
CFPB report flags pandemic-related issues in deposits, mortgage servicing
The CFPB issued a “Supervisory Highlights” report focusing on recent examiner observations of several financial products.
The CFPB issued a “Supervisory Highlights” report focusing on recent examiner observations of several financial products.
Just 0.2% of mortgage loans exited COVID-19 forbearance programs with a status of foreclosure, short sale or deed in lieu, according to new metrics published by the CFPB today based on information reported by 16 mortgage servicers that together represent approximately one-third of the residential mortgage market.
With many COVID-19 mortgage forbearance programs winding down, the CFPB and the Department of Justice today sent letters to mortgage servicers reminding them of service member and veteran mortgage borrowers’ rights under federal laws and regulations, including the CARES Act, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Regulation X and Regulation Z.
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As more borrowers exit COVID-19 forbearance programs, the Biden administration today announced several new relief measures designed to help mortgage borrowers with loans through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Agriculture avoid foreclosure.
As expected, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today finalized a rule to facilitate streamlined loan modification efforts and establish a temporary COVID-19 emergency pre-foreclosure period under Regulation X that would prohibit servicers from making the first notice or filing required to initiate foreclosure until Dec. 31.
The Department of Veterans Affairs last week finalized a rule establishing a new COVID-19 Veterans Assistance Partial Claim Payment Program.
COVID-19 continues to pose significant compliance challenges for mortgage servicers.
A recent analysis of mortgages by the CFPB found that an estimated 4.7% of owner-occupied properties were in forbearance as of March 2021, while about 0.5% of mortgages were 60 or more days delinquent.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today proposed to establish a temporary COVID-19 emergency pre-foreclosure review period under Regulation X that would prohibit servicers from making the first notice or filing required to initiate foreclosure until Dec. 31.