Agencies propose method to adjust threshold for exempting small loans from special appraisal requirements
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Federal Reserve Board of Governors Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
For release at 11:00 a.m. EDT
July 22, 2016
The Dodd-Frank Act amended the Truth in Lending Act to add special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans, including a requirement that creditors obtain a written appraisal based on a physical visit to the home's interior before making a higher-priced mortgage loan. The rules implementing these requirements contain an exemption for loans of $25,000 or less and also provide that the exemption threshold will be adjusted annually to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
The calculation method proposed would allow the thresholds to keep pace with the CPI-W. Among other clarifications, the proposal details that if there is no annual percentage increase in the CPI-W, the agencies will not adjust the exemption threshold from the prior year.
Comments will be due 30 days after the rule is published in the Federal Register, which is expected shortly.
| Media Contacts: | ||
| Federal Reserve Board | Susan Stawick | (202) 452-2955 |
| CFPB | Sam Gilford | (202) 435-7673 |
| OCC | William Grassano | (202) 649-6870 |
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