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Lim: Half of CFPB regulations focus on mortgages

Eddie Lim · a16z Podcast | Real Estate -- Ownership, Asset, Economy · Jan 2, 2019 · at 21:09

Eddie Lim, co-founder and CEO of Point, discusses regulatory oversight in residential real estate and consumer financial protection.

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“Half of the regulations that the CFPB has put out are around mortgages.”

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The claim, plainly

Half of the regulations issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) pertain to mortgages.

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Assessment

Prior to January 13, 2017, mortgage-related rules accounted for approximately 50% of the CFPB's total regulations. Analysis of core substantive regulatory initiatives places mortgage-related rulemakings at roughly 45% to 55% of output, while counting all individual Federal Register final rule entries yields a range of 40% to 50%. Under both methodologies, the claim that half of the regulations pertain to mortgages is accurate.

Among core substantive regulatory initiatives finalized by the CFPB prior to 2017, mortgage-related topics account for roughly 45% to 55% of total output.
When evaluating all Federal Register final rule entries published by the CFPB from July 2011 to January 2017, entries directly focused on mortgage lending and housing finance represent between 40% and 50% of the total.

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[1] responsiblelending.org [2] consumercomplianceoutlook.org [3] consumerfinancemonitor.com [4] enactmi.com [5] ncua.gov [6] consumerfinance.gov [7] federalregister.gov [8] everycrsreport.com

CFPB regulations mortgage percentage Federal Register before 2017 how many final rules did the CFPB issue from 2011 to 2016 CFPB "half of" regulations "mortgage" OR "mortgages" CFPB final regulations count mortgage rules Dodd Frank CFPB final rules federal register mortgage proportion prior to 2017 "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau" total final rules "Federal Register" 2011 2016 CFPB rules issued mortgage percentage 2011 2016

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