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# DocMagic Blog

Navigate the shifting mortgage landscape.

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11/10/2022

### CFPB Announces 2023 Threshold Adjustment for HPML Appraisals

The CFPB, together with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, recently posted the...

Author: Compliance Team

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10/07/2022

### The Resurgence of Temporary Buydown Loans

In the current interest rate environment, we have noticed a resurgence of a loan feature which has been dormant for most of the past decade –...

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09/21/2022

### CFPB Issues Circular Regarding Data Protection Security

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published Circular 2022-04 on August 11, 2022 which confirmed that financial institutions may...

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11/18/2021

### FHA publishes notice of proposed rulemaking regarding LIBOR transition

On Oct. 5, 2021, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPR”) in the Federal...

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11/03/2021

### CFPB annual threshold adjustments for Regulation Z

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) is required to annually calculate the dollar amounts for several provisions in Regulation Z.

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10/20/2021

### U.S. Treasury and FHFA suspend provisions of the PSPAs

The U.S. Treasury and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) recently announced the suspension of certain provisions of the Preferred Stock...

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10/13/2021

### CFPB publishes analysis of consumer complaints

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) recently published “Consumer complaints throughout the credit life cycle, by demographic...

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09/07/2021

### HUD, FHFA announce collaboration regarding fair housing, fair lending enforcement

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) (collectively, the “Agencies”) recently...

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08/11/2021

### Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announce changes to uniform instruments

On July 7, 2021, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) announced changes to all uniform instruments, except those being retired — including notes,...

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08/04/2021

### FHFA to eliminate the adverse market refinance fee

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the Adverse Market Refinance Fee of 50 basis points (0.500%) will be eliminated for loans...

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