Tuesday, July 08, 2008

FED Rolls Out New Home Loan Rules

It seems like the FED shouldn't be doing this kind of thing. It seems to be something that Congress should be doing. I guess it deals with banks and lending so that is why they are the ones who are cracking down.

The plan, which will be voted on at a Fed board meeting on Monday, would apply to new loans made by thousands of lenders of all types, including banks and brokers.

Under the proposal unveiled last December, the rules would restrict lenders from penalizing risky borrowers who pay loans off early, require lenders to make sure these borrowers set aside money to pay for taxes and insurance and bar lenders from making loans without proof of a borrower's income. It also would prohibit lenders from engaging in a pattern or practice of lending without considering a borrower's ability to repay a home loan from sources other than the home's value.

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