The House has passed a predatory-lending bill by a bipartisan vote of 291-127 that clamps down on abusive lending practices, makes securitizers responsible for loans they package, and lowers the points-and-fees trigger on the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act to cover more high-cost subprime loans.Mortgage lenders, along with the Bush administration, oppose key provisions of the bill, contending that the lending standards are too subjective and that the assignee liability provisions (along with the HOEPA provisions) will reduce access to mortgage credit. However, Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., said the bill will "protect consumers from predatory lending practices" and preserve access to credit. "We are dealing with legislation that seeks to prevent a repetition of the events that caused one of the most serious financial crises in recent times," said House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass. The National Association of Mortgage Brokers succeeded in getting language in the bill (H.R. 3915) clarifying that a broker's fee can be financed into the loan. However, mortgage bankers are concerned that this language might require the disclosure of servicing-released premiums for the first time. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., said he will introduce a predatory-lending bill soon.
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More "Airbnb-style" rental property loans are making their way into non-qualified mortgage securitizations and could they be acting differently from the traditional non-owner occupied loans, a Standard & Poor's report asks.
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Tim Ryan, who joined the megabank in June, will work with COO Anand Selva to oversee enhancements to Citigroup's data integrity systems, according to a memo.
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The new threshold comes months ahead of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's formal announcement.
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr conceded major points to the industry on last year's capital reform proposal. But how regulators will approach other reforms in light of that experience is uncertain.
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The legacy technology will be retired on October 31, 2025, ICE said.
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The top five lenders averaged more than $20 billion in mortgage originations through May.
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