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.
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.
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.
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.
Search our Compliance Calendar for current regulatory changes & updates.
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.
FFIEC has updated the CRA website to provide the 2021 CRA Data Entry Software, File Specifications and Edits.
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."
FinCEN adjusted the maximum amount of each civil monetary penalty (CMP) within its jurisdiction to account for inflation effective January 28, 2021.
"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
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.
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.
M Report – David Wharton
Monday, the Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as the first female Treasury Secretary in U.S. history.
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.
"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
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.
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”.
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.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved a final rule on banks' supervisory guidance.