The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Managing your risk of mortgage examination findings by the CFPB can be offset by having written policies and procedures in place for the origination, processing, underwriting, closing and post-closing of mortgage applications.  In addition to the rubric of Federal guidelines with which we have become familiar with, the CFPB will extend extra vigilance in the areas of deceptive marketing, riskier product types, underwriting exceptions and Fair Lending.  Surprisingly, the guide contains NO reference to information security and ID theft. 

The examination guidelines set forth by the CFPB are no more onerous than those set forth by many states, so compliance managers for non-bank lenders familiar with these types of examinations should feel comfortable with the scope and process.  For many lenders, however, the examination may represent a step up in the rigor of the examination process.  Expect that, especially at first, examinations will have an element of "hyper-vigilance", with many findings and a substantial time requirement. 

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