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Foreclosure activity to resume in July, some banks say

By Mike Wheatley | May 31, 2021

Big banks push for DTI rule change

By Mike Wheatley | September 13, 2019

The Bank of America, Quicken Loans, Wells Fargo and Caliber Home Loans are joining forces to push for a change in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Repay/Qualified Mortgage rule, asking it to eliminate its debt-to-income ratio requirement. The CFPB created the Ability to Repay rule following the financial crisis last decade, HousingWire reported. The rule […]

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CFPB Has 'Zombie Foreclosures' In Its Crosshairs

By Mike Wheatley | March 18, 2014

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is targeting "zombie" foreclosures, a growing problem where borrowers may unknowingly still own a property that they thought the bank had foreclosed upon.

Mortgage, Real Estate, US Real Estate

New Mortgage Rules to Stall Housing Recovery?

By Mike Wheatley | January 16, 2014

Mortgage credit could be greatly restricted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new Qualified Mortgage rule, throwing a major obstacle in the way of the housing recovery, warned lawmakers and mortgage industry leaders during a House Financial Service Committee hearing on Tuesday.

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New Lending Rules Could Prevent Many from Getting a Mortgage

By Allison Halliday | August 28, 2013

New lending rules have been written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and they could mean that many people will be unable to get a mortgage. According to the article by AOL Real Estate, the new rules will limit people from taking out a new loan or from refinancing an existing one if it puts their overall household borrowing in excess of 43% of their income.

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Rule Changes to Reduce Some Mortgage Fees

By Mike Wheatley | May 10, 2012

Tighter mortgage lending regulations proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will limit the fees that consumers are required by lenders to pay when they buy a home. One of the biggest proposed changes is to do away with origination fees, or origination points, which are levied at the close of the deal.

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Groups Seek to Stop Forced Homeowners Insurance

By Mike Wheatley | March 15, 2012

One of the main requirements for securing a mortgage is homeowners insurance. Lenders want to protect their investments, and so they will nearly always insist on this requirement. This insistence is taken to extremes when a homeowner forget to renew their home insurance policy – the lender will do so for them, forcing them to pay for homeowners insurance that is often very expensive.

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