Mortgage servicers will be required to suspend foreclosure activities for up to 60 days if they are notified that a borrower has applied for mortgage assistance under the Treasury Department’s Homeowner Assistance Fund, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced today. The HAF was established to prevent mortgage delinquencies and defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacement of homeowners experiencing financial hardship after Jan. 21, 2020.
A federal court in Maryland issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from firing probationary employees at 16 federal departments and agencies, including the CFPB, FDIC and Treasury Department.
Bank Term Funding Program data shows that credit unions made up just 28% of borrowers but received over 40% of total loans.
ABA offered four policy recommendations for Trump administration officials as they develop an “action plan” to advance the development and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies in the U.S.
The Social Security Administration announced that beneficiaries will no longer be able to change their direct deposit bank information through a phone call, part of what it says is a crackdown on fraud.
Preliminary results show consumer sentiment fell 6.8 points in March to 57.9, down 21.5 points from one year ago.
Noting that the CFPB's final rule on medical debt reporting would harm "banks’ lending risk, consumers’ default risk, and the availability of credit," ABA expressed support for a Congressional Review Act resolution that would overturn the 2025 rule.
