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The guidance addresses confusion related to how lenders should handle situations in which borrowers have not paid for a year and need additional help due to a natural disaster.

There are plans to incorporate the code into the Encompass eClose product, which will allow for secure storage of digital mortgages and notes.

Also: Residential delinquencies reach a pandemic low, groups seek to keep mortgage origination and securitization rules aligned

Mortgage lenders should develop a comprehensive program to identify potential risks of noncompliance with consumer protection rules and take corrective actions before the Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau comes calling.

With the Colonial Pipeline attack still in the news, bank CEOs testifying at a recent hearing cited cyber risk as the biggest threat facing the industry. But members of Congress did not share those concerns, and instead were more focused on criticizing banks about overdraft fees and their level of investment in minority communities.

Tighter mortgage rules could also be weighing on second-home buyers given that loans for such purchases, along with those for investment properties, can only make up 7% of a lender’s total pipeline

Meanwhile, National MI has been increasing its new insurance written by slightly widening its credit standards.

Colin Quinn is the Co-Founder and CEO of Included Health.