CFPB Updates 1-4 Family Lending Rules

— April 2013

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has changed the underwriting
requirements for 1-4 family lending. Here are the highlights:

  • You may not make a 1-4 family loan unless you have made a reasonable, good faith determination, based on verified and documented information, that the borrower has the ability to repay the loan according to its terms.
  • Compliance is presumed for certain traditional loans with limited prepayment penalties and points and fees of 3% or less of the loan amount.
  • There are exceptions for refinancing non-standard loans.
  • Foreclosure defenses available to borrowers have been strengthened for Truth in Lending Act violations.

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