Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Key provisions of the Fed mortgage plan

Key provisions of a Federal Reserve plan to protect home buyers from shady lending practices:
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_Restrictions on penalties for paying off a mortgage early.

_Requirements to set aside money to pay for property taxes and homeowners' insurance.

_Showing proof of income when seeking a home loan.

For both risky and not-so-risky borrowers, the Fed proposed:

_Prohibiting certain types of misleading or deceptive advertising for home mortgages. For instance, it would bar using the term "fixed" to describe a rate that is not truly fixed over the life of the entire loan. It also would require that all applicable rates or payments be disclosed in ads with equal prominence as advertised introductory "teaser" rates.

_Requiring lenders to provide financial disclosures to borrowers early enough for them to use while shopping for a mortgage.

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