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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) contains a requirement that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), author of many of the rules under the act, publish an assessment of its "significant rules and orders" within five years of their effective date. Among the rules that CFPB has determined to fit that category are the Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgage (ATR/QM) Rule and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Mortgage Servicing Rule. Both came into effect in January 2014 and assessment of both were published this week. What follows is a summary of the assessment of the Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgage (ATR/QM) Rule. A summary of the RESPA Servicing rule will follow at a later date. The ATR/QM assessment looks at four broad categories;
Housing News
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) contains a requirement that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), author of many of the rules under the act, publish an assessment of its "significant rules and... (read more)
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Housing News
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The November Mortgage Monitor from Black Knight focused largely on the shifting of the mortgage market toward purchase originations and the unexpected expansion of the refinancing pool due to recent interest rate drops, but it also had an interesting... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Today's Consumer Price Index was one of the week's only " important " pieces of economic data. Or perhaps we should say it was one of the week's only 'big-ticket' reports in the sense that it has been one of the bigger market movers among most ... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates were unchanged again today, despite moderate weakness in underlying bond markets. Bonds are the primary ingredient used in determining mortgage rates, but the timing of market movement and lender preferences can result in discrepancies... (read more)
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Housing News
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Credit availability suffered an unusually large decline in December. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) fell 7.3 percent to 175.0 in December (it was 188.8 in November.) A decline in the MCAI ind... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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It's hard to fault the bond market for any trading over the past several days. The data and the movement in other markets have both suggested bond market weakness fairly clearly. Despite that, the weakness has been reasonably well contain... (read more)
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