Sentences with phrase «already tight credit standards»
«We're piling tighter standards on top of already tight credit standards,» said Laurie Goodman of Amherst Securities Group LP.
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The pending rulemakings for the Qualified Mortgage (QM) and Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) rules mandated by the Dodd - Frank Act and the Federal Reserve's recently proposed Basel III international capital standards have the potential to severely restrict already tight credit and reduce mortgage provider choice over the next several years.
In other words, under a narrow QM definition, lenders would further restrict home mortgage credit in what is already a tight lending environment because they would be fearful of the severe penalties that would be imposed if they failed to satisfy the ability - to - repay requirement under the more uncertain standards that would apply in the non-QM market.