Timothy St. George

Apr 16, 2024 | jdsupra.com | David Anthony |Ronald I. Raether |Timothy St. George

Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking public comment on its proposal to amend existing regulations that govern admission to public housing and housing programs for applicants with criminal records and eviction or termination of assistance of persons on the basis of illegal drug use, drug-related criminal activity, or other criminal activity.

Dec 22, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Brooke Conkle |Lori J. Sommerfield |Timothy St. George

On December 20, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint in a Texas federal court against Colony Ridge Development, LLC (Colony Ridge), its affiliates, and Loan Originator Services, a Texas mortgage company, for allegedly operating an illegal land sales scheme and targeting tens of thousands of Hispanic borrowers with false statements and predatory loans.

Oct 17, 2023 | jdsupra.com | David Anthony |Ronald I. Raether |Timothy St. George

A new enforcement action provides more detail on the expectations of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the agencies) for the content of tenant screening reports. As previously discussed here, according to its annual 10-K report Trans Union LLC has been “in active settlement discussions” with the agencies since 2022 over alleged Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) compliance lapses related to its tenant screening reports.