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The team of six federal regulators charged with creating a qualified residential mortgage standard that would serve in lieu of securities risk retention has taken a much appreciated turn with the re-proposal issued in August 2013. In the most likely scenario, QRM standards would exactly match those for qualified mortgages. Unlike in earlier proposals, there would be no requirements to judge credit history or establish loss mitigation procedures and QRMs would encompass more than just first liens. An alternate proposed standard, reportedly less favored by the regulators, would mandate a 30 percent downpayment and credit-history verifications.
While the QRM=QM proposal would ease regulatory burden by giving lenders only one target to aim at, some suggest it may eliminate secondary marketing options for non-QM loans. The new proposal also presents the possibility that correspondent lenders could be required to take on the risk retention of loans they provide.
Learn about the QRM proposal and all its ramifications in the IMF Guide to Qualified Residential Mortgages and Risk Retention. In addition to an understanding of what standards the two proposals would require of loans in order for them to be deemed QRMs, you’ll also learn how the QRM designation affects post-origination actions and how others in the mortgage industry think the proposals will change the market.
Contents include:
Points and Fees
Market for Non-QRMs
Risk-Retention Options for Non-QRMs
Horizontal Risk Retention
Capital Requirements for Non-QRMs
Hedging and Transfer Restrictions
Correspondent Lenders and Risk Retention
Assignee Liability
Mixing QRMs and Non-QRMs in MBS
Impact on Availability of Credit
Impact on Jumbo MBS Market
Securitization of Seasoned Mortgages
Representations and Warranties
Mortgage Insurance
Comments from Lenders
Comments from MBS Participants
Concerns Raised by the CFPB
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