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Despite HUD’s RESPA Paper, Questions Remain 

Aug 14, 2009By

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday published a question-and-answer paper aimed at clarifying the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) rule slated to take effect Jan. 1, 2010. The new RESPA rules are geared toward greater transparency in the origination process for borrowers. They provide for use of the Good Faith Estimate (GFE) for borrowers to both shop around mortgages and enter the homeownership process with as great an understanding of the interest rates and settlement costs as possible.

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