February 6, 2012
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“The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) was a huge fiasco when originally enacted. Under that regulation, the lender was required to have a form filled by the seller that covered the following: A. When did you purchase your home?
February 3, 2012
According to the CFPB's first Semi-Annual Report to Congress (on which we commented in another blog post), the rules it has planned for the first six months of 2012 include TILA/RESPA mortgage loan rules to implement Dodd-Frank Title XIV.
Any "special fees" charged must be authorized by the DRE via an advance fee contract; Additionally, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) requires these fees to correspond to an actual service performed-in other words, the buyer must be ...
February 2, 2012
In addition to new nonbank activity, Cordray made it clear that the CFPB's top immediate priority is the mortgage disclosure form overhaul of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and the Truth in Lending Act (TILA).
January 31, 2012
In addition to new nonbank activity, Cordray made it clear that the CFPB's top immediate priority is the mortgage disclosure form overhaul of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and the January 30, 2012 Page 4 www.mlstrategies.com Truth ...
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January 29, 2012
Last month, as we reported, the CFPB began testing and requested public input on two revised prototypes (named Mimosa and Sassafras) of a mortgage loan settlement disclosure combining the final TILA disclosure and the RESPA HUD-1 Settlement Statement.
Cordray responded that the CFPB is consolidating the mortgage disclosure forms around mortgage closings, including TILA and RESPA. He said that the proposed rule on this will be available in the summer. McHenry asked if there would be a small business ...
January 27, 2012
Of note, the Act amendments change the timelines for response by servicers to qualified written requests significantly and raise the penalties for certain Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA") violations. The provisions relating to responding ...