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Bulletin re: homeownership counseling list requirements

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing this bulletin to provide guidance to lenders regarding the homeownership counseling list requirement finalized in the High-Cost Mortgage and Homeownership Counseling Amendments to the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) and Homeownership Counseling Amendments to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA Housing Counselor Amendments) Final Rule (2013 HOEPA Final Rule). Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB issued the RESPA Homeownership Counselor Amendments in January 2013, effective on January 10, 2014.

CFPB Bulletin 2013-13

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