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Rule Requires Lenders Ensure Borrowers Have the Ability to Repay Their Mortgage<\/em><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong> \u2013 Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) adopted a new rule that will protect consumers from irresponsible mortgage lending by requiring lenders to ensure prospective buyers have the ability to repay their mortgage. The rule also protects borrowers from risky lending practices such as \u201cno doc\u201d and \u201cinterest only\u201d features that contributed to many homeowners ending up in delinquency and foreclosure after the 2008 housing collapse.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen consumers sit down at the closing table, they shouldn\u2019t be set up to fail with mortgages they can\u2019t afford,\u201d said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. \u201cOur Ability-to-Repay rule protects borrowers from the kinds of risky lending practices that resulted in so many families losing their homes. This common-sense rule ensures responsible borrowers get responsible loans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leading up to the mortgage crisis, certain lenders originated mortgages to consumers without considering their ability to repay the loans. The gradual deterioration in underwriting standards led to dramatic increases in mortgage delinquencies and rates of foreclosures. What followed was the collapse of the housing market in 2008 and the subsequent financial crisis. The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created broad-based changes to how creditors make loans and included new ability-to-repay requirements, which the CFPB is charged with implementing.<\/p>\n

Ability to Repay<\/h3>\n

In the years leading up to the financial crisis, lenders too often offered mortgages to consumers who could not afford them. Under the Ability-to-Repay rule announced today, all new mortgages must comply with basic requirements that protect consumers from taking on loans they don\u2019t have the financial means to pay back. Among the features of the new rule:<\/p>\n