CFPB Releases 2022 HMDA Data

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday made Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Modified Loan Application Register data for 2022 available through the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s HMDA Platform for more than 4,000 HMDA filers.

CFPB Provides Guidance on HMDA Loan Reporting Threshold

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it does not intend to “initiate enforcement actions or cite Home Mortgage Disclosure Act violations for failures to report closed-end mortgage data collected in 2022, 2021 and 2020” for covered institutions that originated at least 25 closed-end loans, but less than 100 closed-end loans in each of the previous two calendar years.

MBA: 2019 Multifamily Lending Up 7% to Record High

Fueled by strong market fundamentals and low interest rates, 2,589 different multifamily lenders provided $364.4 billion in new mortgages in 2019 for apartment buildings with five or more units, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2019 Multifamily Lending Report.

CoreLogic: With QM GSE ‘Patch’ Set to Expire, Impact Warrants Closer Investigation

In two blog posts last week, CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., examined the relationship between loan pricing and loan performance in context of the coming expiration of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Qualified Mortgage “GSE Patch.” The blogs noted little distinction in loan delinquencies in certain rate spread categories, but noted closer investigation is warranted.