The CFPB and all of the prudential banking regulators will recognize the good-faith efforts of the mortgage industry to comply with the bureau’s Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule as of its effective date of Oct. 3, 2015. “During initial examinations for compliance with the rule, the agencies’ examiners will evaluate an institution’s compliance management system and overall efforts to come into compliance, recognizing the scope and scale of changes necessary for each supervised institution to achieve effective compliance,” said CFPB Director Richard Cordray, in a letter to industry trade groups. “Examiners will expect supervised entities to make good-faith efforts to comply with the rule’s requirements in a timely manner,” the director continued. “Specifically,...
On the conventional product, the loans have an average age of 23 months and delinquencies in the 3.0 percent range. Almost 80 percent of the loans are in California.
The use of proprietary mods by banks was essentially level compared with the second quarter of 2014 while the number of HAMP restructurings declined by 42.9 percent.
The FHA has revised the required time frame for mortgagees to submit the original promissory note associated with a partial claim and laid out the penalties for noncompliance. The guidance became effective on Sept. 1, 2015. On the same day, The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued letters demanding full reimbursement of all amounts associated with overdue partial-claim documents after Sept. 1. The guidance also reminded lenders of the procedures for preparing and submitting partial-claim documents to HUD’s loan-servicing contractor. Proper recordation and submission of partial-claim documentation will ensure HUD’s interest is protected, according to the guidance. Currently, FHA has a high volume of missing partial-claim documents due to lenders’ failure to follow rules for recording and submitting security instruments. The revised guidance also contains directions for executing partial-claim docs and reconciling ...
Ginnie Mae has announced revised rules for issuers seeking approval of changes in their business status due to an adversarial relationship with agencies, mergers, asset transfers or a change in ownership or control. The agency has been receiving many issuer requests and they are getting complicated, according to Ted Tozer, Ginnie Mae president. Issuers must comply with the updated guidance in order to remain an eligible participant in the Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities program. The guidance took effect immediately. Previously, issuers were required to notify Ginnie Mae in writing within five days of any material adverse change in their business relationships with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, Rural Development, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Public and Indian Housing or any other regulatory agency. Under the revised guidance, the ...
Mortgage loans with a Section 502 guarantee are a great deal for first-time homebuyers in rural areas, said Michelle Corridon, deputy director of the Single Family Housing - Guaranteed Loan Division with the U.S. Department of Agricultures’ Rural Development. No downpayment is required on a 30-year fixed-rate, USDA-backed mortgage loan, Corridon noted. Loan closing is fast because closing is fully automated, she added. Approximately 99 percent of USDA lenders are using paperless, automated loan closing, for which they pay a certain fee. Loan-note guarantee is also available online. USDA loans are typically purchase transactions. Of these, 85 percent are first-time homebuyers. There are few refinances, Corridon noted. Approximately 10 percent of purchase loans are for new construction. The product caters to low- and moderate-income households in ...
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