The CFPB’s threshold for qualified mortgages that are subject to a rebuttable presumption of compliance is an APR that exceeds the APOR for a comparable transaction by 1.5 percentage points or more (for first-lien transactions). FHA qualified mortgages are subject to a rebuttable presumption of compliance if the loan has an APR that exceeds the APOR by more than the sum of the Annual MIP plus 1.15 percentage points. Therefore, the threshold that defines the difference between FHA loans that are subject to a conclusive or rebuttable presumption of compliance is higher than the threshold that the CFPB established. As a result of this higher threshold, HUD’s qualified mortgage rule extends safe harbor qualified mortgage status to more loans.
FHA
qualified mortgages are subject to a rebuttable presumption of compliance if the
loan has an APR that exceeds the APOR by more than the sum of:
- X
EXEMPT
The HUD rule exempts FHA reverse mortgages, which are known as home equity
conversion mortgages (HECMs), from requirements to meet qualified mortgage
standards. HUD’s rule also exempts transactions exempted by the CFPB. These
exempt transactions include:
- Bridge loans with terms of 12 months or less, including loans used to finance the purchase of a new dwelling while the borrower is trying to sell his/her current home
- Bridge loans for the initial construction of a new dwelling
- Construction phases of 12 months or less of a construction-to-permanent loan
- Loans made by a housing finance agency (agencies that have authority to make loans pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992)