Borrower Education is Crucial in Understanding Nonprime Risks
August 15, 2006
Mortgage lenders at recent regulatory hearings on federal consumer protection statutes believe consumer protection in the nontraditional mortgage market can be strengthened by borrower education, not by requiring more disclosures. The Truth in Lending and Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act hearings hosted by the Federal Reserve Banks of San Francisco and Atlanta last month quickly turned to nontraditional mortgages and the benefits they provide, as well as the risks...