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This topic consolidates legislative summaries of proposed and final regulatory rules impacting the mortgage banking industry today. This includes rules promulgated by federal regulatory agencies as well as up-to-the-minute legislative actions out of Washington, DC.

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February 02, 2021

Mortgage Action Alliance Issues Call to Action on Senate Federal Tax Credit Bill

Mortgage Bankers Association

The Mortgage Action Alliance issued a Call to Action to support the newly introduced legislation to create a federal tax credit to fuel development.

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February 01, 2021

Small Business Administration (SBA) Issues Updated FAQs for the Paycheck Protection Program

The SBA updated its frequently asked questions on the Paycheck Protection Program to clarify that the FINCen's April 2020 PPP FAQs still apply to second-draw PPP loans, lenders may rely on information obtained from an existing borrower during a first-draw loan application for a second-draw application and additional PPP FAQs are in the process of being revised and do not as yet reflect changes made by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act enacted on December 27, 2020.

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February 01, 2021

Acting CFPB Director Outlines New Agency Actions, Aims at Mortgage Servicers

Reverse Mortgage Daily -- Chris Clow

Dave Uejio, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), announced some changes to the agency policies in an email to Bureau staff.

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January 29, 2021

FFIEC CRA Alert - 2021 CRA Data Entry Software, File Specifications and Edits

FFIEC has updated the CRA website to provide the 2021 CRA Data Entry Software, File Specifications and Edits.

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January 29, 2021

Fudge Promises to ‘Work Across the Aisle’ for Housing

M Report – Christina Hughes Babb

Marcia Fudge appeared in front of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and said her main concern would be to get people the support they need "to come back from the edge."

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January 28, 2021

FinCEN Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment

FinCEN adjusted the maximum amount of each civil monetary penalty (CMP) within its jurisdiction to account for inflation effective January 28, 2021.

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"By partnering with ACES, we have witnessed an overall improvement in the quality of our reviews."

-Hilda Melendez, Quality Control Systems Director at Lennar Mortgage

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January 28, 2021

MBA Sends Letter Supporting Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary

Mortgage Bankers Association – Mike Sorohan

The Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter to the Senate Banking Committee supporting Rep. Marcia Fudge as the HUD Secretary nomination.

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January 26, 2021

FDIC Final Rule: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits and Interest Rate Restrictions

The FDIC finalized revisions to its regulations relating to the brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions that apply to less than well capitalized insured depository institutions, including establishing a new framework for analyzing certain provisions of the “deposit broker” definition, including “facilitating” and “primary purpose” and amended methodology for calculating the national rate, the national rate cap, and the local market rate cap; effective April 1, 2021, with an extended compliance date of January 1, 2022.

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January 26, 2021

Senate Confirms Yellen as Treasury Secretary

M Report – David Wharton

Monday, the Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as the first female Treasury Secretary in U.S. history.

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January 22, 2021

White House Memorandum: Regulatory Freeze Pending Review

The White House, under President Biden's Administration, issued a memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, to immediately cease the issuance of any proposed or final rules until such time as the rule has been reviewed and approved by the department or agency head appointed or designated by the President.

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"ACES has shined a light on our productivity and empowered us to hold our teams accountable."

- Emilee Rada, Director of Lending Operations at Georgia's Own Credit Union

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January 21, 2021

CFPB Director Kraninger Resigns As Biden Takes Office

Reverse Mortgage Daily – Chris Clow

Kathleen Kraninger has resigned as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), reportedly at the Joe Biden administration's request.

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January 20, 2021

NCUA Approves Final Rule on Supervisory Guidance

NCUA approved a final rule on supervisory guidance, codifying a 2018 Interagency Statement Clarifying the Role of Supervisory Guidance and reaffirms that the credit union regulator “will continue to follow and respect the limits of administrative law”.

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January 20, 2021

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Suspicious Activity Reporting and Other Anti-Money Laundering Considerations

FinCen, jointly with the Federal Reserve, FDIC, NCUA and OCC published answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding suspicious activity reports (SARs) and other anti-money laundering (AML)
considerations for financial institutions covered by SAR rules.

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January 20, 2021

OCC Approves Final Rule on Supervisory Guidance

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved a final rule on banks' supervisory guidance.

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