In my prior blog post on the subject, I discussed the Tiger Lily ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth, which invalidated the CDC’s eviction moratorium for the states covered by that federal court – Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee. Similar cases...
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Month: August 2021
CFPB Takes Action Against Debt Collector for Failing to Investigate Reports of Identity Theft and Misrepresenting Consumers’ Debts
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has resolved a lawsuit against a debt collection enterprise and its owner. Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection v. Fair Collection & Outsourcing, Inc., D.C. Maryland No. 8:19-cv-02817. The CFPB alleged that the...
New CFPB Rule Protects Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has amended RESPA Reg. X, concerning mortgagees’ early intervention and loss mitigation requirements, by granting significant new rights to homeowners exiting mortgage loan forbearance or experiencing payment hardship...
Court Rules CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Ineffective for Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee
In a lawsuit filed by residential property owners and managers, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held, on July 23, 2021, that the CDC lacked authority under the Public Health Service Act to impose a nationwide eviction moratorium. Tiger Lily...