FHA issued a mortgagee letter regarding automatic extensions to HUD’s initiation of foreclosure timeline. This mortgagee letter provides updated guidance relating to HUD’s regulatory requirement for mortgagees to utilize a loss mitigation option or initiate foreclosure within 6 months of the date of default. Specifically, this mortgagee letter: reiterates the existing 8 automatic extensions available to mortgagees when they are unable to initiate foreclosure within the allotted timeframe; and introduces 2 new automatic extensions to align with the CFPB’s Regulation X.
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CFPB Amends Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to Medical Information
The CFPB adopted rules amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) with respect to medical information. Per the rule adoption, the CFPB removed an exception
January 16, 2025
