SAFE Act registration

December 28, 2010

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The NCUA expects the initial period for federal registration of residential mortgage loan originators under the SAFE Act to begin around Jan. 31 and end around July 29.

The SAFE Act, or Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008
– requires all mortgage loan originators to register on the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. The registry website is up now and provides information about the registration process, including what credit unions can do prior to the registration period to facilitate the process.

NYS Foreclosure Actions on Home Mortgages

November 23, 2010

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I recently attended a conference consisting of attendees from credit unions around New York State.  Many, were unaware, that on December 15, 2009, New York State Governor Paterson signed legislation allowing a larger population of distressed homeowners to benefit from consumer protection laws and foreclosure prevention opportunities previously available only
to borrowers of “high-cost,” “sub-prime” and “non-traditional” home loans; establish certain requirements for plaintiffs in foreclosure actions to maintain the foreclosed property; establish protections for tenants residing in foreclosed properties; and strengthen certain consumer protections to prevent distressed homeowners from falling prey to rescue scams.

New York is now the slowest state in the country at processing foreclosures; the average New York homeowner in foreclosure is 600 days behind on their loan, according to data from Lender Processing Services.

Contact me to discuss how the provisions of this legislation will impact credit unions and how to comply while managing the costs associated with these non-performing assets.

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