CFPB âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
What does the CFPB do? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Regulates RESPA, TILA, ECOA, and HMDA
FTC âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Federal Trade Commission
What does the FTC do? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Monitors Red Flag Rules
RESPA âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
What does RESPA do? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Ã¢â‚¬Â¢Protects homeowners of Single, 1-4 family dwellings, condos, &
homes manufactured on lot.
•Educates borrowers costs of loan
• Eliminates kickbacks and referral fees (section 8)
• Establishes rules for escrow
What Regulation is RESPA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Reg X (X-ray of my RESPAtory system)
Who oversees RESPA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€(CFPB) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
How long must records be kept under RESPA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€5 years
(RESPA has 5 letters= 5 letters of record keeping)
What are the penalties for violating RESPA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€$10k, 1 yr in prison OR both
(5 years x 2= $10,000 fine)
TILA âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Truth in Lending Act
What does TILA do? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ part of the Federal Consumer Protection Act and lays out disclosure
requirements, advertising
requirements as well as rights of rescission and penalties for violation.
• Requires creditors to disclose certain key terms and costs of the transaction
What Regulation is TILA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Reg Z (Today I learned about Zebras. They cost 5k for the first 3
years of life)
Who oversees TILA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Ã¢â‚¬Â¢Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), •Advertising: Federal
Trade Commission (FTC)
How long must records be kept under TILA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€3 Years
(Today I learned about Zebras. They cost 5k for the first 3 years of life)
What are the penalties for violating TILA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€$5k, 1 year Prison or both
$500k for class action suits or 1% if net worth of servicer, whichever is less
(Today I learned about Zebras. They cost $5k for the first 3 years of life)
ECOA âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Equal Credit Opportunity Act
What does ECOA do? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ Keeps lenders form discriminating for age, race, religion, sex, marital
status, color, national origin, income from government, or exercising rights under CCPA
• Promotes the availability of credit to all applicants
• Requires notice of adverse action within 30 days
• Handicap is NOT protected by this law (See Fair Housing Lending Laws)
What regulation is ECOA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Reg B (Be Equal)
Who oversees ECOA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(CFPB)
How long must records be kept under the ECOA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€25 Months (25 letters in "Equal Credit
Opportunity Act)
What are the penalties for violating ECOA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€$10k individual fine
$500,000 Class Action Lawsuit
HMDA âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
What does HMDA do? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ Provides Data to public, assists public officials, and identifies
evidence of descrimination
• Stops Redlining
(Government monitoring section 10 of 1003
What regulation is HMDA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Reg C ("C" you at home)
Who oversees HMDA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Created by Federal Reserve Board (FRB)
How long must records be kept under HMDA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€3 years
Reported on LAR report and turned in every March 1st
(LAR has 3 letters= 3 years)
FCRA âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Fair Credit Reporting Act
What regulation is FCRA? âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€Reg V ( "V"ery Fair Credit)
