1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgAllison Zieverich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TYj5FmMkqt"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/ftc-and-cfpb-join-forces-to-fight-deceptive-mortgage-ads/">FTC and CFPB join forces to fight deceptive mortgage ads</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/ftc-and-cfpb-join-forces-to-fight-deceptive-mortgage-ads/embed/#?secret=TYj5FmMkqt" width="600" height="338" title="“FTC and CFPB join forces to fight deceptive mortgage ads” — CLP Blog" data-secret="TYj5FmMkqt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> In press releases yesterday, here and here, the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that they are teaming up to fight deceptive mortgage advertising. The FTC sent warning letters to 20 real estate agents, home builders, and lead generators, urging them to review their advertisements for compliance with the Mortgage Acts [...]