The Community Home Lenders of America has proposed a “uniform annual exam” system for nonbanks that would focus on data that is routinely required by states.

Some 30 jurisdictions across states and territories now have a law or regulation permitting mortgage loan originators to work remotely.

Attorneys recently highlighted non-compliant behavior among mortgage loan originators, including their usage of social media.

A panel of judges in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the federal Bankruptcy Code doesn’t preempt state law claims arising from alleged improper collection attempts of a discharged debt.

Regulators in New York and California are stepping up their notice requirements for security incidents. California is also in the process of enhancing consumer data rights.

The cost of compliance with upcoming changes to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System’s mortgage call report may force smaller firms to combine operations or exit the lending business, the MBA warned.

A New York state court has stayed proceedings in an enforcement action brought by the CFPB against a subprime indirect auto finance firm, pending the Supreme Court’s decision in the bureau’s funding case.

A CFPB proposal to set ability-to-repay requirements for PACE lending has support from mortgage lenders. However, PACE lenders and eight Republican state attorneys general have warned the proposal would lead to the end of PACE lending.

Most of the recent amicus briefs filed in a case challenging the CFPB’s funding structure urged SCOTUS to affirm a Fifth Circuit ruling on the matter.

Republicans in the Senate and House pressed CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on his authority to issue informal guidance that they said created new obligations for regulated firms, as well as other issues.