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Are You Ready? New Dodd-Frank Mortgage Rules Set for Early 2014
Posted on 13 Nov 2013 by Real Law Editorial Team

In the 1970s, the expression “future shock” made its way into common use. It started, of course, with Alvin Toffler’s hugely successful book with that phrase as its title. Like others, Toffler had observed the overwhelming effects on... Read More

Tags: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act , mortgage reform

Commentary on Dodd-Frank Act, Title XIV - Anti-Predatory Lending Provisions for Residential Mortgage Loans
Posted on 14 Sep 2010 by Stephen Ornstein, Matthew Yoon, John Holahan

In this Analysis, Stephen Ornstein, Matthew Yoon, and John Holahan, of SNR Denton, discuss the anti-predatory lending provisions of the historic Dodd-Frank Act. Prescribing a host of new standards for residential mortgage loans, Title XIV is one of the... Read More

Tags: Anti-Predatory Lending , consumer protection , Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , residential mortgage loans , Title XIV , Federal Reserve Board , credit availability , Dodd-Frank Act , mortgage reform , Financial Crisis