On December 13, Fed, FDIC, NCUA and OCC issued a statement to clarify safety-and-soundness expectations in order to guide institutions engaged in residential mortgage lending as they assess the implementation of the CFPB's Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Standards Rule, which is effective January 10, 2014.  Joint Release Statement.

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