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Cornell University Law School has published an article giving an overview of Dodd-Frank Title XIV on mortgage reform and anti-predatory lending act and its implications. It can be found here: http://www.law.cornell.edu/wivex/dodd-frank_title_xiv

  February 19, 2013 The 2012 Loan Originator Survey has been released by Mortgage Daily, providing insight into issues impacting mortgage loan officers. The survey was sponsored by StreetLinks Lender Solutions and co-sponsored by Champions School of Real Estate. A majority of the male-dominated group was employed by non-bank firms, in contrast to the bank-dominated […]

SEC. 1471. PROPERTY APPRAISAL REQUIREMENTS. Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 129G (as added by section 1464(b)) the following new section: ‘‘§ 129H. Property appraisal requirements ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL. —A creditor may not extend credit in theform of a higher-risk mortgage to any consumer […]

We just heard that the City of Chicago has passed an ordinance that redefines the “owner” of vacant properties to include banks and other financial companies. Although mortgage holders and their mortgage servicers have always had a fiduciary duty to protect the value of properties either delinquent or under foreclosure proceedings, it would appear that […]