Lowering GSE Loan Limits Could Affect QM Status, Crimp Access
September 9, 2013
The Mortgage Bankers Association recently warned the CFPB that a move by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to lower loan limits for the government-sponsored enterprises could negatively affect qualified mortgage status and borrower access to credit. Given that we are in the early, fragile stages of a housing recovery, we urge the bureau to consider additional refinements to the QM requirements to mitigate the combined impact of the rule and the FHFAs action on loan limits, the MBA said. The trade group noted that the QM rule...