WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule clarifying that the prohibition against sex discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and Regulation B includes sexual orientation discrimination and gender identity discrimination. This prohibition also covers discrimination based on actual or perceived nonconformity with traditional sex- or gender-based stereotypes, and discrimination based on an applicant’s social or other associations.

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Article written by: New Jersey based Mortgage Expert, Michael Mikhail, CEO of Stratton Equities, reviews Hard Money and Fix & Flip Loans Programs

Regardless of the type of investor you are and your loan scenario, there is an array of loan programs that are designed to meet all your mortgage needs.

Hard Money and Fix & Flip Loans are among the most popular programs that investors utilize for their real estate investments. Although, they are two different programs, many in and outside the industry believe them to be the same loan…but this is the furthest thing from the truth.

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Below is a link to the new form that will be rolled out to simplify the branch licensing process. Effective with applications submitted through NMLS beginning August 25, entities can use this form. Note that the NMLS checklist has been submitted for update, however, it may not be completed by August 25, 2020. 

The New Checklist once posted will require the submission of the attached form and the previously required Out of State Branch Location.

Branch Office Affirmation

Department of Financial Services
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The deadline for filing the annual 2019 Volume of Operations Report (“VOOR”) is June 30, 2020 . The Department does not intend to extend this deadline of June 30, 2020.

This is the link to access the 2019 VOOR https://myportal.dfs.ny.gov/

Kindly note, submission of the Mortgage Call Report (“MCR”) does not replace the annual VOOR filing requirement.

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Attention NYAMB Members:

Please review the changes to the Fannie Mae underwriting guidelines that our lenders are being required to implement during the COVID19 crisis and possibly for sometime beyond. Please have all your loan officers read this and make any changes necessary to your loan application processes immediately.  

CLICK HERE for Fannie Mae Letter

Re: Filing of the 2019 Volume of Operations Report (“VOOR”)

Effective with the 2019 Volume of Operations Report (“VOOR”), the New York State Department of Financial Services (the “Department”) will no longer send letters containing temporary passwords to registered mortgage brokers (“Registrant”) or licensed mortgage bankers (“Licensee”) to facilitate the annual VOOR filing requirements. Licensees and Registrants will be required to establish an account through the Department’s online encrypted portal in order to gain access and electronically file the 2019 VOOR.

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​Washington, D.C. – To support homeowners and mortgage lenders, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is approving the purchase of certain single-family mortgages in forbearance that meet specific eligibility criteria by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises).

“We are focused on keeping the mortgage market working for current and future homeowners during these challenging times," said Director Mark Calabria. “Purchases of these previously ineligible loans will help provide liquidity to mortgage markets and allow originators to keep lending."

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​Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the alignment of Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's (the Enterprises) policies regarding servicer obligations to advance scheduled monthly principal and interest payments for single-family mortgage loans. Once a servicer has advanced four months of missed payments on a loan, it will have no further obligation to advance scheduled payments. This applies to all Enterprise servicers regardless of type or size.  

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Volume of Operations Report  (VOOR) 

Pursuant to §597 of the New York Banking Law, licensed mortgage bankers and registered mortgage brokers are required to file a Volume of Operations Report (VOOR) annually. 

2019 Volume of Operations 
Report FILING DELAY 
NOTIFICATION 

Pursuant to §597 of the New York Banking Law, licensed mortgage bankers and registered mortgage brokers are required to file a Volume of Operations Report 

(“VOOR”) annually. 

Kindly note, the 2019 VOOR filing period is expected to begin May 4, 2020. The Department will be sending out information to regulated entities regarding the revised VOOR filing process.