The
qualified residential mortgage (QRM) rule that federal regulators released last week falls into this category in some respects, because regulators at first wanted to require a
qualified mortgage to come with a 20 percent downpayment,
among other things.
In a small but notable victory for consumers and REALTORS ®, federal banking regulators pushed back to Aug. 1 from June 10 the deadline for public comment on their controversial rule to define a safe,
qualified residential mortgage as one with at least 20 percent down,
among other strict underwriting criteria.