QRM Should Align With CFPBs QM Definition, Fed Governor Testifies
February 25, 2013
Federal regulators should consider aligning the pending risk retention rules qualified residential mortgage standard with the qualified mortgage standard under the ability‐to‐repay rule the CFPB finalized on Jan. 10, Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo said. Defining QRMs as QMs would eliminate the downpayment requirement initially proposed for QRMs and allow greater access to credit for borrowers than a more stringent QRM definition, he said at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on...