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Credit Unions: CFPB QM Rule Will Make it Harder for Americans to Buy Homes

Northwest credit union lenders are concerned the CFPB’s Qualified Mortgage Rule will have the unintended consequence of squeezing Americans out of home ownership. The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions heard testimony from the credit union movement this week.

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Reminder: Unlimited Share Insurance Set to Expire Dec. 31

Temporary unlimited share insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts was one of the provisions that came out of the Dodd-Frank Act, and unless Congress passes legislation to amend the current rules, it will no longer be available beginning Jan. 1, 2013.