New URLA Mandatory Beginning March 1 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (“the GSE’s”) have redesigned the Uniform Residential Loan Application (“URLA”) and, accordingly, created new file formats for submissions to Desktop Underwriter/Loan Product Adviser. The redesigned URLA is mandatory for…

Presidential Memorandum Regarding Fair Housing Act On January 26, 2021, President Biden issued a memorandum to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development directing the Secretary to examine the effects of various fair housing rules, including HUD’s disparate impact standard…

CFPB Updates HMDA FAQs on Multiple Data Points The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) updated its Frequently Asked Questions on the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (“HMDA”) to add two items regarding multiple data points. The first FAQ confirms the credit…

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act becomes Law – H.R. 748 President Trump signed H.R. 748, known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act addresses many issues and applies to many persons,…

FHFA Announces GSE Conforming Loan Limits for 2020 The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that the maximum confirming loan limit for one-unit properties acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2020 will be $510,400.00, with the exception of several…

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Publish Updates to URLA Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) published the static components of the updated Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA), which reflect revisions directed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced in August…

GSEs Announce Update to Uniform Residential Loan Application On August 9, 2019, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) announced the mandatory use of the redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) and AUS datasets will no longer begin on February 1,…

Banking Agencies Implement the Private Flood Insurance Provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Biggert-Waters Act) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance…

FHFA Announces GSE Conforming Loan Limits for 2019 The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that the maximum conforming loan limit for first mortgages secured by one-unit properties acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2019 will be $484,350.00, with…

CFPB Issues Final Rule to Address the “Black Hole” and Resetting Fee Tolerances Using Closing Disclosures The CFPB issued its long-anticipated final rule to address the “black hole” under TRID and when fee tolerances may be reset using a Closing…