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Category: Blog Protecting homeowners from discriminatory home appraisals
Category: Blog CFPB starting mandated review of mortgage loan originator rules
Category: Blog Seeking public input: new proposal for alternative mortgage disclosures for construction loans
Category: Blog Buscamos comentarios del público sobre nueva propuesta de divulgaciones hipotecarias alternativas, para préstamos para la construcción
Category: Blog Appraisal standards must include federal prohibitions against discrimination
Category: Press release La CFPB Emite Direcciones para Proteger a Prestatarios de Hipotecas de las Tácticas Pague por Participar Usadas por Plataformas de Comparación de Ofertas
Category: Director's statement Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Mortgage Comparison Shopping in a Time of Higher Interest Rates
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Guidance to Protect Mortgage Borrowers from Pay-to-Play Digital Comparison-Shopping Platforms
Category: Blog Opciones de financiamiento de hipotecas en un ambiente con tasas de interés más altas
Category: Blog Mortgage financing options in a higher interest rate environment
Category: Press release CFPB & FHFA news release announcing the publication of updated loan-level data for public use collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations
Category: Blog Office of Research blog: Higher interest rates leading to higher debt burdens for mortgage borrowers
Category: Press release Agencies Announce Threshold for Smaller Loan Exemption from Appraisal Requirements for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans
Category: Blog CFPB publishes Beginner’s Guide to Accessing and Using Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data
Category: Blog Climate risk should be considered in housing decisions
Category: Director's statement | Category: Press release CFPB Director Chopra Statement on Appraisal Task Force Report
Category: Blog Appraisal discrimination is illegal under federal law
Category: Press release Agencies Announce Threshold for Smaller Loan Exemption from Appraisal Requirements for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans
Category: Press release Mortgage refinance loans drove an increase in closed-end originations in 2020, new CFPB report finds
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Interpretive Rule on Certain Mortgage and Disclosure Timing Requirements for the 2021 Juneteenth Federal Holiday
Category: Press release CFPB and FHFA Release Updated Data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations for Public Use
Category: Blog CFPB Prioritizing Resources Against Racial Bias in Home Appraisals
Category: Blog Challenging the Model Minority Myth: A closer look at Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the mortgage market
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 24, Summer 2021
Category: Blog HMDA Threshold Report Blog
Category: Blog Making our housing market work better for all Americans
Category: Blog 주택 소유자가 자신의 주택을 보호할 수 있도록 돕는 방법
Category: Blog How to help homeowners protect their homes
Category: Blog Cách giúp chủ nhà bảo vệ ngôi nhà của họ
Category: Blog Paano tutulungan ang mga may-ari ng bahay na pangalagaan ang kanilang mga bahay
Category: Blog Cómo puede ayudar a los propietarios de viviendas a proteger sus hogares
Category: Blog 如何幫助房屋擁有人保護自己的住房
Category: Report Integrated Mortgage Disclosures Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) Rule Assessment
Category: Speech Director Kraninger's Remarks at the Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Eighth Mortgage Company to Address Deceptive Loan Advertisements Sent to Servicemembers and Veterans
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Seventh Mortgage Company to Address Deceptive Loan Advertisements Sent to Servicemembers and Veterans
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Fifth Mortgage Company to Address Deceptive Loan Advertisements Sent to Servicemembers and Veterans
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Sixth Mortgage Company to Address Deceptive Loan Advertisements Sent to Servicemembers and Veterans
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Analysis of HMDA Data Points
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Fourth Mortgage Company to Address Deceptive Loan Advertisements Sent to Servicemembers and Veterans
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Third Mortgage Company to Address Deceptive Loan Advertisements Sent to Servicemembers and Veterans
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes New Category of Qualified Mortgages to Encourage Innovation and Access to Affordable Mortgage Credit
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Proposed Rule on Escrow Exemptions for Certain High-Priced Mortgage Loans
Category: Press release FFIEC Announces Availability of 2019 Data on Mortgage Lending
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Interpretive Rule on Method for Determining Underserved Areas
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Contract for Deed Companies for Engaging in Deceptive Acts and Practices and Violating Credit Reporting Rules
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Steps to Address GSE Patch
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Steps to Facilitate LIBOR Transition
Category: Blog New report explores trends for first-time homebuyers
Category: Report Market Snapshot: First-time Homebuyers
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Assess Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rule
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 19 (Summer 2019)
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Policies to Facilitate Compliance and Promote Innovation
Category: Press release FFIEC Announces Availability of 2018 Data on Mortgage Lending
Category: Blog La Estimación del Préstamo y la Declaración de Cierre. Las guías que necesita mientras elije el préstamo hipotecario que más le conviene
Category: Blog Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure: Your guides as you choose the home loan that’s right for you
Category: Blog Estafas de cierre de hipotecas: cómo protegerse usted y resguardar su dinero
Category: Blog Los pasos que debe tomar para cerrar el trato de su vivienda con confianza
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Qualified Mortgage ANPR
Category: Blog The essential steps to close on your home with confidence
Category: Blog Mortgage Closing Scams: How to protect yourself and your closing funds
Category: Blog Is this the year you buy your first home?
Category: Blog Buying a home? Sign up for our two-week email boot camp
Category: Blog New protections for servicemembers and veterans alert
Category: Press release Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Files Complaint and Proposed Settlement with Village Capital & Investment LLC
Category: Blog ¿Está comprando una vivienda? El primer paso es revisar su crédito
Category: Press release Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and Federal Housing Finance Agency Release National Survey of Mortgage Originations Dataset for Public Use
Category: Report Know Before You Owe: Mortgage shopping study
Category: Blog One thing you can do to take control of the homebuying process and save on your new home—in any housing market
Category: Press release FFIEC Announces Availability of 2017 Data on Mortgage Lending
Category: Press release Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Finalizes Amendment to "Know Before You Owe" Mortgage Disclosure Rule
Category: Press release Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Announces Settlement With Wells Fargo For Auto-Loan Administration and Mortgage Practices
Category: Blog Thinking about buying a house in 2018? Here’s what you need to know
Category: Blog Seven factors that determine your mortgage interest rate
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Real Estate Settlement Services Provider for Steering Consumers to Affiliated Business
Category: Blog Three tools to help your homebuying process
Category: Blog Making the decision to rent or buy
Category: Press release CFPB Supervision Finds Some Student Loan and Mortgage Servicers Illegally Fail to Provide Protections to Borrowers
Category: Blog How to deal with “bad credit”—or no credit—when you want to buy a home
Category: Blog Making the move to homeownership on your own or with someone else
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Prospect Mortgage to Pay $3.5 Million Fine for Illegal Kickback Scheme
Category: Blog How to decide how much to spend on your down payment
Category: Blog Your mortgage calculator may be setting you up for a surprise
Category: Blog Buying a home? The first step is to check your credit
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Reverse Mortgage Companies for Deceptive Advertising
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 13 (Fall 2016)
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2016
Category: Blog 5 reasons to check out our Owning a Home tools now
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes “Know Before You Owe” Mortgage Forms
Category: Press release CFPB Clarifies State Reciprocity in Loan Originator Licensing