CFPB Uncovers Illegal Junk Fees on Bank Accounts, Mortgages, and Student and Auto Loans

This Supervisory Highlights special edition covers unlawful junk fees in the areas of bank account deposits, auto loan servicing, mortgage loan
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The contract rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose 8 basis points to 6.79%, the group said Wednesday. The group's index of mortgage applications to
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As rising mortgage rates cool the market, the share of U.S. homes worth at least $1 million has fallen from an all-time high last year,
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When traders sell bonds, rates rise, all other things being equal. That means mortgage rates would quickly move to even higher levels if Friday's jobs
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HONG KONG — Chinese banks are facing a new earnings challenge as growing numbers of homebuyers pay off their mortgages ahead of schedule, t.
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After four straight weeks of declines, mortgage applications increased 7.4% from one week earlier, according to the latest Weekly Mortgage
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Home-loan originators are facing a tough environment, but some players could be seeing better profitability on mortgages.
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RALEIGH, N.C., March 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enact Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACT) (Enact), a leading provider of private mortgage insurance
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The landlord stopped making mortgage payments on some of its Upper Manhattan properties, Gothamist reported. The firm is already facing foreclosure on
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Silvergate Capital Corp. plans to wind down operations and liquidate its bank after the crypto industry's meltdown sapped the company's financial
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Dallas-based Town Square Mortgage has merged with a Chicago-area firm to better position both companies to weather the storm as the rapid rise in
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Total mortgage application volume rose 7.4% for the week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Applications to refinance a home loan
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One retired couple is leading this money-saving trend, but is it actually cheaper than paying off a mortgage?
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Excessive late fee amounts: Mortgage servicers charged the top late fee amount allowed by relevant state laws, even when homeowners' mortgage
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(Bloomberg) — US mortgage rates increased for a fourth week to the highest level since mid-November, according to the Mortgage Bankers
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Futures markets are taking the Fed chair at his word that policymakers may have to hike rates faster and take them higher to combat inflation.
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An Oireachtas committee was told non-banking entities own more than 56% of all domestic mortgages in arrears.
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HMBradley's partnerships with New York Community Bank and Thought Machine provide the ability to scale to meet consumer demand and offer more
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The news: US banks have “some work to do” before they can embrace AI-powered tools like ChatGPT, according to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan.
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Prosecutors say a cellist with links to Vladimir Putin was allowed to move millions of Swiss francs into a bank with little oversight.
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