Volume 29 - Number 5
February 3, 2012
Industry Groups Raise Concerns About Timing of Key Mortgage Regulations
The six federal agencies that have to respond to massive protests over a proposed qualified residential mortgage definition have offered little guidance on their next step, one that industry groups say is critical given its interaction with a separate rule that sets standards for qualified mortgages that show the borrower has the ability to repay a loan. “We will probably see a QM rule before a QRM rule,” said Joseph Pigg, senior counsel at the American Bankers Association. “Getting six regulatory agencies to agree will make QRM a longer process,” he noted. The QM/ability-to-repay rule is under...
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