Posts on mortgage compliance and industry regulation including TRID, HMDA, and MERS.
As I mentioned in a previous post, FHFA is still considering adding a question to the new Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA). The question would ask the applicant to indicate their ‘preferred language.’ The industry fears that this may open up a whole new regulatory can of worms. FHFA believes knowing this information will aid the lender and, ultimately, the…
Hey, did I tell you that the CFPB is in process of their required review of the effects of the QM/ATR rules implemented under Dodd-Frank? Well, they are! CFPB is looking into several lending areas to determine to successes or failures of the new rules. They’ll be reviewing quantitative data for loan originations, default rates, and loan performance. The data…
Did you know that the Federal Housing Financing Agency (FHFA) put out a Request for Input for Improving Language Access in Mortgage Lending and Servicing? You should respond because what they propose may have a drastic impact on how mortgage lending and servicing is done in the future. The gist of the proposal is to explore ways to better…
Fannie Mae announced that they are expanding their DU credit box to accept/approve mortgage loans up to 50% total DTI (Debt to Income) ratio, as of July 29th. Some see this as a good thing. This means that Fannie will approve loans where the borrowers total recurring monthly debt payments, including the new mortgage payment, equal to 50% of their…
Looks as though you can fight City Hall! In what may become a landmark decision, Judge Charles R. Simpson III, of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of KY, ruled in favor of a small Louisville, KY, law firm against Richard Cordray, and the powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The case reversed CFPB’s actions against Borders & Borders…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finally issued their long-awaited updates the “Know Before You Owe” rule (better known to lenders as TRID) on Friday, July 7th. The big news is not so much of what CFPB said, but more so in what was not said. CFPB addressed some areas that needed clarification. But, noticeably they side-stepped two of the main…
