law: Legislation changes in MN for mortgages effective August 1st, 2007
- 07/19/07 05:59 AM
Effective August 1, 2007, three anti-predatory legislative bills (H.F. 1004, S.F. 988, and S.F. 2096) enact changes designed to curb home foreclosures and mortgage lending fraud. Many Minnesota lenders are taking a conservative approach by choosing, at least for now, to purchase only full documentation loans. Others are stating that "no income, verified assets" will be acceptable. However, all lenders are wanting to see that we have established a borrower's "reasonable ability to repay the loan." As we move closer to the August 1 effective date, more investors are issuing statements describing their position on the effect of the legislation. While most (2 comments)
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