MBA, Trade Groups Ask Banking Agencies for TDR Relief

The Mortgage Bankers Association and more than a half-dozen industry trade groups asked federal banking agencies for guidance that loan modifications with terms longer than six months fall within the troubled debt restructuring relief provided by a recent Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus.

Federal Agencies ‘Will not Criticize’ Coronavirus Loan Mods

Six federal agencies on Sunday issued a joint statement encouraging financial institutions to “work constructively” with borrowers affected by the coronavirus pandemic and said they “will not criticize” loan modifications made in a “safe and sound” manner.