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Ability to repay and qualified mortgages (ATR/QM)

Resources to help industry participants understand, implement, and comply with the Ability to Repay/Qualified Mortgage (ATR/QM) rule.

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On February 23, 2022, the Bureau released a factsheet on the interest rate that is used for calculating prepaid interest under the price-based General QM APR calculation rule for certain ARMs and step-rate loans.

On April 27, 2021, the Bureau issued a final rule to extend the mandatory compliance date of the General QM Final Rule. The Bureau has also provided an executive summary and updated other compliance aids for the ATR/QM Rule, which can be found below.

Rules

Browse the ATR/QM rules to see specific amendments made by each final rule to Regulation Z.

Regulations and official interpretations

Browse Regulation Z (12 CFR1026) on: Interactive Bureau Regulations | eCFR

Main ATR/QM rule provisions and official interpretations can be found in:

  • § 1026.43(a), Scope
  • § 1026.43(b), Definitions
  • § 1026.43(c), Ability to repay
  • § 1026.43(d), Refinancing of non-standard mortgages
  • § 1026.43(e), Qualified mortgage
  • § 1026.43(f), Balloon-payment qualified mortgages made by certain creditors
  • § 1026.43(g), Prepayment penalties
  • Appendix Q to Part 1026—Standards for determining monthly debt and income
  • Supplement I to Part 1026 (including official interpretations for the above provision)

Quick references

Executive summaries

Executive summary of the final rule extending the mandatory compliance date of the General QM final rule

Executive summary of the December 2020 amendments to the ATR/QM Rule

Executive summary of the October 2020 amendments

Other references

Unofficial redline of the final rule extending the mandatory compliance date of the General QM final rule

Unofficial redline of the General QM Final Rule’s and Seasoned QM Final Rule’s amendments to the ATR/QM Rule

Unofficial redline of the Patch Extension Final Rule’s amendments to the ATR/QM Rule

Factsheet on prepaid interest and the General QM APR special rule for adjustable rate mortgages

Coverage charts

Proposed rule changes and related materials

Summary of the August 2020 proposal to amend the ATR/QM Rule

Summary of June 2020 proposals to amend the ATR/QM Rule

Unofficial redline of the Patch Extension NPRM’s proposed changes to the ATR/QM Rule

Unofficial redline of the General QM NPRM’s proposed changes to the ATR/QM Rule