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Mortgage Compliance

Do What You Say and Say What You Mean

TILA requires a lender to provide an applicant with a good faith estimate of the fees that will be charged to, or imposed on, the applicant in connection with their loan. Seems simple, if you’re gonna charge it; disclose it. There’s a little catch, the fee must be for a service that is actually provided by the lender. For example:…

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Mortgage Industry Trends

Role Reversal? MBA Worries About Consumer Protections

The MBA, along with other mortgage and banking industry trade groups, are challenging CFPB’s ‘Proposed Guidance’ for handling the disclosure of HMDA data. The CFPB proposes to exclude certain loan-level data points, modify other data points prior to disclosure, and disclose other information without modification. The trade groups say the disclosure of information will put the consumer at risk. Consumers…

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Mortgage Industry Trends

The Mortgage Market’s Season Finale

Like those TV drama series, the mortgage market is poised for its winter season finale. We are faced with all kinds of suspense coming from what might happen in 2018. Based on current headlines, we see: An increase in home buyer and seller sentiment A forecast for rising interest rates A shortage of housing Increasing home equity Increased FHFA and…

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