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PROPOSED REGULATION B APPRAISAL RULE

How refreshing to get a proposal from the CFPB that totals less than 100 pages. On August 15, 2012 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a 58-page release that contains proposed rules to implement a Dodd-Frank Act requirement that amends appraisal rules to help inform mortgage applicants on how a creditor determines a property’s value prior to closing on the mortgage.  It will also make it easier for loan applicants to determine if a loan […]

STATUS OF OTHER PENDING RULES

We received a lot of positive feedback about yesterday’s blog entry on the status of changes to Regulation Z. Several of you inquired about the status of other pending rules, particularly those involving Regulations B and C. Well here you go… Regulation B – The Dodd-Frank Act amended the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to require financial institutions to report information concerning credit applications made by women- or minority-owned businesses and small businesses. The amendments […]