On July 23, 2026, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) updated its Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) Baseline Review Procedures. Notably, the updates were issued just two days after…
On July 14, 2026, a split 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the Financial Crime Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) border geographic targeting order…
On July 6, 2026, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest regulatory agenda, providing a roadmap of the regulatory activity that is to come and shedding light…
As we have addressed on this blog, home equity investment (HEI) products, such as shared appreciation mortgages and home equity agreements, have come under recent scrutiny from regulators…
On May 28, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. Department of State designated Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), Brazil’s two largest and…
On May 21, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) made public an April 2026 consent order (AA-ENF-2025-21) against a federal savings association based in the Northeast…
On May 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert designed to help financial institutions identify and disrupt funding streams and procurement…
On April 13, 2026, Maine enacted new laws (L.D. 1901) that are intended to have an immediate and retroactive impact on the origination and servicing of shared appreciation…
The Ninth Circuit case United States ex rel. Thrower v. Academy Mortgage Corp. provides mortgage lenders, servicers, and other entities submitting claims for payment to the federal government an important…
On April 22, 2026, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule amending Regulation B – the implementing regulation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Building on…