Colleen M. Couture
Mayer Brown
Articles
That’s the Spirit: The Haunting of the CFPB’s GSE Patch
USA - October 29 2020 On October 20, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau) issued a final rule extending the Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE)…
Debt Collection During and After the Pandemic: Do Certain US Legislators and Agencies Seek a Debt Collection Ice Age?
USA - May 21 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, state and federal lawmakers have taken aggressive measures to protect the health and economic security of their…
Debra Bogo-Ernst, Anjali Garg, Steven M. Kaplan, Eric T. Mitzenmacher
Borrower, Don’t Lend Me A Hand - Remote Notarization During the COVID-19 Pandemic
USA - April 9 2020 Life goes on, even when faced with COVID-19. People must sell and buy homes. And with mortgage rates at close to all-time lows, refinancing a home…
Origination in the Era of COVID-19: the GSEs, FHA, and VA Issue Guidance for Appraisals and Income Verification
USA - April 7 2020 There is no question that COVID-19 has strained all aspects of life in the United States, including the housing and mortgage industries. Social…
Holly Spencer Bunting, Christopher G. Smith, Kelly F. Truesdale
The Taxpayer First Act and the Impact on Secondary Market Participants
USA - February 11 2020 The Taxpayer First Act (the “Act” or “TFA”) imposes new limits on the disclosure of US taxpayer tax information obtained on or after December 28…
