Don Lampe

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it will “shortly” seek public comment on whether its controversial disparate impact rule is consistent with the Supreme Court’s Inclusive Communities decision. In Inclusive Communities, the Supreme Court held that disparate impact is a cognizable theory of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. Thus, a defendant may be liable for a practice that is facially neutral but that nevertheless has a discriminatory impact, unless there is a legally…
The CFPB issued its second in a series of Requests for Information on January 31, 2018; this one dealing with administrative adjudications. In the associated press release, the Bureau explained that it “is seeking to better understand the benefits and impacts of its use of administrative adjudications, and how its existing process may be improved.” The CFPB is currently issuing a series of RFIs to “ensure the Bureau is fulfilling its proper and appropriate functions…
The D.C. Circuit’s long-awaited en banc decision in PHH v. CFPB upheld the constitutionality of the CFPB’s single-director structure in the face of a constitutional attack.  But don’t be fooled by the headlines:  under-the-radar parts of the decision were  big wins for the mortgage industry and the rule of law. Read our client alert.…
On January 26, 2018, the CFPB published a Request for Information in the Federal Register regarding the Bureau’s Civil Investigative Demand processes. According to the Bureau’s related press release, the RFI is the first part of Acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s “call for evidence” about the Bureau’s functions. As presaged in the Bureau’s press release, the RFI is designed to “ensure the Bureau is fulfilling its proper and appropriate functions to best protect consumers” and to…
On January 17, 2018, the CFPB announced that it soon will begin issuing a series of Requests for Information to “ensure the Bureau is fulfilling its proper and appropriate functions to best protect consumers.” The CFPB said the RFIs will seek public comment on enforcement, supervision, rulemaking, market monitoring, and education activities, with the goal of providing “an opportunity for the public to submit feedback and suggest ways to improve outcomes for both consumers and…
On September 6, 2017, the CFPB announced that it has taken action against an online lead aggregator. The allegations revolved around the company’s selling personal information of consumers who were interested in small-dollar or installment loans to online lenders. It was alleged that the loans ultimately offered to consumers were, or were likely to be, void in a consumer’s state of residence, meaning that the lender had no legal right to collect the loans. According to…
The CFPB recently announced the issuance of its first no-action letter (“NAL”) to Upstart Network, Inc., an online lending platform that uses alternative data to model consumer credit decisioning and pricing. The letter signifies that the CFPB has no present intention to recommend an enforcement or supervisory action against Upstart for violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. This NAL comes as the Bureau “continues to explore the use of alternative data to help make…
On August 23, 2017, the CFPB announced the resolution of an administrative action under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and its implementing regulation, Regulation B, against American Express Centurion Bank and American Express Bank, FSB. In the proceeding, the CFPB alleged the Issuers violated ECOA by (i) offering credit and charge card products and services to consumers and small businesses in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories on less favorable terms than it offered similar products…
As we have previously reported, in October 2015, the CFPB issued a sweeping final rule (“2015 Final Rule”) to amend Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The bulk of the 2015 Final Rule will become effective on January 1, 2018. With the effective date drawing nearer, the CFPB has proposed an amendment to the 2015 Final Rule, which would, for calendar years 2018 and 2019, increase the threshold for collecting and…
On January 31, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a Consent Order with a mortgage lender and certain of its affiliates (“Lender”). The CFPB alleged in the Consent Order widespread violations of Section 8(a) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, stemming from a host of agreements and arrangements the Lender allegedly had entered into with settlement-side parties such as real estate brokers. In tandem with the Consent Order, the CFPB announced consent orders…