Tag Archives: Congress

A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a case brought by a payday lending group against the CFPB's 2017 payday lending rule, resulting in the court's decision to deem their funding structures unconstitutional.

Housing groups join and pen letter to congressional leaders calling for aid to homeowners.

On the second day of her testimony before Congress, Director Kathy Kraninger updated the House Financial Services Committee on the Bureau's actions amidst COVID-19.

Will the legislation included more provisions to assist homeowners to make mortgage payments?

Legislation introduced in the House and Senate aims to expand aid to struggling renters during the pandemic.

According to a lawsuit filed by the New Civil Liberties Alliance, Congress unlawfully divested its legislative appropriations power when it gave CFPB the ability to draw funding directly from the Federal Reserve

In an effort to combat foreclosures for borrowers with Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgages, Congresswoman Maxine Waters introduced the FHA Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2019. Here's what is in the bill.

How long does the NFIP have until the program expires? And what happens if an extension is not reached?

CEOs of eight of the largest U.S. banks, including Bank of America, CitiGroup, and more, appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to discuss how policies and procedures have changed since the financial crisis.

With the rate of natural disasters increasing in recent years, the National Flood Insurance program requires another look.