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TRID Essentials
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure FAQs (U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, May 14, 2021)
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s “list of commonly asked questions and answers on particular topics to assist in understanding and complying with the TRID rules.”
TRID Closing Disclosures Guide (National Association of REALTORS®, Jun. 2020)
Guidance on how TRID regulations apply to common issues regarding combined and separate Closing Disclosures and an agent’s ability to obtain settlement information for both parties to the transaction.
Know Before You Owe: The Real Estate Professional’s Guide (U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
Information and printable resources for real estate professionals to help their clients understand CFPB’s “Know Before You Owe” mortgage initiative.
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures (TRID) (U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
CFPB’s landing page for “resources to help industry participants understand, implement, and comply with the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rules.”
TRID Background & Updates
CFPB Comments on Juneteenth Questions During ABA Regulatory Conference (ABA Banking Journal, Jun. 24, 2021)
“A lack of regulatory guidance after the historic holiday’s rapid enactment raised questions about the definitions of “holidays” and “business day,” which impact the timing of disclosures and rescission periods required by the Truth in Lending Act and TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) timing requirements in connection with residential mortgage transactions.”
CFPB Issues TRID Rule FAQs on BUILD Act Partial Exemption (Ballard Spahr, May 17, 2021)
The recent update to CFPB’s TRID FAQ document addresses “a partial exemption added by the Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act (BUILD Act) that became law in January 2021. Before the adoption of the BUILD Act, Regulation Z under TILA already included a partial exemption from the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure requirements of the TRID rule for subordinate housing assistance loans that met certain conditions. The BUILD Act added a partial statutory exemption from such requirements for similar transactions”
Integrated Mortgage Disclosures Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) Rule Assessment (U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Oct. 2020)
CFPB’s 5-year assessment of the TRID rule evaluates the rule’s effects on consumers, firms, and the market. Among the report’s findings is an improved consumer experience in locating key mortgage information and comparing mortgage offers.
2019 CFPB Closing Process Rules Survey (National Association of REALTORS®, Jan. 24, 2020)
NAR’s survey of member experiences with TRID or “Know Before You Owe” disclosures finds that “overall, respondents have not observed any change in their or consumers’ general experiences or behavior. However, thirty percent reported that their ability to close a transaction on time has decreased slightly due to TRID.”
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