The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has announced the launch of a finalized version of its online portal to assist Michigan consumers with the filing of electronic complaints. DIFS' Office of...more
2/28/2017
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced that the maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017 will increase to $424,100 from $417,000. While the increase is...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has published multiple resources to help community bankers learn more about single-family housing products offered by federal agencies and government-sponsored enterprises. The...more
In emails sent to CFPB email subscription holders, the CFPB announced the publication of new annotated versions of the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure that include citations to sections in Chapter 2 of the Truth in...more
In a letter dated April 28, 2016, addressed to industry trades and their members and signed by Director Richard Cordray, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its intention to reopen the rulemaking for the...more
The CFPB staff presented an informational webinar on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, to address several issues with the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule. The webinar, titled Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosure Rule:...more
The CFPB staff presented an informational webinar on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, to address several issues with the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule. The webinar, titled Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosure Rule:...more
The American Bankers Association (ABA) has released findings from its recent 2016 ABA TRID Survey focusing on the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule’s effect on the residential mortgage lending market. The findings,...more
The CFPB’s Deputy Assistant Director for origination recently warned mortgage lenders of the four main examination priorities for 2016—loan originator compensation plans, the ability-to-repay rule, the TILA-RESPA Integrated...more
On October 7, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would provide a safe harbor from the new TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule for a period of five months. By a vote of 303 to 121 the House...more
10/12/2015
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