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Hummingbirds are inexorably tied to the flowers they feed upon. They co-evolve. This is what is about to occur as federal and state laws co-evolve to create new compliance challenges for lenders.

This past year, most lenders experienced significant demand for mortgage products, driven by low rates and high refinance activity.

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Since its inception in 2010, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented wide-ranging changes to the rules and regulations governing financial institutions and other entities operating in the financial arena.

While meeting past compliance deadlines has often felt like running a marathon, many in the banking industry view meeting the approaching Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's mortgage servicing deadline as a flat-out sprint.

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Recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau actions suggest the agency is poised to utilize the ambiguous Unfair Deceptive Acts and Practices standards to the fullest extent.

Borrowers have been generally in a rush to refinance during the holidays. This year, there has been no such impetus.

This year looks bad, and next year not much better. But the best mortgage salespeople can still make a lot of money.

The financial crisis brought with it an onset of unprecedented problems that now serve as the teaching lesson of our strict regulatory environment.