ABA Releases Analysis on Ability-to-Repay/QM Rule

ABA has released a staff analysis on the ability-to-repay/qualified mortgage final rule that the CFPB issued on Jan. 10. The final rule implements the Dodd-Frank Act’s most important mortgage-related legislative reform, and it is expected to significantly affect future real-estate finance activities.

Read the ABA analysis.

In addition, ABA will be hosting a free, two-hour, members-only telephone briefing—2-4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25—that will provide an overview of the six mortgage-related rules that the CFPB issued this month. The briefing will highlight the rules’ potential effects on banks’ mortgage operations, with a special emphasis on the ability-to-repay/qualified mortgage requirements.

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Furthermore, the ABA will offer a series of six telephone briefings in February and March that will provide a more in-depth analysis of the CFPB’s new mortgage-related rules. Descriptions and links for the briefings will be posted in the near future. The briefings are:

• “Understanding Ability-to-Repay and QM” on Feb. 12. 
• “In-Depth: Parsing CFPB’s New Servicing Rule” on Feb. 19. 
• “HOEPA’s Expanded Reach: “High-Cost Mortgages” on Feb. 26. 
• “Escrow and Balloons: What’s Exempt and What’s Not” on March 5. 
• “Understanding Mortgage Loan Originator Compensation” on March 12. 
• “Appraisals and Higher-Risk Mortgage Loans” on March 19.

Go to the ABA briefing calendar.

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