CFPB

The Five Star Institute presents the first-ever REO Connect event, a gathering of the REO community featuring educational offerings and networking opportunities geared to meet the needs of unique marketplace.

CFPB seeks info from the public to assist with rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act regarding data brokers.

In April, the Five Star Institute will present its annual Government Forum, an event bringing together mortgage servicers and government officials under one roof to share their perspectives on the industry.

“Our analysis of credit reports provides yet another indicator that, due to a strong labor market and emergency programs during the pandemic, household financial distress reduced over the last two years,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra.

With housing affordability remaining an issue nationwide, the CFPB's Making Ends Meet report—an annual survey of consumer financial health—shows many downtrends in consumers’ ability to repay their debts.

“This far-reaching agreement is an important milestone in our work to transform the operating practices at Wells Fargo and to put these issues behind us,” said Charlie Scharf, Wells Fargo’s CEO.

In the Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report, Director Rohit Chopra detailed the work the CFPB has accomplished, including securing $275 million in total consumer redress and $270 million in civil money penalties.

The FHFA and CFPB have released updated data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations for public use, highlighting borrowers' experiences throughout the pandemic.

Many housing companies and landlords across the country can and do require a background check as part of the application process, along with the traditional credit check, but the unverified or inaccurate information contained in them usually hurts renters first.