All in Regulation Z

CFPB Relief Under Reg Z and TRID Rules

Adam Witmer
Regulatory Update, TRID, Regulation Z

On April 29, 2020, the CFPB took steps to make it easier for consumers with urgent financial needs to obtain access to mortgage credit more quickly in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the CFPB has issued an interpretive rule to clarify that consumers can exercise their rights to modify or waive certain required waiting periods under the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule and Regulation Z rescission rules. The Bureau also issued an FAQ document to address when creditors must provide appraisals or other written valuations to mortgage applicants in order to expedite access to credit for consumers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

FFIEC Announces APR & APY Calculation Tools

Adam Witmer
Regulation Z, Regulatory Update, Compliance Management

On April 2016, the FFIEC announced the availability of two new computational tools: one for calculating APY and one for calculating APR. According to the FFIEC, the APR Computational Tool is designed to streamline the process by which examiners and financial institutions can verify finance charges and annual percentage rates included on consumer loan disclosures subject to the Truth in Lending Act and its implementing regulation, Regulation Z. The FFIEC explains that…

Closing Disclosure NMLS Number for Different MLO

Closing Disclosure NMLS Number for Different MLO

Adam Witmer
Regulation Z, SAFE Act, TRID

In this Compliance Clip (video), Adam explains what NMLS should go on the Closing Disclosure when one lender issued the Loan Estimate, but a different loan officer is now assigned to the loan. This situation can be tricky for financial institutions that don’t have much turnover with their lending staff. Fortunately, Adam busts out some commentary to guide the way on how to comply.

CFPB Updates TRID FAQs Again

Adam Witmer
Regulation Z, TRID, Regulatory Update

The CFPB has again updated the TRID FAQs on their website. This update incorporates five new questions and answers relating to providing loan estimates to consumers. As has been the case with the previously released FAQs, these five new questions don’t really tell us anything we didn’t already know. That said, we will be including a review of these FAQs in our 3Q 2019 Quarterly Compliance Update program (planned to be released sometime in October 2019.

CFPB Issues ANPR on QM Fix

Adam Witmer
Regulation Z, Regulatory Update

On July 25, 2019, the CFPB announced an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) seeking information relating to the expiration of the temporary qualified mortgage (QM) provision applicable to certain mortgage loans eligible for purchase or guarantee by the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE - i.e. Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac). This provision, also known as the GSE patch, is scheduled to expire no later than Jan. 10, 2021.

As the ANPR states that the Bureau currently plans to allow the GSE Patch to expire around January 2021, financial institutions…

CFPB Issues Final Rule for Payday & Vehicle Title Loans

Adam Witmer
Regulation Z, Regulatory Update

On June 7, 2019, the CFPB issued a final rule to delay the August 19, 2019 compliance date for the mandatory underwriting provisions of the previously issued 2017 final rule on Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans. Compliance with the provisions of the 2017 rule is now delayed by 15 months, to November 19, 2020, so that the CFPB has sufficient time to re-evaluate this rule based on their proposal to reconsider the rule a few months ago. The Bureau is also…

Revised Loan Estimates After Rate Lock

Adam Witmer
Regulation Z, TRID

For years now, I have been advocating that there is only one reason why a revised Loan Estimate must absolutely be issued: when an initially floating rate is subsequently locked.

Sure, there are other reasons a financial institution can issue a revised loan estimate, such as when there is a valid changed circumstance, but the only time a revised Loan Estimate is absolutely required is when an initially floating rate is subsequently locked.

While this reason for a revised loan estimate may seem simple, there are actually some questions that arise with the requirement to provide a revised Loan Estimate from a rate lock.  For example, you may be asking one of the following questions:

  • Is a written rate lock agreement required for the revised Loan Estimate trigger?

  • Is a revised Loan Estimate required after a rate expiration or for a rate extension?

  • Is a revised Loan Estimate required when a rate is locked after a Closing Disclosure has been issued?

  • Is a revised Closing Disclosure required when a rate is locked after a Closing Disclosure has been issued?

CFPB Updates 2019 List of Rural and Underserved Counties

Adam Witmer
Regulation Z, Regulatory Update

Yesterday, 2/12/19, the CFPB released their list of rural and underserved counties.  That list, which can be exported to a PDF, CSV, or an Excel file, can be found here.   In conjunction with updating this list, the CFPB has also updated its “Rural or Underserved Areas Tool” which can be used to provide a safe harbor determination that a property is located in a rural or underserved area.  The tool provides more detail than the county list because the tool includes both locations that are rural because they lie in a non-urban census block as well as locations that are in rural counties while the list only reflects rural status only at the county level.

We understand that this information isn’t the most exciting of information, but it is important to understand how this information impacts community banks and credit unions.  Specifically, the updated rural and underserved information applies to…

New TRID FAQs - Funny Joke or Something Else?

Adam Witmer
TRID, Regulatory Update, Regulation Z

I have spent a bit of time studying comedy.  I’m no expert by any means, but I’m always intrigued by the details of how things work, and comedy is no exception.  I figure that once I understand how something like comedy works, I will be able to better use it and appreciate it.

When we look at the art of comedy, there is one well-known element that seems to be….

(Click here to see how this post relates to the new TRID FAQs - and we promise it does!)

How to Calculate 10% Tolerance Under TRID

Adam Witmer
Regulation Z, TRID

Though estimate tolerance rules have been around before TRID, “good faith,” tolerances, and refunds/cures seem to still be a challenge for many lenders and creditors.  This is concerning as tolerances/cures are one of the higher-risk areas (like rescission) that creditors really need to ensure they are doing appropriately as deficiencies can result in significant fines, penalties, and enforcement actions.  

In reviewing the challenges related to calculating “good faith” and providing appropriate refunds/cures, it appears that there still seems to be quite a bit of confusion relating to how a creditor must calculate tolerances in the 10% tolerance bucket.

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