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Kayleigh Keilty, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be one of the speakers at this month's ACC NTIH. This program will provide an introduction to antitrust concepts, how they impact businesses, and best practices to ensure compliance. Attendees will receive an overview of the federal antitrust laws and...

On August 21, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced an enforcement action against Fay Servicing, a nonbank mortgage servicer, for alleged violations of federal mortgage servicing laws and non-compliance with a 2017 CFPB order. As part of this action, the CFPB has imposed a...

The EB-5 program, officially known as the Employment-Based Fifth Preference Immigrant Investor Program, offers a compelling pathway for foreign investors to gain lawful permanent residency in the United States by investing in the U.S. economy. The EB-5 program is particularly attractive to...

Strategies for a post-NAR settlement market webinar Professionals across the real estate transaction may face changes to the ways they communicate and market their relationships with their partners. Join two national industry leaders as they discuss Sitzer-Burnett and its potential impacts on the...

On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit held in Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection v. Townstone Financial, Inc. , that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) prohibits discriminatory conduct, comments or remarks directed at both actual and prospective applicants for...

On July 1, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”)—the primary federal watchdog of the consumer finance industry—along with several other federal agencies, approved a new rule to regulate the use of automated valuation models (“AVMs”) affecting the mortgage industry. The new rule...

Introduction On June 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) unanimously agreed to submit a comment supporting a recent proposed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) rule that would mandate the disclosure of all settlement agreements made between parties appearing before the Patent Trial...

Prohibition on Unfair and Deceptive Marketing Practices, What You Need to Know The U.S. Department of Education has updated Borrower Defense to Repayment Regulations that expand actionable circumstances to include substantial misrepresentation, substantial omission of fact, and aggressive...

On May 16, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America , determining once and for all that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) self-funding mechanism is not...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continued its jurisdictional expansion April 17 when it issued a consent order against BloomTech Inc., which does business as Bloom Institute of Technology, a for-profit college for computer programming. According to the consent order, the school "offers...

A bipartisan group of representatives, led by Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX), have introduced an updated version of the Dignity Act (H.R. 3599) to fix what they call the nation’s fractured immigration system. The authors of the bill call it the first serious...

RESPA: A Review of the Latest Actions This presentation will cover the following points: RESPA angle on the recent Chevron case The Washington D.C. Attorney General settlement on agent/investor joint ventures. Pennsylvania Attorney General’s indicators that an affiliated arrangement is compliant...

The EB-5 industry is heading to Atlanta, GA in 2024 for the 14th Annual EB-5 Industry Forum the premiere annual gathering of EB-5 stakeholders. Attendees will enjoy two days of networking, education, and business development in one of the country's most important financial and economic hubs...

MBA’s Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance provides the most comprehensive information on regulatory initiatives, litigation legislation and enforcement activity, all specifically tailored to the residential mortgage industry. Get up-to-the-minute guidance on hot topics in general sessions with...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to expand its presence into different businesses, including for-profit colleges. On April 17, 2024, the CFPB issued a consent order against a for-profit college for computer programming. According to the consent order, the school “offers training...

On April 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) collectively launched a new publicly accessible web portal to which members of the public can make reports of what they believe to be competition –...

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