MBA and State MBAs, Consumer Advocates Welcome Long-Awaited Rule on PACE Loans

The Mortgage Bankers Association and National Consumer Law Center, along with the California Mortgage Bankers Association, Housing Policy Council, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Mortgage Bankers Association of Missouri, Mortgage Bankers Association of Florida, and Public Counsel of California issued the following joint statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on consumer protections for residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans.

MBA Advocacy Update

On Friday, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger sent a letter to Congress outlining the Bureau’s plan for a revised Qualified Mortgage Standard.

CFPB’s Fall Regulatory Agenda: LO Comp, Industry Issues on Radar Screen

The Office of Management and Budget released its Fall Regulatory Agenda, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau indicated that changes to Mortgage Loan Originator compensation–a long time regulatory priority of the Mortgage Bankers Association–appears to be high on the radar screen.