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April

11
2024
Industry News

VA announces new program to help more than 40,000 Veterans stay in their homes

Wilmington , DE — On May 31, 2024, the Department of Veterans Affairs will launch a new program — the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program — to help more than 40,000 Veterans experiencing severe financial hardship avoid foreclosure and stay in their homes.

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April

11
2024
Industry News

FDIC finds banks violated RESPA on mortgage brokerage payments

Mortgage brokers’ compensation is in the spotlight after a recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) test concluded that some financial institutions failed to prove that payments were “reasonably related” to the value of services provided.

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April

11
2024
Industry News

Proposed California Law Could Cap CU Overdraft Fees

California state lawmakers are considering legislation that would limit the number of overdraft fees credit unions (CUs) can charge their members. Under SB-1075, the 100+ CUs now doing business in the Golden State would be prohibited from charging their customers more than three overdraft fees per month.

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April

11
2024
Industry News

CFPB Could Block Lenders From Charging for Title Insurance

America’s leading consumer watchdog is reportedly weighing a sweeping change to the title insurance industry. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (April 10), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is considering whether to forbid mortgage bankers from charging homeowners for title insurance, ending a long-held practice.

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April

11
2024
Trends

Credit-Card Delinquency Rates Were Worst on Record in Fed Study

(Bloomberg) -- US credit-card delinquency rates were the highest on record in the fourth quarter, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia report.

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