According to mortgagenewsdaily, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued updates regarding what examiners will be checking lenders for when the new regulations go into effect Jan. 2014. Noting these are the first of what is anticipated will be numerous updates, the examination procedures concern the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). “The CFPB recognizes that the easier we make it for financial institutions and mortgage companies to follow the new regulations, the better off consumers will be,” says CFPB Director Richard Cordray. “By releasing details of what our examiners will be looking for well in advance of the effective date of most of the rules, we are giving industry more time to adjust.” As MHProNews understands, the updates deal with compensation, appraisals, escrow accounts and qualifications for loan originators. The CFPB is coordinating its efforts with other federal government regulators that oversee financial institutions and mortgage companies to ensure there is a shared understanding of the rules.
