The Equal Credit Opportunity Act includes an affirmative obligation to continually search for whether any adverse impacts from a model can be mitigated by a less discriminatory alternative.

The proposal is an attempt by the CFPB to circumvent the limits of its authority with respect to arbitration agreements, said trade groups.

The CFPB is facing management challenges in reforming its information security practices, workforce support programs and in embracing new technology and skills in supervisory and enforcement activities.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra engaged in a live question-and-answer session last month, acknowledging banks’ concerns about nonbank coverage and liability flows.

The CFPB released a final rule implementing Dodd-Frank Act Section 1071, which requires financial institutions to collect and report data on their small business lending activities.

Two attorneys at Orrick shared strategies that mortgage lenders can use to defend themselves in federal redlining cases, including questioning the data analysis used to bring a case.

The CFPB’s proposed rule for an online registry of nonbanks underestimates the burden for institutions and overstates its value to the public and enforcement agencies, mortgage trade groups said in comments.

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In a special edition supervisory highlights report, the CFPB revealed old and new ways in which mortgage servicers are attempting to collect unlawful fees from borrowers.

Regulation X loss-mitigation requirements are too burdensome and should be streamlined, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a recent white paper.