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

Restrictive tap-to-pay practices at Big Tech companies could limit consumer choice and reduce market innovations, the bureau warned in a new report.

The CFPB has clarified that it applies all documents it assumed authority over from other agencies in 2011 unless they were superseded by law.

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.

So far this year, Strauss has brokered more than 20 mortgages...

As severe weather events batter major housing markets, borrowers are finding it difficult and expensive to obtain homeowners insurance, according to panelists at a Mortgage Bankers Association conference.

Michael Nouguier, chief information security officer at Richey May, said the public-facing nature of loan officers’ work can expose them to targeted attacks.

The CFPB’s top mortgage priority is to finalize a rule setting new standards for loss mitigation, according to an agency official.

The founder of the shuttered non-QM lender Sprout Mortgage has shifted to personally brokering loans. Also, a class-action lawsuit against Sprout was complicated by a bankruptcy filing.