When calculating points and fees §1026.32(b)(1)(i)(E and F) allow the creditor to exclude from the calculation up to two bona fide discount points under §1026.32(b)(1)(i)(E), or up to one bona fide discount point under §1026.32(b)(1)(i)(F), paid by the consumer in connection with the transaction, if certain conditions are met. When a loan is secured by personal property, such as a mobile home, the condition is that the interest rate without any discount does not exceed […]
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HMDA – HOEPA STATUS
Section 1003.4(a)(13) of Regulation C requires that the Loan Application Register indicate, among other items, whether the loan is subject to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 (HOEPA), as implemented in Regulation Z (12 CFR 1026.32). Under current rules a loan secured by a consumer’s principal dwelling is subject to HOEPA if the loan has a high rate or high fees. Currently a loan has high fees if the total points and […]
CFPB – A LOOK AHEAD AT 2014
It appears that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be busy during 2014, but a lot less busy than 2013. On December 3, 2014 the CFPB published a semi-annual update to its rulemaking agenda. The fall 2013 agenda reflects both continuing work on rulemakings mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act and significant issues in other markets for consumer financial products and services. In the past year the CFPB issued rules to implement Dodd-Frank Act requirements […]
REVISED HPML APPRAISAL RULES
On December 12, 2013 the Federal Reserve Board, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency jointly published a final rule that creates exemptions from certain appraisal requirements for a subset of higher-priced mortgage loans. The exemptions are intended to save borrowers time and money while still ensuring that the loans are financially sound. […]
DILEMMA FOR ARMs WITH NO LOOK BACK PERIOD
Effective on January 10, 2014 Section 1026.20 of Regulation Z requires, when a rate change accompanied by a payment change occurs on an ARM, a notice to be sent to the consumer at least 60, but no more than 120, days before the first payment at the adjusted level is due. However a different timing rule (at least 25, but no more than 120, days before the first payment at the adjusted level is due) applies […]