A coalition of consumer groups, including the National Consumer Law Center, recommend that lenders adopt a reconsideration of value process “as close to mandatory as possible outside a formal rule.”
Washington Trust Company agreed to spend at least $9 million on lending efforts in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods though the bank won't pay a civil monetary penalty.
Activity by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac involving shared equity loan programs has been limited to this point and the FHLBanks are currently prohibited from acquiring mortgages in shared equity programs.
“Our goal is to basically find a way to preserve that flexibility to allow streamlined tools and servicing,” said Mark McArdle, assistant director of mortgage markets at the CFPB.