The CFPB adopted rules amending provisions under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). The adopted rules: provide creditors additional flexibility in complying with ECOA in order to facilitate compliance with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; add new model forms and remove an existing outdated form; and make various other amendments to facilitate the collection and retention of information about the ethnicity, sex, and race of certain mortgage applicants. The adopted rules become effective January 1, 2018.
FHA
FHA Removes Loan Eligibility for Non-Permanent Residents
FHA issued Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-09 and Title I Letter (TIL) TIL-490 removing loan eligibility for non-permanent residents. Per the ML and TIL, FHA eliminated
March 27, 2025
