March Forum

Revitalizing Communities and Forging New Partnerships2019 NYMBA Forum 3.18.19

Restoring zombie properties for New York municipalities and consumers is paramount.   This event provided a starting point positive discussion on revitalizing communities with experts in the fields of fast-track foreclosure law, property preservation, mortgage loan servicing as well as elected officials and community stakeholders.  Neighborhood reinvestment and tools to rehabilitate properties in New York were explored in this 1/2 day workshop for those interested in improving communities throughout New York.

WHO ATTENDED

  • Mortgage Loan Servicers
  • State & Local Elected Officials
  • Foreclosure Attorneys
  • Property Preservationists
  • Housing Advocacy Groups
  • Community Preservationists
  • Municipalities
  • Code Enforcement Officials

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TRID 2.0 (effective Oct. 1, 2018)

TRID 2.0–Are You Ready? Have questions?

Thursday, September 27, 2018 10am-10:45am
NYMBA Member – COMPLIMENTARY!
Future Member $49.95
Space is limited–RSVPS needed!

We’re holding a live webinar presentation on September 27th—free for all New York MBA members!
TRID 2.0 addresses many of the pain points that our industry has struggled with over the past two years. The new rule is in effect & compliance is mandatory as of October 1, 2018.

This webinar will cover tolerance levels in motion, and significant changes including:

Construction loan disclosures
Re-disclosures after Rate Lock
Escrow closing notices
Co-ops and Loan Estimates
Compliance expert Linda Bow will outline changes included in TRID 2.0 and answer your questions. Linda Bow, CRCM, CUCE, BSACS is the Director of Compliance for New York Credit Union Association.

Linda has been in the regulatory compliance environment for over 30 years. In addition to her designations she has her Master’s degree in Business Ethics & Compliance and is a graduate of the ABA Stonier School of Banking with a Wharton School Leadership certification. Her extensive knowledge base is enhanced with her broad range of experience and expertise from overseeing loan production, servicing, pricing and selling. She has successfully managed financial institutions, compliance departments and staff through regulatory changes and implementations as well as developed and sustained Compliance Management structures focused on first, second and third lines of defense and annual risk assessments.

Manufactured Housing Title Conversion

To help ensure that affordable mortgage financing remains a viable option for manufactured home owners in New York, NYMBA supports proposed legislation, S6277A, which makes necessary changes to state law that allow lenders to comply with secondary and investor requirements.   Jeff Barringer and Marc Lifset of McGlinchey Stafford, New York MBA members, helped to craft the language in the bill that received Legislature approval.

While many manufactured homes are financed as personal property, the ability to finance land and a manufactured home with a mortgage is an attractive option for many homeowners seeking more favorable financing terms. Without the support and involvement of investors such as Freddie Mac, the availability of Land-Home Mortgages is limited.

Currently, in forty-four (44) states, a certificate of title establishes ownership of, and perfection of a security interest in, a manufactured home. All but New York also provide a formal statutory procedure for electing to convey and encumber a home as real property. Satisfying this conversion procedure legally converts the home to real property for all purposes.

FHA Lender Roundtable

July 19, 2018:  Philadelphia Homeownership Center of U.S. Dept. of HUD came to New York to listen to lenders, provide updates, and share ideas to benefit FHA borrowers, homeowners and lenders.

FHA Jim & Julie 7.19.2018

Julie Shaffer, Director HUD’s Philadephia HOC
and James Bopp, New York MBA President.

FHA Steven & Jacki 7.19-2018

FHA Group Pic 7.19.2018

 

Federal Regulatory Relief Legislation a Reality

May 24, 2018:  President Trump signed S.2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act.  The full House passed the bill earlier in the week by a vote of 258-159. This legislation is unchanged from that which passed the Senate in March by a filibuster-proof bipartisan margin of 67-31. This legislation contains a number of MBA-supported provisions, such as:

  • SAFE Act amendments to provide 120 days of transitional authority for MLOs to originate when leaving a depository to join a sponsoring non-bank (or when crossing state lines);
  • Applying TILA consumer protections to PACE/energy efficiency mortgage products;
  • Added safeguards to protect veterans, surviving spouses and service members who utilize the VA Home Loan program’s IRRRL refinancing product;
  • An improved, more workable regulatory regime for the eligibility of High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) construction loans; and,
  • Partial TRID and HMDA relief

Source: MBA

Thank you to those who took action on these important issues!  Your advocacy makes a difference.

Trump approves Regulatory Relief Legislation

Regulatory Relief Legislation receives Trumps approval

May 24, 2018:  President Trump signed S.2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act.  The full House passed the bill earlier in the week by a vote of 258-159. This legislation is unchanged from that which passed the Senate in March by a filibuster-proof bipartisan margin of 67-31. This legislation contains a number of MBA-supported provisions, such as:

  • SAFE Act amendments to provide 120 days of transitional authority for MLOs to originate when leaving a depository to join a sponsoring non-bank (or when crossing state lines);
  • Applying TILA consumer protections to PACE/energy efficiency mortgage products;
  • Added safeguards to protect veterans, surviving spouses and service members who utilize the VA Home Loan program’s IRRRL refinancing product;
  • An improved, more workable regulatory regime for the eligibility of High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) construction loans; and,
  • Partial TRID and HMDA relief

Thank you to those who took action on these important issues!  Your advocacy makes a difference.

NYMBA Talks to Congress

NYMBA members from across the country came went to Washington last week for the 2018 National Advocacy Conference to meet with elected officials and policymakers on behalf of the real estate finance industry.

Nearly 400 industry advocates from more than 40 states attended the MBA National Advocacy Conference last week. The program featured a slate of congressional and administration speakers, including Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho; HUD Deputy Secretary Pamela Patenaude; Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and House Financial Services Committee members French Hill, R-Ark.; Denny Heck, D-Wash.; and Trey Hollingsworth, R-Ind. On Apr. 25, more than 360 attendees participated in 230 official constituent meetings with their senators and representatives on Capitol Hill.

Source: Steve O’Connor soconnor@mba.org; Bill Killmer at (202) 557-2746 bkillmer@mba.org