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Earlier today, at the Practicing Law Institute’s (“PLI”) 22nd Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute in New York City, Alan Kaplinsky (who is co-chairing the event) moderated a panel entitled “The CFPB Speaks,” that featured three senior CFPB lawyers: Anthony (“Tony”) Alexis (Assistant Director for Enforcement), Diane Thompson (Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Regulations), and Peggy Twohig (Assistant Director for Supervision Policy). … Continue Reading

The CFPB has issued a new compliance bulletin (2016-03) on incentive programs.  The issuance of the bulletin reflects the CFPB’s increased focus on such programs.

To assist clients in preparing for greater regulatory scrutiny, Ballard Spahr attorneys will conduct a webinar on December 14, 2016, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.… Continue Reading

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), whose members include the CFPB, has finalized guidance setting forth a revised uniform interagency consumer compliance rating system (CCRS).  The revisions reflect changes in consumer compliance supervision since the current rating system was adopted in 1980.  The other FFIEC members are the Fed, FDIC, NCUA, OCC, and State Liaison Committee. … Continue Reading

In its Fall 2016 Supervisory Highlights, which covers supervision work generally completed between May and August 2016, the CFPB highlights violations found by its examiners involving origination and servicing of auto financing, debt collection, mortgage origination and servicing, student loan servicing, and fair lending.

On December 2, 2016, from 12 p.m.… Continue Reading

According to Politico, the CFPB, OCC, Fed and FDIC have launched a review of bank sales practices, with the reviews to be conducted as special reviews rather than as part of the regular examination process.

Politico reported that an OCC spokesman indicated that that the reviews will cover sales practices related to consumers and small businesses, including deposits, loans or private banking or wealth management products for which employee incentives were offered. … Continue Reading

In its Summer 2016 Supervisory Highlights, which covers supervision work generally completed between January and April 2016, the CFPB highlights violations found by its examiners involving automobile origination, debt collection, mortgage origination, small-dollar lending, and fair lending.

The report states that recent non-public supervisory actions have resulted in restitution of approximately $24.5 million to more than 257,000 consumers. … Continue Reading

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), whose members include the CFPB, is proposing a new uniform interagency consumer compliance rating system to reflect changes in consumer compliance supervision since the current rating system was adopted in 1980.  The other FFIEC members are the Fed, FDIC, NCUA, OCC and State Liaison Committee. … Continue Reading

In its Winter 2016 Supervisory Highlights, which covers supervision work generally completed between September and December 2015, the CFPB highlights violations found by CFPB examiners involving consumer reporting, debt collection, mortgage origination, remittances, and student loan servicing.

The report states that recent non-public supervisory actions have resulted in restitution of approximately $14.3 million to more than 228,000 consumers. … Continue Reading

The CFPB’s Deputy Assistant Director for origination recently warned mortgage lenders of the four main examination priorities for 2016—loan originator compensation plans, the ability-to-repay rule, the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures (TRID) rule, and marketing service agreements.

Speaking at the California MBA Legal Issues Conference, Calvin Hagins indicated that CFPB examiners will spend a substantial amount of time evaluating loan compensation schemes at every exam at every entity.… Continue Reading

As we wrote last week, the CFPB recently published a Fall 2015 Supervisory Highlights which included a summary of changes that have been made to the CFPB’s supervisory appeals process. The original supervisory appeal process was published three years ago in CFPB Bulletin 2012-07. The revised supervisory appeals process incorporates a number of changes.… Continue Reading