Episode 25: 10 Factors That May Hinder a Contractor’s Ability to Repay Its Bank Loans and Threaten Its Existence
Critical Mortgage Regulatory Updates by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for 2013 and 2014
On August 26, 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a final rule to allow FHA-approved lenders to charge an FHA loan borrower interest only through the date the loan is prepaid. The final...more
Largely piggybacking off of the CFPB’s definition of qualified mortgage finalized in January 2013, HUD issued a proposed rule defining qualified mortgages. The rule requires a loan to have regular periodic payments (i.e., no...more
On June 4, eight industry groups sent a letter addressed to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and CFPB Director Richard Cordray requesting much needed written guidance from HUD and the CFPB that makes clear that compliance with the...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