Federal Reserve Mortgage Rules

  • On July 14, 2008, the Federal Reserve unanimously approved a series of new mortgage rules. The new rules address consumer concerns about loopholes in the lending system that allowed for ethically questionable practices. The new rules apply to all mortgage lenders.CNNMoney: Fed's war against shady home loans(July 14, 2008)

    Laws become mandatory for all lenders, with an exception for escrow law, on October 1, 2009. The escrow law component becomes effective in 2010.

  • New Federal Reserve Mortgage Rules QuotesThe New York TImes: [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/business/15lend.html?ref=business New Fed Rules Crack Down on Shady Lenders] (July 15, 2008)

    "Rates of mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures have been increasing rapidly lately, imposing large costs on borrowers, their communities and the national economy."Ben S. Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman

    "Although the high rate of delinquency has a number of causes, it seems clear that unfair or deceptive acts and practices by lenders resulted in the extension of many loans, particularly high-cost loans, that were inappropriate for or misled the borrower."—Ben S. Bernanke, Federal Reserve

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