The Essentials: The CFPB's Final "Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgage" Rules
On January 10, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) issued final rules (the “Ability-to-Repay Rules”) amending Regulation Z under the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) to implement the ability-to-repay requirement for residential mortgage loans and protections from liability for qualified mortgages and certain other consumer protections as required by Sections 1411, 1412 and 1414 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”).
