Federal Mortgage LawsQuestion 24 of 400
Regulation Z's ability-to-repay (ATR) rule generally requires a lender making a covered mortgage loan to:
a.Approve any borrower with a 620 credit score
b.Make a reasonable, good-faith determination that the borrower can repay based on verified income, assets, and obligations
c.Rely solely on the borrower's stated income
d.Ignore the borrower's other monthly debts
Explanation
The ATR rule requires lenders to make a reasonable, good-faith determination of a borrower's ability to repay using verified information such as income, assets, employment, credit history, and monthly obligations. A fixed credit score does not satisfy ATR, and stated-income-only underwriting is not permitted. Ignoring existing debts would violate the rule.
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