Comments on mortgage servicing, literacy plan due in May

Comments on changes to mortgage servicing rules, as well as a draft national financial literacy strategy, are due in May.

In 2011, the Financial Literacy and Education Commission released a national strategy titled “Promoting Financial Success in the United States: National Strategy for Financial Literacy.”

The commission plans to update the strategy to reflect changes within the last five years, and the Treasury seeks comments on a draft update. This update will be created by adding new text and edits to the original 2011 National Strategy

Comments are due May 11.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking comments on amendments to its 2013 mortgage servicing rules. These fall under Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act, and Regulation X, which implements the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

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