The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday officially approved the final redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application, confirming that the revised form is in compliance with Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The revised application includes a question asking borrowers to specify their language preference. Lenders may begin using the new URLA in July 2019, and it will be mandatory for loans eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac beginning in February 2020.
Court issues partial injunction against Illinois law restricting interchange fees
A federal judge today ordered a preliminary injunction against enforcement of an Illinois state law restricting interchange fees for national banks and federal savings associations but left the law in effect for Illinois-chartered institutions and credit card networks...