11/27/18 4:21 PM
Senate Closer on CFPB Director Confirmation of Kathleen Kraninger
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SoftPro on 11/27/18 4:21 PM
Check out new document updates in the following states: California, Florida and Colorado. California Form 593 – Real Estate Withholding Tax Statement – required state updates made. Form 593-I - Real Estate Withholding Installment Sale Acknowledgement -...
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The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's new Office of Innovation proposed a Disclosure Sandbox through revisions to the Bureau’s existing policy to encourage trial disclosure programs. It is called the Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs...
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Check out new form updates in the following states: New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. New Jersey New Jersey Title Insurance Rating Bureau - one change to the manual effective July 1, 2018
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8/16/18 12:11 PM
CFPB, BCFP, Acting Director, Permanent Director, and more
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SoftPro on 8/16/18 12:11 PM
Let’s start with the name change… Apparently, the CFPB was actually supposed to be called the BCFP. At a recent speech at the ALTA Advocacy Conference in May, the acting director of the CFPB, Mick Mulvaney, informed the attendees that the name is not the...
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6/18/18 3:45 PM
Permanent CFPB director to be appointed next week
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SoftPro on 6/18/18 3:45 PM
According to an article published by HousingWire, the White House is expected to name a permanent director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) next week. Mick Mulvaney currently serves as the interim director of the CFPB, but his tenure...
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5/4/18 12:29 PM
PHH does not appeal case on CFPB constitutionality to Supreme Court
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SoftPro on 5/4/18 12:29 PM
PHH Corp has decided not to appeal to the Supreme Court the case where they called into question the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
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The ALTA Forms Committee has made technical corrections to the 2016 ALTA Commitment and 2017 ALTA Short Form Commitment for an ALTA Short Form Residential Loan Policy.
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New York – TIRSA – Effective April 9, 2018 On January 10, 2018, the NYS Department of Financial Services approved a Revised TIRSA rate manual. The new rates are effective as of April 9, 2018. The revised rate manual is essentially a restated rate manual.
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The TRID Improvement Act bill passed a full House vote (271-145) on February 14, 2018. The next step is the Senate floor for a vote - however, that can take some time. There are two other possibilities that could help get the bill passed:
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