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CHANCE TO BREATHE

I lot of people seemed to think that once the August 1 TRID deadline arrived life would be much easier. Well today is August 1, and the future doesn’t look any easier. TRID has been delayed until October 3, 2015; New interagency flood insurance regulations are effective, in large part, on October 1, 2015, with the new escrow rules unfolding on January 1, 2016; The new Military Lending Act regulations, which look like the real […]

NEW MILITARY LENDING ACT REGULATIONS

On July 21 the Department of Defense (DOD) published a final rule revising Part 232, which implements the Military Lending Act (MLA). The new rules will impact most lenders. The Military Lending Act became law in 2006. Part 232 was effective on October 1, 2007. While the MLA appeared to apply very broadly, Part 232 severely restricted coverage. Most lenders have not paid much attention to the existing regulations due to limits on the types […]