With the recent hacks of Equifax, Google, Target, and other major companies, everyone is becoming much more concerned about information security (InfoSec). It’s no different in mortgage lending. Lenders need to protect the vast amounts of a consumer’s non-public personal information (NPPI) that they collect during a loan process. It’s not easy when so much of the lending process is…
I read an article in the newspaper the other day and yes, I still read the newspaper, which provided some tips to homebuyers for finding a good mortgage lender. Some were obvious. But, I thought I’d give you the information as this is what is being provided to consumers to help them choose their lender. Compare lenders, their products, and…
They say that anyone who represents themselves in court has a fool for a client. I am not calling any lender a fool. But, there are situations that require an expert in order to achieve the desired result. Even with all of the recent changes in the GSE Representation and Warranty framework and HUD’s Indemnification Policy, lenders still have uncertainty…
As you should know by now, the Senate voted to roll back the CFPB’s rule banning arbitration clauses in loan documents. It was very close and needing a simple majority required the vote of the Vice President to break a tie. That is quite telling in itself. The Senate vote means that lenders can require a consumer to submit to binding…
A little while ago, McDonald’s saw their profits dropping. It came as the result of increased competition in the fast food market coupled with consumers’ tendencies toward healthier meal choices. What did they do? McDonald’s continued to offer their core products of burgers and fries (I think they have the best fries) to serve their base customer. But, they decided…
FHFA previously floated the possibility of adding another question to their new Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA). This one has to do with an applicant’s preferred language, for communication. This question raised quite a few questions of its own. Industry participants are concerned that such a question might raise some operational and more importantly, legal challenges for lenders. Would it…
