CFPB Announces Changes to QM rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs). The proposals would extend the temporary Government-Sponsored Enterprises Patch (GSE Patch) and amend the definition of “qualified mortgage” (QM) by removing the debt-to-income limit and replacing it with a price-based approach. The QM rule was created under the ability to repay provision...