Residential Mortgage Lenders - Get State and Federal Compliance Coverage in One Fast Resource.

Residential lenders need to keep up with the myriad of ever-changing mortgage regulations and legal developments, such as high-cost mortgage loans, flood insurance, yield spread premiums, HUD enforcement action, upcharges, and state predatory lending statutes. Pratt's Mortgage Lending Compliance with Federal and State Guidance will keep you informed of the Dodd-Frank Act and the changes that affect you. Updates will address:
 •   Regulatory responsibility for RESPA, TILA, ECOA, HMDA and other federal consumer protection statutes that are shifting to a new agency.
 •   Thorough explanation of changing federal lending regulations to make sure lenders are in compliance.

Pratt's Mortgage Lending Compliance with Federal and State Guidance is the only resource that covers compliance with both state and federal laws and regulations. It also includes expert analysis and interpretation of the federal regulations, state-by-state coverage key mortgage lending laws, regulatory and business process checklists, and model forms and disclosures that can be easily customized.

The manual provides clear and useful explanations of the federal laws and regulations regarding mortgage lending and summaries of essential state laws. Federal statutes, regulations, and key agency guidance accompany the manual.

Also included are two checklists to help you determine which regulations apply to your institution: the Regulatory Applicability Checklist tells you which regulations apply to different entities, and the Business Process Checklist tells you which regulations apply to the different stages of mortgage lending.