On November 6, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced a settlement with HomeStreet Bank, Seattle, Washington, for violations of Section 8(a) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). HomeStreet stipulated to the issuance of an Order to Pay Civil Money Penalty (“Order”) in the amount of $1,350,000. The FDIC determined that HomeStreet Bank, through its now discontinued Home Loan Center-based mortgage banking business line, entered into co-marketing arrangements in which the bank and […]
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CFPB PUBLISHES ADDITIONAL THRESHOLDS FOR REGULATIONS M AND Z
On October 30, 2019 the CFPB published final rules in the Federal Register adjusting exemptions thresholds in Regulations Z and M for the year 2020. Comment 35(c)(2)(ii)-3.vii will be added to the Official Interpretations of § 1026.35 of Regulation Z to increase the threshold amount to $27,200 for the exemption from the special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans. Comment 3(b)-3.xi will be added to the Official Interpretations of § 1026.3 of Regulation Z to increase the threshold amount […]
FINAL HMDA REVISIONS PUBLISHED
On October 10 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a rule that completes portions of the proposed rule, issued last May, to revise the Regulation C coverage thresholds and complete partial Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA) exemptions.. The good news is the final rule: Extends for another two years, until January 1, 2022, the current temporary coverage threshold of 500 open-end lines of credit. For data collection years 2020 and […]
TRID AND THE END OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Daylight Saving Time (DT) ends on November 3, 2019 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 areas that observe DT need to remember to change the […]
PAYDAY LOAN RULES APPLY TO YOU – ARE YOU READY?
The Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans (Payday Loan) Rule has been unfolding for years. Parts of the rule officially took effect on August 19, 2019; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has delayed the underwriting rules until November 19, 2020, and has further proposed eliminating those rules altogether. The August 19 date has been temporarily postponed by a court order. Some lenders need to build a comprehensive compliance management system (CMS) to […]