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The CFPB gave little ground in its pledge Wednesday to be "sensitive" to lenders that make a "good-faith effort" to comply with new mortgage disclosure rules that go into effect in August. The agency's statements fell short of a formal grace period that the industry and lawmakers had been demanding.
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Lenders and real estate agents may have to extend the usual 30-day timelines for rate locks and sales contracts while they get acclimated to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mortgage disclosures that take effect in October.
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WASHINGTON — Nearly 20 trade groups representing lenders, banks, credit unions, title companies and others are urging federal regulators to provide guidance on how they plan to enforce a new mortgage disclosure regime that goes into effect Oct. 3.
The implementation of the Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act integrated disclosures poses significant "challenges" for mortgage lenders, according to a letter signed by the 18 groups.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has indicated that regulators will be "sensitive to the good-faith efforts" of lender efforts to comply with what is known as TRID. But the trade groups want more specifics from regulators on what that means. (Though the CFPB wrote the rule, enforcement of the new disclosures is spread out among various regulators.)
"We urge the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council to provide needed certainty by articulating precise policies for examining and supervising financial institutions for the initial months after the TRID implementation," the Sept. 8 letter says. "The FFIEC should formally implement a clearly articulated transition period that addresses how regulators will oversee and examine regulated institutions for TRID compliance during this transition period."
The signers note that the TRID framework represents a "sea change for every participant in the mortgage lending process," including borrowers, lenders, appraisers, real estate agents, mortgage brokers, builders and other service providers.
The industry groups that signed the joint letter are: American Bankers Association, American Land Title Association, American Escrow Association, The Appraisal Firm Coalition, Appraisal Institute, Collateral Risk Network, Consumer Bankers Association, Community Home Lenders Association, Consumer Mortgage Coalition, Community Mortgage Lenders, Credit Union National Association, Housing Policy Council, Independent Community Bankers of America, Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Home Builders, National Association of Mortgage Brokers, National Association of Realtors and Real Estate Services Providers Council, Inc.
