NCLC and the Consumer Federation of America submitted comments to the CFPB opposing the proposed rulemaking to define the risks to consumers that would qualify an entity for risk-based supervision. The proposed rule directly contravenes the intention of Congress to give the Bureau considerable discretion in its exercise of this supervision authority, and it attempts…
Frankie Santiago, Nicole Nerohna, Joseph Neronha, Maria Neronha & Onny Jules, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. D.R. Horton, Inc., & DHI Mortgage Company, Ltd., 6:25-cv-01904 (M.D. Fla.) This class action lawsuit seeks relief from a deceptive home-selling and financing scheme employed by D.R. Horton Inc., the nation’s largest homebuilding company,…
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Disasters can create devastating housing and financial insecurity for working families. Owners of inherited family homes have a greater need and reduced access to vital disaster assistance funds. Inherited homes are more likely to be older and in physically inadequate conditions, increasing the likelihood that they will suffer damage in a disaster. Nearly one-third of…
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There are strategies that would reduce or even eliminate harmful scam calls by holding the VoIP providers liable for their failure to police their own businesses.
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Payment fraud continues to pose a threat to U.S. households, businesses, financial institutions, and the economy as a whole. Americans are plagued by problems with unauthorized transactions and fraudulently induced payments involving peer-to-peer payment applications, crypto-assets, bank-to-bank wire transfers, check alterations and forgeries, and Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card skimming. Technological advances, making mobile and…
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UMMC is a coalition of more than 40 organizations committed to expanding access to affordable and sustainable homeownership and housing opportunities through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). We work to ensure that the Enterprises fulfill their purpose to support access to mortgage credit throughout the country, including underserved housing markets, safely and soundly.…
On July 28, 2025, FHFA issued a proposed rule to repeal the 2024 Fair Lending Rule, which provided a legal framework for ensuring GSE compliance with the Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the FTC Act’s prohibition on Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (UDAP). The current rule also requires Fannie Mae,…
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The undersigned groups submit these comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) four advance notices of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on whether to propose a rule to change the definition of larger nonbank participants in the auto finance, debt collection, credit reporting and international money transmission markets. The ANPRs suggest that the number of companies…
The National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients) and Consumer Federation of America submit these comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on whether to propose a rule to amend the test to define larger nonbank participants in the international money transfer (remittances) market. Entities defined…
The National Consumer Law Center submitted comments, co-authored by the Consumer Federation of America, to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding the Bureau’s notice that it is considering amending which participants in the auto finance market are considered larger participants. Entities defined as larger participants are potentially subject to supervision by the CFPB and the…
These are sign on comments by Upgrade Maryland in MD PSC Case No. 9707 regarding long-term planning for Maryland’s gas companies. Upgrade Maryland is urging the commission to protect residential customers from aging and expensive gas lines in the transition to clean and efficient homes and appliances.
