The Mortgage Bankers Association and National Fair Housing Alliance announced a new online toolkit for mortgage lenders interested in developing Special Purpose Credit Programs, which permit lenders to offer mortgage credit to economically and socially disadvantaged borrowers and are an important tool for ensuring financial institutions can meet the needs of their consumers.
Tag: Underserved Borrowers

TransUnion: More than 45 Million Americans Credit Unserved or Underserved
More than 45 million consumers are considered to be either credit unserved or underserved in the United States, according to a new global TransUnion study

CFPB Issues Interpretive Rule on Determining Underserved Areas; Final Rule on Loss Mitigation Options for Homeowners with COVID-Related Hardships
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an interpretive rule to provide guidance to creditors and other persons involved in the mortgage origination process about the way in which the Bureau determines which counties qualify as “underserved” for a given calendar year.