Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Mortgage Servicing Announcement
- The New York Times – Mortgage Servicers Face New Oversight
- The Washington Post – CFPB considering rules for mortgage servicers
- The Wall Street Journal – US Consumer Bureau Chief Plans To Fix 'Broken' Mortgage Market
- Dow Jones – Consumer Bureau Planning New Rules For Mortgage Servicers
- American Banker – CFPB Details Slew of Mortgage Rules Coming Summer 2012
- Associated Press – US government to propose new rules for mortgage lenders in wake of 2008 financial crisis
- CNN Money – Consumer bureau to crack down on mortgage servicers
- McClatchy – Consumer watchdog proposes crackdown on mortgage companies
- Marketwatch – CFPB eyes more mortgage disclosure for borrowers
- Bloomberg – Cordray Says Consumer Bureau to Go Beyond Mortgage Servicer Deal
- Los Angeles Times – U.S. may require banks to provide more information on mortgages
- National Journal – Consumer Bureau to Unveil Mortgage-Servicing Overhaul
- U.S. News & World Report – Consumer Watchdog Agency Takes on Mortgage Servicers
- The Hill – Consumer bureau plans overhaul of mortgage industry
- Forbes – CFPB Proposes Rules to Crack Down on Mortgage Servicers
- C-SPAN – Consumer Protection Bureau to Issue New Mortgage Guidelines
- Mortgage News Daily – CFPB Outlines Possible Rules for Servicers
- Reverse Mortgage Daily – CFPB: Time to Put the “Service” Back in Mortgage Servicing
- Inside ARM – CFPB Focuses on Mortgage Servicers With Proposed New Regulations
- Fire Dog Lake – CFPB Releases Mortgage Servicing Rules Under Consideration
- The Consumerist – CFPB Working On Rules To Whip Mortgage-Servicing Industry Into Shape
- The Star Ledger – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans clamp down on mortgage servicers
- eCreditDaily – U.S. Agency Proposes ‘Borrower-Friendly’ Mortgage Servicing
Banking
- American Banker – JPMorgan Sponsors Commodities Center at Colorado School
- American Banker – OCC Approves BankAtlantic Sale to BB&T
- Bloomberg – Bernanke Sees Need for More Curbs on Shadow Banking
Consumer Credit
- Huffington Post – Gas Prices Driven Up By Credit Card Swipe Fees, Convenience Stores Say
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Prepaid debit cards are popular, but beware of pitfalls
Housing, Mortgages and Foreclosure
- American Banker – Lenders Staff Up in February Despite Slowing Originations
- American Banker – Joe Smith Lays Out a Path Forward for Mortgage Settlement
- Bloomberg – DeMarco Expected to Release New Mortgage Forgiveness Analysis
- Huffington Post – Wells Fargo Slapped With $3.1 Million Fine For 'Reprehensible' Handling Of One Mortgage
Servicemembers
- USA Today – Military career skills program for spouses under scrutiny
- Huffington Post – Bank Of America Refunds John McDevitt, Veteran, Money From Debit Card Fraud Claim
Students
- American Banker – Remaining Big Banks Brace for More Student Loan Scrutiny
- Politic365 – Can You Pop the Student Loan Bubble?
- KPCC – Should bankruptcy be allowed for student loan debt?
Other
- Tech Crunch – U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Gets Open Source, Publishes on GitHub
- Fire Dog Lake – CREDO Calls Out Securitization Fraud Task Force: Investigators Not Even Deployed
John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass) the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama. Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S. He is also a co-founder of Global Dignity with HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland. Global Dignity is affiliated with the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum.