While the new Director at the CFPB halted the agency’s name change, here’s where she said it would still be called Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Read More »The Self-Employed Housing Dilemma
With nearly 10 percent of the nation identified as self-employed, mortgage lenders may need to re-examine how they identify loan eligibility. Find out more in this report.
Read More »After the Dust Settles
Weighing in on issues ranging from rent control and home construction to tax cuts and spending constraints, DS News untangles how the new landscape could impact housing and mortgage in 2019.
Read More »What Kraninger Brings to the Table
The Senate voted today on Kathleen Kraninger's nomination to become the next Director at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. Here's how the vote went.
Read More »Regulation Vs. Added Costs
A change of name for the CFPB to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is likely to cost the industry millions. Here’s why.
Read More »Kraninger Nom Advances to Senate Vote
The nomination for Kathleen Kraninger to become the next Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection passed a key Senate hurdle. Here’s what comes next.
Read More »If Maxine Waters Takes Over the House …
How will the policies and regulations around housing and financial services change under the scrutiny of the California Representative if she chairs the House Financial Services Committee?
Read More »Shifting Powers on Capitol Hill
The Mid-term elections are almost upon us and how America votes next week could determine the course of the housing market. Here’s what can change and what won’t.
Read More »BCFP Tallies Consumer Worries
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has released a report enumerating the total number of complaints it has received by state and financial product or service. Find out what states complain the most (and least) about mortgage issues and why.
Read More »BCFP Updates FCRA Disclosure Rules
The BCFP has released an interim rule updating disclosures mandated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Click through to see what changes were made.
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