Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act

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The Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act is a U.S. federal law designed to curb predatory lending practices in high-cost home loans by imposing enhanced disclosure requirements and restrictions on abusive mortgage terms.

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Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act canonical 3

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
consumer protection law ⓘ
mortgage lending regulation ⓘ
administeredBy Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ⓘ
Federal Reserve Board ⓘ
aimsTo increase transparency in mortgage terms ⓘ
reduce equity stripping from homeowners ⓘ
appliesTo certain refinances secured by a consumer's principal dwelling ⓘ
high-cost home equity loans ⓘ
codifiedIn 15 U.S.C. § 1639 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes triggers based on APR for high-cost mortgage coverage ⓘ
triggers based on points and fees for high-cost mortgage coverage ⓘ
triggers based on prepayment penalties for high-cost mortgage coverage ⓘ
excludes purchase-money mortgages for most provisions ⓘ
focusesOn subprime and high-cost mortgage markets ⓘ
implementedThrough Regulation Z ⓘ
imposes ability-to-repay requirements for high-cost loans ⓘ
enhanced disclosure requirements ⓘ
restrictions on balloon payments in high-cost loans ⓘ
restrictions on due-on-demand clauses in high-cost loans ⓘ
restrictions on negative amortization in high-cost loans ⓘ
restrictions on prepayment penalties in high-cost loans ⓘ
influenced CFPB high-cost mortgage rules under Regulation Z ⓘ
linked to: Regulation Z
legalRemedies assignee liability for certain high-cost loans ⓘ
enhanced civil liability for violations ⓘ
partOf Truth in Lending Act ⓘ
prohibits financing of single-premium credit insurance in high-cost loans ⓘ
loan flipping in high-cost mortgages ⓘ
making high-cost loans without regard to the borrower’s repayment ability ⓘ
most prepayment penalties on high-cost loans after a certain period ⓘ
protects homeowners with limited income or credit ⓘ
purpose curb predatory lending in high-cost home loans ⓘ
enhance disclosure requirements for certain mortgages ⓘ
protect consumers from abusive mortgage terms ⓘ
relatedTo Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ⓘ
Truth in Lending Act ⓘ
requires notice to assignees that a loan is subject to HOEPA ⓘ
special advance disclosures for high-cost mortgages ⓘ
sector housing finance ⓘ
shortName HOEPA ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
signedOn 1994-09-23 ⓘ
strengthenedBy Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ⓘ
subjectMatter consumer credit disclosures ⓘ
home equity lending ⓘ
yearEnacted 1994 ⓘ

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Truth in Lending Act → amendedBy → Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act ⓘ
Truth in Lending Act → amendedBy → Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act ⓘ
subject linked to: TILA
United States mortgage industry → governedBy → Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act ⓘ