Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its Fall Supervisory Highlights. The report covers examinations completed between January and June of 2021. Over the last year, the Biden-era CFPB has made various statements about its priorities. For instance, the Bureau has issued comments or taken action related to the small dollar lending agenda,

Robert Maddox
Robert Maddox practices in Financial Services Litigation with an emphasis in mortgage litigation and compliance and commercial/real estate litigation. He is a Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) and is one of only a handful of attorneys in the nation who have achieved this status. His national practice focuses primarily on representing two specific industries: financial institutions and mortgage companies. View articles by Robert
New York Passes Mandatory Forbearance Law, Inviting Potential Constitutional Challenge
On June 17, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed one of the most far-reaching COVID-19 mortgage assistance state programs yet into law. Affected servicers and lenders will soon need to decide whether they should find a way to comply, or bring a constitutional challenge.
The new law mandates that New York-regulated banking organizations and mortgage…
Financial Services Litigation and Regulatory Compliance Attorney A. Michelle Canter Joins Bradley Arant
Building on several recent additions to its national Financial Services Litigation and Compliance Team, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that A. Michelle Canter has joined the firm as a partner. Along with recent additions Haydn J. Richards, Jr. and Heather Cain Hutchings, and former Citigroup in-house counsel Jeff Beatrice,…
Bradley Gains Six Financial Services Regulatory Compliance Attorneys in D.C. Office
Continuing the firm’s strategic growth, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings is pleased to welcome six attorneys to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and Financial Services Litigation and Compliance Team.
Former federal prosecutor, M. Jeffrey Beatrice joins the firm from Citigroup, Inc., where for five years he served as a Managing Director and the General Counsel for…