TILA › Safe Harbors

Infobytes Special Alert: Detailed Analysis Of CFPB's Final Ability-To-Repay/Qualified Mortgage Rule

After considering a proposed rule and comments for more than a year and a half, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) has issued its highly anticipated final “Ability-to-Repay” rule (the “Rule”) governing...more

U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Rules on Qualified Mortgages and Ability to Repay

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

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finalizes the Ability-To-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) amended the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to provide for an expanded ability-to-repay requirement for the mortgage lending industry. The Consumer...more

Final Rule Issued on Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgages

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final ability to repay rule (Rule) on January 10, 2013. The Rule implements ability-to-repay provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, which imposed strict underwriting...more