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National Mortgage News Op-Ed: Ginnie Mae Should Not Stress Test Smaller IMB Issuers
CHLA Board Member Deb Sturges (President and CEO of Hallmark Home Mortgage) highlights CHLA’s recent comment letter making the case that Ginnie Mae should not stress test smaller IMB issuers, since they don’t pose either a significant financial or systemic risk to Ginnie Mae
Housing Wire Magazine Article: Life of Loan Premium Policy Hurts Borrowers and FHA
CHLA Board Member Bill Giambrone (President and CEO of Platinum Home Mortgage) explains how FHA’s Life of Loan premium policy (1) significantly overcharges FHA borrowers, (2) hurts FHA finances through loss of revenues through refinancing of FHA loans to the conventional market, and (3) hurts Ginnie Mae, by contributing to its recent acceleration in prepayment speeds.
Scotsman Guide Q & A with Scott Olson: CHLA won’t let GSE QM Patch Expire without a Fight
In an August 17, 2019 Scotsman Guide Q&A, CHLA Executive Director Scott Olson explains that community lenders believe the GSE QM patch isn’t likely to expire without the CFPB at least replacing it with comparable flexibility.
Scotsman Guide August Magazine: Scrutiny is Overdue on Mortgage Licensing – All LOs Should Pass the SAFE Act Test
CHLA Board Member David Wind (DAW Partners) makes a compelling case for why the CFPB should require every registered mortgage loan originator (LO) to pass the basic SAFE Act test measuring basic mortgage competency – arguing that exempting bank LOs fails to fully protect consumers and fails to fulfill the Dodd-Frank requirement that all LOs must be “qualified.”
National Mortgage News: CHLA Encouraged Ginnie Mae is Acknowledging Risk Differences Between Large, Small IMBs
In an article about GInnie Mae rolling out stress testing of IMBs, CHLA is quoted expressing appreciation that Ginnie Mae is acknowledging risk differences between large and small IMBs.
Housing Wire Op-ED: CHLA’s Proposal to Reform LO Comp Rules Balances Needed Flexibility with Consumer Protections
CHLA Member Matthew Van Fossen (Absolute Home Mortgage) outlines CHLA’s proposal that it presented to the CFPB to reform the Dodd-Frank LO Comp rules, in a way that provides pricing and compensation flexibility in competitive situations, while maintaining consumer protections against steering.
CHLA Joins Other Groups in Letter to FHA to Eliminate Indemnification Penalties for New Loans with Forbearance
CHLA, along with consumer groups and other trade groups, sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, asked FHA to eliminate its recently adopted 20%
Housing Wire: FHA enacts temporary policy shift on forbearances; CHLA pushes back on 20% first loss penalty
A Housing Wire article on FHA’s announcement that it would impose a 20% first loss indemnification penalty on validly underwritten loans that go into forbearance
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