News
 Banks say Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's oversight is slow, costly 1/16/2013The Associated Press
 Consumer Finance Agency Bids to Stop Predatory Lending 1/10/2013Salon
 New Agency to Bite Back at Barking Debt Collectors 12/17/2012ABC News
 TLTA Pushes for Shared Responsibility & Opposes 3-Day Waiting Period 11/2/2012CFPB Update
 TLTA Pushes for Standardized Closing Disclosure Form, Opposes Machine Readable Requirement 10/26/2012CFPB Update
 CFPB Cracks Down on Lies in Credit Card Marketing 10/3/2012Time
 U.S. Credit Card Lenders Shun Add-Ons as CFPB Cracks Down 10/2/2012Bloomberg
 CFPB Finds Discrepancies in Credit Scores Provided by Credit Bureaus 9/25/2012Washington Post
 Consumer Bureau Shuffles Staff 8/27/2012NYT
 A Look at Some of the Ways the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Enforces the Law 9/12/2012The Washington Post
 Complaints Against Lenders 9/6/2012NYT
 Consumer finance agency sets mortgage protections 8/12/2012Statesman
 Payday Profits 7/27/2012NYT
 On CFPB's First Birthday, Watchdog Is Still Vulnerable To Possible Dodd-Frank Repeal 7/20/2012The Huffington Post
 US Mortgage Borrowers to Make Their Contracts Plain and Simple 7/13/2012gulfnews.com
 Mortgage Rules to Aid Lenders as Well as Consumers, Cordray Says 7/6/2012 Bloomberg
 CFPB: Don’t Get Stung By A Reverse Mortgage 6/28/2012 Forbes
 Lawsuit Challenges Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 6/22/2012 L.A. Times
TLTA Coverage
 TLTA Argues Against Inclusion of Title Insurance in APR 10/10/2012 CFPB Update
 CFPB Extends Deadline to Comment on APR Issue 9/5/2012 CFPB Update
 TLTA Federal Issues Committee Working on CFPB Proposal 8/22/2012 CFPB Update
 Fitch Expects CFPB Proposal to Result in More Market Consolidation 8/15/2012 CFPB Update
 CFPB Director Testifies Before U.S. House Small Business Committee 8/8/2012 CFPB Update
 TLTA Analysis of the Proposed Rule Underway 7/27/2012 CFPB Update
 UPDATED: CFPB Unveils Proposed Changes to RESPA 7/9/2012 CFPB Update
 CFPB Unveils Proposed Changes to RESPA 7/9/2012
 Proposed RESPA Changes to be Announced Soon 7/9/2012
 Recap: ALTA President Testifies Before Congress on RESPA Changes 6/27/2012
 ALTA President To Testify Before Congress on RESPA Changes 6/20/2012
 TLTA Meets With Congress and CFPB in Washington, D.C. 5/19/2012
 TLTA Submits Comments on Final Round of CFPB Proposed Forms 4/18/2012
 Title Industry Shares Settlement Form Concerns With CFPB Small Business Panel 3/21/2012
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References & Resources
The New Financial Reform Law: How it Impacts the Title Industry, Real Estate and Your Business Education
SBREFA Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered Read (.pdf)
Regulation X, Appendix B hud.gov
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Webpage
Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 | Summary
House Bill H.R.3126
TLTA-Authored CFPA Informational One-Pager
Moore Amendment
Senate Bill
Dodd Summary
H.R. 4173
TLTA Coverage
 California Says Third-Party Vetting Firms May Lead to Violations in the Law 12/12/2012TLTA Dateline
 More Warehouse Banks Delay Vetting Requirements 12/12/2012TLTA Dateline
 NAIC Fall Meetings Focus on Escrow Theft, Lender Vetting 12/5/2012TLTA Dateline
 Warehouse Lenders Change Course on Vetting Requirement 11/20/2012TLTA Dateline
 Title Agents Wary of Third-Party Vetting Firms 11/14/2012TLTA Dateline
 New Developments with Lender Vetting Companies 11/7/2012TLTA Dateline
 Important New Developments Regarding Lender Vetting Concerns 10/17/2012 TLTA Dateline
 Results of Survey About Lender Vetting Companies 9/26/2012 TLTA Dateline
 More Information on Lender Vetting of Texas Title Agents 9/12/2012 TLTA Dateline
 TLTA Assessing Lender Vetting of Texas Title Agents 9/12/2012 TLTA Dateline
TLTA Coverage
 TREC Postpones Consideration of Form Changes 11/7/2012TLTA Dateline
 TLTA Seeks to Clarify Proposed TREC Changes 9/19/2012 TLTA Dateline
 TREC Proposes Contract Changes 9/15/2012 TLTA Dateline
 Revised TREC HOA Required July 1, 2012 5/16/2012 TLTA Dateline
 TREC to Review HOA Addendum at May 7 Meeting 3/7/2012 TLTA Dateline
 TREC Adopts HOA Addendum Dealing With Resale Certificates 2/29/2012 TLTA Dateline
 Important TREC Form Changes on the Horizon 2/22/2012 TLTA Dateline
 TREC Committee Discusses HOA Addendum Dealing With Resale Certificates 2/15/2012 TLTA Dateline
 TLTA Submits Comments to TREC on Proposed HOA Addendum 2/1/2012 TLTA Dateline
 TREC Adopts Changes to Forms 12/21/2011 TLTA Dateline
 TREC: Revised Seller’s Disclosure Notice Mandatory Sept. 1 8/31/2011 TLTA Dateline
News
 TREC and Appraiser Board Launch New Online Service Tool2/20/2012 The Vindicator
 Texas Regulator Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Flat Fee FSBO Site2/6/2012 Inman
References & Resources
Updated Addendum for Property Subject to Mandatory Membership in a POA


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