Although the CFPB’s leadership transition rightfully remains top of mind for many of our readers, we wanted to recap two developments related to serving consumers who are Limited English Proficient (LEP). In the days before Director Cordray’s resignation, the CFPB officially approved Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s final redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA), which added a question about mortgage applicants’ language preference.… Continue Reading
CFPB proposes alignment of Regulation B and Regulation C requirements regarding collection of consumer ethnicity and race information
By Ballard CFS Group on
Posted in CFPB Rulemaking, Regulatory and Enforcement
On March 24, the CFPB announced a proposal to amend Regulation B requirements related to the collection of consumer ethnicity and race information, in order to resolve the differences between Regulation B and revised Regulation C. These proposed rule amendments are effective on January 1, 2018, the same effective date as the 2015 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Final Rule.… Continue Reading
CFPB approves FHLMC/FNMA revised uniform residential loan application; collection of HMDA ethnicity and race information in 2017
By Richard J. Andreano, Jr. on
Posted in Mortgages, Regulatory and Enforcement
In a notice published in today’s Federal Register, the CFPB announced that it has given its “official approval” to a revised and redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application (2016 URLA) and to the collection of expanded Home Mortgage Disclosure Act information on ethnicity and race in 2017.
2016 URLA. The 2016 URLA approved by the CFPB was issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and is included as an attachment to the CFPB’s notice. … Continue Reading