ABA OFFERS ALTERNATIVE TO STRENGTHEN “QUALIFIED MORTGAGE” SAFE HARBOR

WASHINGTON, DC – July 26, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — In a comment letter Friday, the American Bankers Association offered an alternative solution to strengthen the “qualified mortgage” option’s safe-harbor protections in the Federal Reserve’s proposed rule that would require creditors to determine a consumer’s ability to repay a mortgage before making the loan.


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Founded in 1875 and based in Washington, DC, the American Bankers Association (ABA) brings together banks of all sizes and charters into one association. ABA works to enhance the competitiveness of the nation's banking industry and strengthen America's economy and communities. Its members – the majority of which are banks with less than $125 million in assets – represent over 95 percent of the industry's $13.6 trillion in assets and employ over 2 million men and women.

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