Financial Institutions Regulatory
HUD Clarifies Dual Employment Limits
In Mortgagee Letter 2022-22, dated December 15, 2022, FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon has clarified FHA’s position on what dual employment…
Read MoreViewpoint: Is This Mortgage Licensing Requirement Appropriate?
Regulators routinely check originators’ credit standing, a rarity for other professions As published in the Scottsman Guide State regulators for…
Read MoreA Clean Slate – The Benefits of the FINRA Expungement Process to Financial Advisors
In addition to fierce competition for business, increasingly strict regulatory oversight and the need to navigate volatile markets registered brokers…
Read MoreViewpoint: It’s Time to Take Another Look at the SAFE Act
As published in The Scotsman Guide Extend licensing requirements to all originators and clarify other portions of the landmark legislation …
Read MoreLenders Now Face Never-Ending Liability for RESPA Lawsuits
Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed plaintiffs suing for alleged violations of…
Read MoreLegal Alert – Payroll Data Due September 30th
The EEOC announced a court-approved deadline of September 30 for all employers of 100 or more employees to collect and…
Read MoreArbitration Gets Another Boost From Supreme Court
In response to the explosion in wage-hour cases, companies began requiring employees to individually arbitrate any employment related claim. Soon…
Read MoreWhy Lenders Should Jump at New, Easier Fix for Back Pay Disputes
For the better part of the last decade, lenders have been struggling (often in vain) to comply with the Fair…
Read MoreNew NLRB Standards May Change How Lenders Use Facebook
For most banks, the National Labor Relations Board has little to no influence on how they do business. After all,…
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