News and Insights

Small Banks Could be Erased from Mortgage Market Thanks to Choice Act

June 21, 2017

By Ari Karen The proposed Financial Choice Act recently passed by the House contains many…

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Lender Legal Update May 2017

May 31, 2017

By Ari Karen In May’s Lender Legal Update, I covered the impending Financial Choice Act…

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Balanced Regulatory Reform the Only Realistic Solution to CFPB Divisiveness

May 1, 2017

By Ari Karen The recent combative hearings between House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas)…

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Companies Challenging Increasingly Vulnerable Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

April 6, 2017

Ari Karen quoted in Breitbart News The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) faces increasingly dire legal challenges.…

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More companies challenging CFPB enforcement actions

April 3, 2017

Ari Karen quoted in American Banker on March 31, 2017 WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial…

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Give President Free Rein to Fire Consumer Board Chief, Justice Dept. Argues

March 20, 2017

Ari Karen quoted in The New York Times, March 18, 2017 “The Justice Department on…

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DOJ seeks to preserve Trump’s power in PHH case with CFPB

March 20, 2017

Ari Karen quoted in The Philadelphia Business Journal, March 17, 2017   The U.S. Department…

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Zillow and the CFPB

March 13, 2017

By Ari Karen Ever heard the saying “Guns don’t kill people…”?  Well neither does Zillow. …

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Why All Signs Point to a CFPB Commission

January 31, 2017

By Ari Karen When Donald Trump was elected president, there were reports of the president-elect’s…

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The Future of the CFPB Is Not Necessarily as Bleak as It Looks

January 13, 2017

By Ari Karen The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requested an en banc review in November by the U.S. Court…

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