MBA Advocacy Update, Mar. 6, 2023

The Supreme Court said it would consider the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s appeal of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in CFSA v. CFPB – in connection to its Payday Lending Rule – over the constitutionality of the Bureau’s funding mechanism.

House Passes MBA-Supported Federal RON Bill

The House on Monday passed an MBA-supported bill that would create minimum federal standards to complement more than 40 current state remote online notarization laws.

House Passes MBA-Supported Federal RON Bill

The House on Monday passed an MBA-supported bill that would create minimum federal standards to complement more than 40 current state remote online notarization laws.

MBA Advocacy Update Feb. 27 2023

On Tuesday, HUD announced a 30-basis-point reduction to the annual Mortgage Insurance Premium for Federal Housing Administration-insured loans. The action addresses a top MBA advocacy priority since 2021.

MBA Advocacy Update Feb. 27 2023

On Tuesday, HUD announced a 30-basis-point reduction to the annual Mortgage Insurance Premium for Federal Housing Administration-insured loans. The action addresses a top MBA advocacy priority since 2021.

MBA Advocacy Update Feb. 21, 2023

Last week, MBA joined 10 other trade associations in a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission requesting an extension to the recently re-proposed Securitization Conflicts of Interest Rule.

MBA Advocacy Update Feb. 14, 2023

MBA sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency expressing concerns regarding recently announced changes to the GSEs’ loan-level price adjustments, particularly addition of an LLPA based on debt-to-income ratio.

MBA Advocacy Update Feb. 13, 2023

MBA sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency expressing concerns regarding recently announced changes to the GSEs’ loan-level price adjustments, particularly addition of an LLPA based on debt-to-income ratio.

MBA Advocacy Update Feb. 6 2023

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) began face-to-face debt ceiling discussions, with the latter expressing cautious optimism that the two sides can come to a deal to avoid the first-ever default on the nation’s debt obligations.