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Here’s What You Should Know About Reverse Mortgages

By Atlas Law Center / January 15, 2016

Reverse mortgages are mortgages available to older adults (age 62 and older) that allow them to borrow money based on […]

By Atlas Law Center / December 28, 2015

It has been two years since the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) enacted amendments to Regulation X of the Real Estate Settlement Protection

By Atlas Law Center / February 2, 2015

According to an article in the New York Times, the Consumer Financial Bureau is set to release its first set

The Department of Justice took a lot of flak for failing to prosecute the banks whose mortgage lending practices contributed

In the wake of the most recent financial crisis, many homeowners who had either lost their homes to foreclosure or

A number of individuals in the financial industry convinced a staggering number of elderly homeowners to enter into reverse mortgages

When the subprime mortgage crisis exploded in 2007 and helped to spark the nation’s most recent recession, lawmakers, experts and

In 2007, Congress enacted the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act. It was designed to remove the negative tax consequences of

By Atlas Law Center / December 24, 2013

Ocwen is the latest mortgage servicer to enter into a consent order with the CFPB and 49 of the 50

By Atlas Law Center / December 4, 2013

I normally applaud the CFPB for its aggressive regulation and its attempts to expand its regulatory reach. When the CFPB