CFPB Finalizes Mortgage Rule Revisions as Industry Calls for More Change, Implementation Relief Mount
September 19, 2013
Late last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized revisions to some of its 2013 mortgage rules slated to take effect in January mostly mortgage servicing and loan originator compensation regulations whether the industry is ready or not. The amendments and clarifications that the bureau proposed in June and now finalized via a final rules on Sept. 13 include a number of changes sought by various industry groups. There were no big surprises between June and September, but some overlooked details, one of which was the CFPB determining that seller-paid points can be excluded from the 3 percent points-and-fees test for qualified mortgages under its ability-to-repay rule. Sellers points...are excluded...