Campaign promises rarely turn into specific actions, but when they do, they are necessarily impacted by the dynamics of the legislative process. History suggests, however, that the policies of candidates can be a predictor of...more
10/12/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FSOC ,
Hillary Clinton ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Liquidity ,
Mergers ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Policy Terms ,
Presidential Elections ,
Receivership ,
SIFIs ,
Too Big to Fail ,
Trump Administration ,
Volcker Rule
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency, and...more
10/29/2014
/ Asset-Backed Securities ,
Compliance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
HUD ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Risk Retention ,
RMBS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Loan originators, their advisors and service providers are moving rapidly to achieve compliance by January 10, 2014 with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“Bureau’s”) new rule, which generally imposes an affirmative...more
Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Mark Warner (D-VA) have introduced a bi-partisan bill to reform the U.S. housing finance market. Entitled the “Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013” (the “Reform Bill” or...more
In This Presentation:
- The Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rule
- Small Creditor QM Proposal
- The Ability-to-Repay (ATR) Rule: What It Says and What It Means
- Liability for Failure to Comply with the ATR and QM...more
4/16/2013
/ Ability-to-Repay ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disparate Impact ,
Fair Lending ,
HUD ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
Safe Harbors ,
Underwriting
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) has released a proposal (the "Proposal") to amend the Bureau's recently issued final rules (the “Rules”) on the definition of a qualified mortgage (“QM”) and the...more
Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act responded to concerns about the quality of mortgage loans by establishing incentives for lenders to seek to ensure that borrowers had the ability to repay mortgage loans made to them. In...more
1/16/2013
/ Ability-to-Repay ,
Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Damages ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Foreclosure ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Penalties ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Safe Harbors ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) recently issued a report that reviewed the implementation of Treasury guidelines for streamlining distressed homeowners’ communications with mortgage lenders. The Treasury...more