preparedness and resilience within the credit union industry.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is inviting public input on a proposed amendment to Regulation V, which enforces the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). This amendment focuses on medical information in credit reports and aims to enhance consumer protection regarding medical debt.
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