On June 17, 2016 the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced the availability of the 2016 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies, where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration as community development. Distressed nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies and underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies are designated by the agencies in accordance with […]
Tag: FFIEC
2015 HMDA ISSUES
The January 2015 issue of the FFIEC’s CRA/HMDA Reporter has several good reminders about HMDA issues. The lead article, HOEPA Changes and New Edit Changes, focuses on changes to Regulation Z (HOEPA) rules that were effective in January 2014 and impacted the 2014 HMDA data just submitted by your bank. The changes lowered the rate spread threshold of HOEPA eligible loans, and expanded coverage to certain home purchase mortgage products. The Reporter is available by […]
2013 HMDA DATA NOW AVAILABLE
On September 22, 2014 the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 7,190 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. The HMDA data cover 2013 lending activity, and include applications, originations, purchases and sales of loans, denials, and other actions related to applications. The data also include disclosure statements for […]
WHERE’S HMDA HEADED? PART 5 – OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wants to improve the collection, reporting and sharing processes for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. This effort has the potential to reduce the burdens on lenders; but in its short history the CFPB has not earned a reputation for taking action solely in the interest of financial institutions. Collection and Reporting Approximately 70 percent of all loans eventually sold to a Government-Sponsored Enterprise use the Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset […]
2012 HMDA DATA
Earlier this week the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 7,400 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The HMDA data covers 2012 lending activity — applications, originations, purchases and sales of loans, denials, and other actions related to applications. The data include disclosure statements for each financial institution, aggregate data for each metropolitan statistical area (MSA), nationwide summary statistics regarding […]