How will QM change the mortgage market in 2014?
This is the sixth installment of HSH.com’s Think Tank series which features in-depth…
Georgia (Jan 23, 2014) — This is the sixth installment of HSH.com’s Think Tank series which features in-depth questions and answers from the nation’s top real estate professors and professionals.
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http://www.hsh.com/finance/mortgage/how-will-qm-change-the-mortgage-market-in-2014.htmlSince new regulations will shape the mortgage market in 2014, we wanted to explore what the impact will be onmortgage rates, mortgage lenders and consumers in what is expected to be a more restrictive lending environment. Specifically, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Qualified Mortgage Rule (QM) that took effect on Jan. 10, 2014, requires mortgage lenders to fully consider the consumer’s “ability to repay home loans before extending them credit.”
We asked professor Robert S. Sichel, J.D., L.L.M., professor of business law at Kennesaw State University, professor Kemberley Washington, CPA, professor of accounting at Dillard University, and Dr. Ken H. Johnson, Ph.D., faculty director at the Tibor and Shelia Hollo School of Real Estate how the CFPB’s QM rule will affect homeowners and borrowers in 2014. Will these new regulations ultimately protect the consumer?
A: The new Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules should not have any substantial impact on the lending business other than adding another layer of paperwork to an already cumbersome process of closing a mortgage loan. The more stringent underwriting and documentation criteria outlined in the QM rules have already been implemented, for the most part. So overall, the QM rules may very well make it easier to obtain a mortgage loan because of the certainty lenders now have that a loan will be appropriate for the borrower. …
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