CFPB Wants to Avoid 'Disincentives' for Lenders in Qualified Mortgage Rule
American Banker
April 23, 2012
Berry, Kate
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is focusing on avoiding disincentives that would deter mortgage lenders from making loans to higher-risk or non-traditional segments, as part of the qualified mortgage (QM) rule. The rule will compel lenders to verify a borrower's repayment ability unless a loan meets the definition of a QM. "The Bureau wants to ensure that lenders are not creating conditions that make loans more expensive, or access more difficult, for certain populations," deputy CFPB director Raj Date told attendees of the Greenlining Institute's recent economic summit in Los Angeles. Consumer advocates have worried that too narrow a definition of QM will prompt lenders to tighten underwriting guidelines, possibly cutting off more African-American and Hispanic borrowers.
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