Zillow kickback investigation ends with no action
CFPB concludes investigation into whether the tech giant violated RESPA law when letting agents and lenders combine marketing efforts
by Emma Hinchliffe Jun 25
Black hole illustration
New rule clarifies timeframe for addressing closing cost increases with consumers
by Patrick Kearns May 1
CFPB director Richard Cordray resigns
Cordray was first to lead independent agency launched in 2011 as a response to the financial crisis
CFPB wins rehearing in PHH case -- what will the court do next?
CFPB's enforcement of real estate referral and marketing regulations also at core of dispute
by Amber Taufen Apr 5
CFPB orders real estate brokers, lenders to pay $4M in fines
Brokers allegedly required buyers to prequalify with Prospect Mortgage, paid agent bonuses for mortgage referrals
New year, new team: CFPB kicks off 2017 with leadership changes
Bureau installs five new officers as it continues to battle legal challenges to its single-director structure
by Amy Tankersley Jan 10
Mortgage lender PHH asks court to deny CFPB rehearing
Mortgage lender says court’s finding that CFPB’s single-director structure is ‘unconstitutional’ should stand
by Amy Tankersley Dec 28
CFPB
Groups want federal court to hear their positions in the ongoing PHH-CFPB battle
by Amy Tankersley Dec 5
CFPB seeks rehearing in PHH case that declared it unconstitutional
Bureau says three-year RESPA battle with mortgage lender could be ‘the most important separation of powers case in a generation’
by Amy Tankersley Nov 21
'Not a close call': PHH indisputably wins CFPB court battle
Mortgage lender topples regulator in case over whether its captive reinsurance practices violated RESPA
by Amy Tankersley Oct 11
CFPB v. PHH, explained
Why are the mortgage and real estate industries watching this case so closely?
by Amy Tankersley May 19
A police car with a policeman standing in front of it.
PHH fights $109M RESPA case, telling a federal court that the bureau is an ‘unconstitutional, superexecutive agency’ with a director who ‘ran ‘roughshod over RESPA’
by Amy Tankersley Apr 21
QM rule
Two months into the new mortgage disclosure regime, real estate industry assesses how the complex regulations are affecting mortgage applications, closing times and relationships with industry partners
by Amy Tankersley Dec 24
Realogy and PHH alter joint-venture terms as MSA debate heats up
Companies adjust certain provisions of their strategic relationship agreement
by Amy Tankersley Nov 13
Could Antonakes' resignation be sign of change to come at CFPB?
CFPB deputy director steps down to tend to family matters, leaving behind a bureau embroiled in congressional criticism
by Amy Tankersley Jul 17