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November

17
2022
Industry News

CUNA concerned with ‘flawed interpretation’ of NCUA lending study

NCUA Chairman Todd Harper testified before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, a day after his testimony before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. CUNA submitted a letter for the record of the hearing, addressing several credit union priorities and expressing concerns over a recent NCUA study on credit union mortgage lending.

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November

17
2022
Industry News

CFPB Supervisory Examinations Find Credit Reporting Failures, Junk Fees, and Mishandling of COVID-19 Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new Supervisory Highlights report on legal violations identified during the CFPB’s supervisory examinations in the first half of 2022. The report details key findings across consumer financial products and services, including how consumer reporting companies and data furnishers continued to violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by failing to promptly address and update incorrect information on credit reports. Today’s report also highlights instances where mortgage servicers charged impermissible fees when homeowners went to make their mortgage payments.

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November

17
2022
Industry News

CFPB Takes Action Against Carrington Mortgage for Cheating Homeowners out of CARES Act Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking action against Carrington Mortgage Services for deceptive acts or practices under the Consumer Financial Protection Act in connection with mortgage forbearances. The CFPB found that Carrington failed to implement many protections, provided to borrowers with federally backed mortgage loans who were experiencing financial hardship, during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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November

17
2022
Industry News

Cybersecurity Upskilling Is Increasingly Important in Uncertain Economy

COLLEGE PARK, Md., November 17, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cybrary, the leading training platform for cybersecurity professionals, today released new findings in "Myths of Training Cyber Professionals," a research report from Omdia that dispels many of the myths associated with training cybersecurity professionals and the role of ongoing training in addressing the increase in security threats.

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November

16
2022
Industry News

Florida Middle District Court Finds Receiving Pre-Recorded Voice Messages Insufficient Basis for Standing to Bring Class Action Suit Alleging TCPA Violatio

On November 2, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida held, sua sponte, that a plaintiff did not have standing to bring a class action suit alleging a TCPA violation. The February 9, 2022 complaint alleges that the plaintiff received two pre-recorded voice messages on his cell phone from the defendant, a for-profit school, advertising the defendant's services.

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