Reverse mortgages are home-secured
loans typically offered to elderly consumers. Financial
institutions currently provide two types of reverse mortgage
products: the lenders’ own proprietary reverse mortgage products
and reverse mortgages insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Reverse
mortgage loans insured by the FHA are made pursuant to the
guidelines and rules established by HUD’s Home Equity Conversion
Mortgage (HECM) program. HECM loans and proprietary reverse
mortgages are also subject to consumer financial protection laws
and regulations, e.g., the regulations that implement laws such as
the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and the Truth in
Lending Act (TILA). In August 2010, the Federal Financial
Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), on behalf of its member
agencies, published a Federal Register notice adopting supervisory
guidance titled “Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance for Managing
Compliance and Reputation Risks.” The guidance is designed to help
financial institutions with risk management and assist financial
institutions’ efforts to ensure that their reverse mortgage lending
practices adequately address consumer compliance and reputation
risks. The reverse mortgage guidance discusses the reporting,
recordkeeping, and disclosures required by federal laws and
regulations and also discusses consumer disclosures that financial
institutions typically provide as a standard business practice.
Certain portions of the guidance are “information collections”
subject to the PRA’s requirements.
US Code:
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USC 625 Name of Law: Federal Reserve Act
US Code: 12
USC 1844 Name of Law: Bank Holding Company Act
US Code: 12
USC 3106 Name of Law: International Banking Act
US Code: 12
USC 3105(c) Name of Law: International Banking Act
US Code: 12
USC 1467a Name of Law: Home Owners' Loan Act
US Code: 12
USC 248 Name of Law: Federal Reserve Act
Jennifer Williams 202 452-2446
jennifer.l.williams@frb.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.