Not exact matches
The
bureau will mainly pay attention to
establishing a set of
rules that all companies have to follow.
ICFE DCCS ® Independent Study Guide Table of Contents Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau to oversee debt collectors Collection agencies and junk debt buyers - Mini-Miranda What to do if a debtor is contacted about past debts Sample cease and desist letter Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Summary from the CFPB Debt that is covered Debt Collectors that are covered Debt Collectors that are NOT covered Debt Collection for Active and Veteran Military Personnel Communications connected with debt collection When, where and with who communications is permitted Ceasing Communication with the consumer Communicating with third parties Validation of debts Prohibited Practices: Harassing or abusive Practices False or misleading representations Unfair Practices Multiple debts Legal Actions by debt collectors Furnishing certain deceptive forms Civil liability Defenses CFPB / FTC staff's commentary on the FDCPA Common debt collector violations How to document a collector's abusive behavior What to do if a collector breaks the law How collectors are trained - examples of collector training courses FDCPA Sample Exam from ACA for Collectors How collectors are using Social Medias in collections Dealing with creditors and third party collectors Other factors for a debtor in collection: Credit reports and scores Reviewing credit reports with debtors - Permissible uses
Rules about credit decisions and notices Debtor education about credit reports and FICO scores Specialty Report Providers Rules to protect consumers in credit card debt How to read and understand credit reports How to make changes or dispute accuracy Freezing Credit Files FCRA / FACTA Provisions of ID Theft victims How credit scoring works The Credit Card Accountability and Disclosure Act Credit Rules CFPB rules establish strong protections for homeowners facing foreclosure Other Reso
Rules about credit decisions and notices Debtor education about credit reports and FICO scores Specialty Report Providers
Rules to protect consumers in credit card debt How to read and understand credit reports How to make changes or dispute accuracy Freezing Credit Files FCRA / FACTA Provisions of ID Theft victims How credit scoring works The Credit Card Accountability and Disclosure Act Credit Rules CFPB rules establish strong protections for homeowners facing foreclosure Other Reso
Rules to protect consumers in credit card debt How to read and understand credit reports How to make changes or dispute accuracy Freezing Credit Files FCRA / FACTA Provisions of ID Theft victims How credit scoring works The Credit Card Accountability and Disclosure Act Credit
Rules CFPB rules establish strong protections for homeowners facing foreclosure Other Reso
Rules CFPB
rules establish strong protections for homeowners facing foreclosure Other Reso
rules establish strong protections for homeowners facing foreclosure Other Resources
In the United States, methane regulations
established under the Obama administration are currently slated for elimination or modification, including the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's)
rules for managing methane from new oil and gas sources as well as the
Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's)
rules for reducing methane from oil and gas operations on federal land.
The summary of the CFPB announcement reads as follows: «Pursuant to the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd - Frank Act) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), as amended, the
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (
Bureau) published for public comment an interim final
rule establishing a new Regulation V (Fair Credit Reporting) on December 21, 2011.
The National Association of Realtors ® applauds the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau for creating a broadly defined Qualified Mortgage
rule that
establishes strong consumer protections while ensuring continued access to safe, affordable mortgage credit.
The Ability to Repay Final
Rule officially issued by the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau (CFPB) on Jan. 10 will
establish a 43 percent debt - to - income ratio threshold for qualified mortgages (QM).
Also known as the Ability to Repay (ATR)
Rule, it serves as the first ever attempt by the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau (CFPB) to
establish a basic standard for qualifying borrowers for mortgage loans.
«Accordingly, and consistent with requests made by a bipartisan group of members of this very subcommittee, we are asking that the
bureau or, if necessary, Congress, take action to
establish a period until Jan. 31, 2016, suspending enforcement and liability where those subject to the
rule use the forms and make their best efforts to follow the
rule.
The Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau issued the
rule and combined the mortgage disclosure regimes
established by the Truth In Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act into one single
rule.
The Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau's
rules, which take effect on Jan. 10,
establish a national standard for issuing mortgages and are meant to prevent the risky lending practices that led to the housing crash.
Aitken said the
bureau is «currently working to complete updated enforcement guidelines on abuse of dominance and more detailed guidance for trade associations that clarify the impact of the recent amendments» and that it would «not hesitate to enforce the law by bringing responsible cases in areas where we believe it is important to
establish and clarify applicable ground
rules....
A large bank believed creditors should be permitted to
establish processes and controls around the issuance of waivers, while a settlement agent and a credit union commenter recommended that the
Bureau develop disclaimer language for a waiver to mitigate the risk of abuse, and a mortgage broker commenter believed consumers should be able to acknowledge at closing that they have waived the
rule's timing requirements.
The
Bureau also doubts that the final
rule will pressure creditors and settlement service providers to collude on prices or to limit business relationships to ones with
established settlement service providers that can offer price guarantees or provide reimbursements if tolerance thresholds are crossed.
In case you missed the headlines earlier this week, after a two - year investigation into Canada's real estate brokerage industry, the Competition
Bureau concluded that Multiple Listing Service (MLS)
rules established by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) restrict consumer choice and limit the scope of alternative business models.
These
rules establish: (1) Early intervention for troubled and delinquent borrowers, and loss mitigation procedures, pursuant to the
Bureau's authority under section 6 of RESPA, as amended by Dodd - Frank Act section 1463; (2) obligations for mortgage servicers that the
Bureau found to be appropriate to carry out the consumer protection purposes of RESPA, as well as its authority under section 19 (a) of RESPA to prescribe
rules necessary to achieve the purposes of RESPA; and (3) requirements for general servicing standards, policies, and procedures and continuity of contact, pursuant to the
Bureau's authority under section 19 (a) of RESPA.