More about Anna DeSimone
Anna DeSimone founded Bankers Advisory in 1986 and is a nationally recognized authority in residential mortgage lending. She has received numerous industry awards and has authored more than 40 best practices guides and hundreds of articles.
Blog Posts by Anna DeSimone:
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FFIEC Updates HMDA Technology Platform for Filing LAR
January 2017, the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council (FFIEC) updated its technology platform for filing the Loan Application Register (LAR) as required by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). For HMDA data collected in or after 2017, a web-based data submission and edit-check system (the HMDA Platform) has been created to process HMDA data.
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Fannie Mae Publishes Updated Quality Control Guide
December 2016, Fannie Mae published a revised edition to “Beyond the Guide” to assist lenders in building their capability for ensuring quality. Originally published in 2010, the guide provides insight into every area of loan manufacturing.
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Agencies Release Annual CRA Asset-Size Threshold Adjustments for Small and Intermediate Small Institutions
December 29, 2016, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced the annual adjustment to the asset-size thresholds used to define Small Bank, Small Savings Association, Intermediate Small Bank, and Intermediate Small Savings Association under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
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FHFA Issues Rule for Enterprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets
December 29, 216, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published the rule, Enterprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets in Federal Register Vol. 81, No 250.
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FHA Revises Procedures for Direct Endorsement Approval
December 14, 2016 FHA issued Mortgagee Letter 2016-21, Direct Endorsement Program—Timeframe for Conducting Pre-Endorsement Mortgage Reviews for Unconditional Direct Endorsement Authority.
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FHA Announces Plans for Quality Control Changes in 2017
HUD’s December 2016 Issue No. 14 of Lender Insights announced plans to make changes to its technology and quality control process. The enhancements follow through on FHA’s announcement in 2015 concerning the implementation of the Quality Control Defect Taxonomy.
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CFPB Publishes Notice Regarding Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
December 23, 2016 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published Federal Register Notice Vol. 81, No. 247, Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. The notice is published as part of the Fall 2016 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.
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CFPB Publishes Small Entity Compliance Guide for New Servicing Rules
November 30, 2016 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a Small Entity Compliance Guide on the final rules that were announced in August 2016, known as the 2016 Mortgage Servicing Rule.
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FFIEC Issues Final Revisions to Consumer Compliance Rating System
November 8, 2016, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued Financial Institution Letter FIL-75-2016, Final Guidance on the Uniform Interagency Consumer Compliance Rating System. The letter announces the issuance of final revisions to the Uniform Interagency Consumer Compliance Rating System (CC Rating System).
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CFPB Revises Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Examination Procedures
Institutions no longer required to provide annual privacy notice if certain criteria is met October 28, 2016 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a revision to the bureau’s examination procedures concerning the Gramm Leach Bliley Act. Examiners reviewing compliance with GLBA’s implementing Regulation P [12 CFR 1016] will now find that the revised examination […]