As the industry prepares to implement the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new ability-to-repay rules, Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth Duke warns new consumer protections may come at a cost to the industry as lower-quality-credit borrowers are precluded from the housing market. As the broader economy continues to improve, household formation will increase, according to Duke, “but if credit is hard to get, these will be rental rather than owner-occupied households.”
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