Here are some New procedures imposed by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to make the long Closing Process easier to understand by the consumer. Read more from the Washington Post and follow link below to see additional information. – Ed Corbett, REALTOR

Closing Time  –  New Procedures

Closing Forms About to Get a Big Makeover

Some of the key documents in the mountain of paperwork consumers sign at closing time when they purchase a home are about to get a big makeover.The changes, which take effect Aug. 1, are being imposed by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address problems that surfaced during the meltdown of the housing market when millions of buyers took on complicated loan products they didn’t understand and ended up losing their homes in short sales or foreclosure.At least one of the changes is aimed at giving buyers a little breathing space — providing them three days to review all the paperwork and ask questions about it rather than rushing through it at settlement, as many currently do.Anyone who has bought a home in recent years is familiar with the good faith estimate, the truth-in-lending document and the HUD-1 settlement statement. All three of those documents are set to disappear as part of the new rules established by the CFPB in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act.

“The goal of the CFPB is to make it easier for consumers to understand their loan terms,” says Mitchel Kider, chairman and managing partner at Weiner Brodsky Kider PC in the District. “I think the result will be helpful to consumers but there will be a learning curve for everyone.”

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