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TRID AND DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

Daylight Saving Time (DT) begins on Sunday March 12, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. It ends on November 5, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. What does DT have to do with TRID? The TRID rules under Regulation Z require creditors to disclose the time zone applicable to its location when disclosing the date and time the interest rate lock and estimate of closing costs will expire on the loan estimate. As a result, financial institutions located in […]

FINAL THRESHOLD UPDATE FOR 2022

I bet you thought that you were all wrapped up on your compliance news for 2022, huh? Well…not so fast! On December 28, 2022, The CFPB released the final HMDA threshold and the remaining Regulation Z thresholds. The HMDA threshold was increased from $50 million in 2022 to $54 million in 2023. The HPML Small Creditor Threshold was increased from $2.336 billion to $2.537 billion in 2023. The HPML Intermediate Creditor Threshold was increased from […]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A THRESHOLD UPDATE

We hope you enjoyed Christmas or the holiday you enjoy with your family. And, we hope the New Year holds great promise for you all. Annual Thresholds On December 22, 2022, we published a blog article entitled Final Regulation Z Thresholds. We had an error when loading the article to our website. The Qualified Mortgage thresholds for the spread between the annual percentage rate (APR) and the average prime offer rate (APOR) were misstated. The corrected […]

FINAL REGULATION Z THRESHOLDS

On December 23, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will issue a final rule amending the regulation text and official interpretations for Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). The CFPB is adjusting these amounts, where appropriate, based on the annual percentage change reflected in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in effect on June 1, 2022. The revisions include: For open-end consumer credit plans under TILA, the threshold that triggers requirements […]

CFPB PUBLISHES A REVISED HELOC BOOKLET

On December 16, 2022, the  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the availability of an updated consumer publication, ‘‘What You Should Know about Home Equity Lines of Credit,’’ also known as the HELOC booklet, required by the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), as implemented by Regulation Z. The CFPB is updating the HELOC booklet so that it aligns with the CFPB’s educational efforts, to be more concise, and to improve readability and usability. New features […]