It appears that a final bill to extend and enhance the Fair Credit Reporting Act will expand the use of adverse-action notices, if this section of the bill can be improved to provide more certainty for lenders.House and Senate conferees are trying to reach an agreement on a final FCRA bill as Congress prepares to adjourn for the year by Thanksgiving. One of the outstanding issues involves a Senate-passed provision that requires adverse-action notices in cases where borrowers are not offered the lender's usual interest rate or terms because of their credit score. The Mortgage Bankers Association of America and other lender groups are concerned that the legislative language is too vague on what circumstances would trigger the notices and leaves too much discretion to the regulators in interpreting the new adverse-action requirement. "We are looking for more certainty in the triggers and more certainty in the class of individuals that would qualify for these disclosures," said MBA lobbyist Erick Gustafson.
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The increasing frequency and severity of droughts was top of mind for panelists at AmeriCatalyst's "Going to Extremes" conference Thursday.
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In a Senate hearing, Director Sandra Thompson said a raise to the required income threshold provided to affordable housing was on the table, while housing regulators also faced questions related to property insurance hikes and title insurance waivers.
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The nonpayment rate for non-qualified mortgages is up 21 basis points from February and 134 basis points from March 2023, Morningstar DBRS said.
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The government mortgage-bond guarantor will require additional information on foreclosure prevention actions, and retire some forbearance reporting.
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But views are split, at least in the near-term on whether rising mortgage rates are holding back the Spring home purchase season.
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The top five producers had an average dollar volume of FHA loans of more than $50 million in 2023.
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