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July

27
2023
Trends

30-Year Mortgage Rates Rise for a Second Day

Rates on 30-year mortgages mildly rose for a second day Tuesday, nudging the flagship average higher into the lower-7% range where it's been bobbing around the past two weeks. Most other averages moved up as well, though rates on a few loan types declined, including an eighth of a point drop in the 10/6 ARM average.

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July

27
2023
Industry News

CFPB Supervisory Highlights Report Examines UDAAP Across Several Consumer Financial Products

“Today’s report furthers our efforts to highlight conduct that violates federal law, including the prohibition on abusive practices in consumer financial services,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. “The CFPB is also inspecting more financial data brokers engaged in consumer reporting, as well as nonbank entities using authorities that previously went unused.”

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July

27
2023
Industry News

Is the CFPB Seeking to Expand the Definition of Credit and Its Regulatory Reach?

On July 19, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a complaint against Snap Finance LLC and its affiliates (Snap RTO LLC, Snap Second Look LLC, Snap U.S. Holdings LLC, Snap Finance Holdings LLC) (referred to herein as "Snap") in the US District Court, District of Utah, for alleged violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), as well as applicable implementing regulations, relating to personal property lease-purchase (aka "rent-to-own") transactions.

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July

27
2023
Industry News

Orlando Credit Union Awarded Community Impact Grant From Southeastern Credit Union Foundation

ORLANDO, Fla., July 26, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Orlando Credit Union has been awarded a Community Impact Grant from the Southeastern Credit Union Foundation.

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July

27
2023
Industry News

CFPB Probe Finds Abuse in Auto and Payday Loans

America’s consumer watchdog says it’s uncovered deception and abuse in several consumer financial products. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report Wednesday (July 26) that found illegal tactics at work in the auto lending, medical debt and payday loan sectors.

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