This is a joint letter between consumer groups and mortgage industry trade associations urging VA to adopt a system of targeting payment relief for its upcoming VA Servicing Purchase (VASP) program.
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Public Citizen, Consumer Federation of America, National Association of Consumer Advocates, National Consumer Law Center, and Public Justice submitted an amicus brief in support of petitioners in Cantero v. Bank of America. The brief argued that the Second Circuit erred in finding that state mortgage escrow interest laws are preempted and in applying a preemption…
In these comments, the National Consumer Law Center and the Center for Responsible Lending provided detailed comments to HUD’s revision of its Payment Supplement Partial Claim program, which will help borrowers avoid unnecessary foreclosure. See here for the comments submitted on the prior version of HUD’s Payment Supplement Partial Claim.
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This coalition letter from over 30 groups urges the FIO to finalize a proposed data collection without further changes to ensure granular data collection on the impacts of climate on financial risk in insurance markets. The proposal, which at its inception was already too narrow, has been further narrowered to omit many key markets and…
This letter from the Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition to FHFA Director Sandra Thompson recommends that the Government Sponsored Enterprises should retain loan purchase targets for underserved populations even in adverse market conditions.
NCLC submitted a letter, along with 60 consumer, civil rights, health care, and advocacy organizations, urging CFPB Director Chopra not to delay the CFPB’s planned FCRA rulemaking. This letter responds to a November 17, 2023 letter sent by 15 industry trade organizations urging Director Chopra to slow down the FCRA rulemaking by issuing an Advanced…
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NCLC’s comments focus on the relationship between New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protections (“DCWP”) proposed debt collection amendments, the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), and federal debt collection regulations issued to implement the FDCPA (“Regulation F”). Regulation F has many gaps and weaknesses, and we commend the DCWP’s proposal for…
President Joe BidenThe White House1600 Pennsylvania AvenueWashington DC 20500 Mr. Rohit Chopra, DirectorConsumer Financial Protection Bureau1700 G St. NWWashington, DC 20552 Ms. Lael Brainard, DirectorMr. Michael Negron, Special Assistant to the President for Economic PolicyNational Economic Council1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden, Director Chopra, Director Brainard and Special Assistant Negron, The undersigned…
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The 78 undersigned affordable housing, consumer, health, energy efficiency, environmental, andbusiness organizations urge the FHFA to require that all mortgages for new homes backed by theGovernment Sponsored Enterprises (Enterprises) meet the energy code requirements currentlyproposed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) for their mortgage products.
The 192 undersigned labor, civil rights, consumer, legal services and community groups and academics write to express our opposition to HR 7428 (Steil), the Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act. In the guise of offering protections, the bill obscures its true effect: to exempt fintech cash advances from the Truth in Lending Act, to endorse…
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The Center for Responsible Lending, Consumer Federation of California, National Consumer Law Center, and Office of Kat Taylor submitted comments to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation on its revised proposed regulations of income-based advances. The DFPI’s regulatory proposal for income-based advances recognizes, rightly, that these products must be regulated as credit. This…
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Issue: I. Do states’ landlord tenant agreements include provisions that encourage the benefits of weatherization to flow primarily to tenants? II. Which states provide the strongest model for safeguarding the goals and intended beneficiaries of weatherization? Brief Answer: I. Assessment of landlord tenant agreements in twenty states indicates that the majority of agreements include provisions…
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