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The CFPB has issued a final rule postponing the effective date for all provisions of the TILA-RESPA Final Rule and Amendments to October 3, 2015.  The final rule also includes certain technical amendments to reflect the new effective date.  The provisions of the final rule related to the delay in the effective date, are effective immediately upon publication in the Federal Register in order to move the effective date for TILA-RESPA Final Rule and Amendments from Saturday, August 1, 2015 to Saturday, October 3, 2015. … Continue Reading

On Wednesday, July 15, CFPB Director Richard Cordray appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs to answer questions regarding the Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress and the President, which it published on June 15, 2015.

Dir. Cordray observed that during the six month period covered by the report, from October 2014 through March 2015, the CFPB helped obtain more than $19 million in restitution for consumers through enforcement actions, including $2.5 million in relief for servicemembers for illegal debt collection practices, and more than $32 million in civil money penalties. … Continue Reading

While not agreeing to the grace period from enforcement sought by lawmakers and industry, Director Cordray stated in a letter sent yesterday to members of Congress that the CFPB “will be sensitive to the progress made by those entities that have squarely focused on making good-faith efforts to come into compliance with the [TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID)] Rule on time.” … Continue Reading

Statements made by CFPB Director Cordray to the National Association of Realtors on May 12, 2015 suggest that the Director may not fully appreciate the implications of the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule that is scheduled to become effective August 1, 2015.

The TRID rule requires that the combined consummation disclosure, which is called the “Closing Disclosure,” be received by the borrower at least three business days before consummation. … Continue Reading

Student loan servicers and providers of campus financial product were the focus of remarks given yesterday by Director Cordray at the Ohio College Presidents’ Conference.

Director Cordray stated that the CFPB estimates that eight million Americans “are now in default on a student loan – and strengthening student loan servicing is essential to getting this growing problem under control.”  … Continue Reading

The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow, March 3, entitled “The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection” at which Director Cordray is expected to testify.  The most recent report was issued in December 2014 and covered the period from April 1 through September 30, 2014. … Continue Reading

As he has done in prior years, Director Cordray spoke earlier this week to the National Association of Attorneys General.  His prepared remarks focused on the familiar theme of “the four Ds” that create obstacles for consumers in the financial services marketplace–deceptive marketing, debt traps, dead ends, and discrimination.

Director Cordray’s remarks included the following noteworthy comments on the “Four Ds”:

  • Deceptive marketing:  Director Cordray stated that “one of the most objectionable experiences we have had to date has been with law firms that purport to be helping people resolve their debts, but really are misusing their law license to defraud consumers.” 
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The CFPB has issued its sixth Semi-Annual Report to the President and Congress covering the period from April 1 through September 30, 2014.

As we have found with previous CFPB semi-annual reports, despite its 188-page length, the latest report provides no noteworthy new information about CFPB activities.  Instead it recycles information in various previously-issued CFPB reports and reviews ongoing and past developments, all of which we have already covered in previous blog posts.… Continue Reading