The revamped rules allowed lenders to use a wider variety of standards to meet ATR and qualified-mortgage requirements while also introducing some uncertainty on whether specific loans comply with ATR standards.
The New Jersey-based bank was alleged to have restricted mortgage lending services and credit access to certain neighborhoods from 2018 through at least 2022.
FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon spoke Tuesday at an online housing counseling conference hosted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Housing Counseling.