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DACA Status Recipients Now Eligible for FHA Mortgage Loans

CFPB Monitor

The FHA mortgage loan eligibility for such individuals is based on HUD waiving the following provision in HUD Handbook 4000.1: “Non-US citizens without lawful residency in the U.S. To avoid confusion and provide needed clarity to HUD’s lending partners, FHA is waiving the above referenced FHA Handbook subsection in its entirety.

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The Big Spike In ‘CEO Fraud’

PYMNTS

That’s an unfortunate but in some ways impressive record, considering that most BEC/EAC fraud relies on what the FBI referred to as “the oldest trick in the con artist’s handbook: deception.”. Instead, it targets a much weaker link: the employee who is using it. BEC fraud does not respect seniority, and it pays exceedingly well.”.

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CFPB Finalizes Ability to Repay/Qualified Mortgage Rules

CFPB Monitor

For a first lien transaction secured by a manufactured home with loan amount of less than $110,260, 6.5 Chapters 9 through 11 of the USDA’s Handbook for the Single Family Guaranteed Loan Program, revised March 19, 2020. For a first lien transaction with loan amount of $66,156 or more and less than $110,260, 3.5 c)(3) of the rule.

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HUD says “no” to DACA recipients

CFPB Monitor

HUD policy, currently reflected in HUD Handbook 4000.1 , provides that “[n]on-U.S. citizens without lawful residency in the U.S. are not eligible for FHA-insured Mortgages.” Secretary Napolitano further stated that ‘[o]nly Congress, acting through its legislative authority, can confer these rights.’”.

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Today’s Cyber Risk Management

Cisco

This dubious distinction and related implications of a breach have ensured financial services’ high level of cyber security proficiency, protection, and alignment with standards such as the International Standards Organization (ISO) 27k series on IT risk and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework.

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FFIEC Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment Tool

Cisco

The assessment applies principles of the FFIEC IT Handbook and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. The FFIEC has released a mapping of the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to the FFIEC IT Handbook. Derivative Impacts on Infrastructure and Security Teams.

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CFPB Issues Updated CHARM Booklet

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB recently announced the availability of an updated Consumer Handbook on Adjustable Rate Mortgages , often referred to as the “CHARM booklet.” References to LIBOR were removed from the booklet, and there are no references to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, the likely replacement index for LIBOR for many lenders.