As the mortgage lending industry continues to brace for qualified mortgage lending versus non-QM lending, and with the new qualified residential mortgage standard about to be put into play, its important lenders remember they dont have to originate QM or QRM loans. There is no legal requirement under [Dodd-Frank] to make QM or QRM loans, Laurence Platt, a partner with the K&L Gates law firm in Washington, DC, told participants during a recent webinar sponsored by Inside Mortgage Finance, an affiliated newsletter...