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CUNA outlines housing reform principles in letter to Sen. Banking Comte

May 23, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      

CONTACT: Lauren Williams – CUNA Communications; (202) 626-7642; lwilliams@cuna.coop    

Washington, DC (May 23, 2018) – Today Credit Union National Association (CUNA) sent this letter to Senate Banking Committee leadership prior to their hearing on the status of the housing finance structure entitled, “Ten Years of Conservatorship: The Status of the Housing Finance System." The letter was written to show support of an efficient, effective and fair secondary mortgage market with equal access to lenders of all sizes.  

“Credit unions that elect to sell mortgages into the secondary market do so for a variety of reasons, but predominantly it is a tool to help them manage long term interest rate risk in order to continue to meet their members’ mortgage lending needs,” the letter reads. “Particularly today, with long term interest rates at or near historic lows but expected to rise, access to a highly liquid secondary market with relatively low transaction costs is vital for the health of credit union mortgage lending. Credit unions therefore have a deep interest in the structure of the housing finance system going forward.” 

CUNA focuses on several key principles it believes must be present in a secondary market which include:  

  • A neutral third party entity in the secondary market, independent of any firm that has any other role or business relationship in the mortgage origination and securitization process, to ensure that no market participant or class of participants enjoys an unfair advantage in the system. 
  • Equal access for lenders of all sizes on an equitable basis. Guarantee fees or other fees/premiums should not have any relationship to lender volume; 
  • Strong oversight and supervision for the entities providing secondary market services to ensure safety and soundness by ensuring accountability, effective corporate governance and preventing future fraud; 
  • Durability to ensure mortgage loans will continue to be made to qualified borrowers even in troubled economic times 
  • An emphasis on financial education and counseling as a means to ensure that borrowers receive appropriate mortgage loans; 
  • Access to products with predictable and affordable payments to qualified borrowers; 
  • Application of reasonable conforming loan limits that adequately take into consideration local real estate prices in higher cost areas. 
  • Support for affordable housing should be a function separate from the responsibilities of the secondary market entities; 
  • Credit unions should continue to be afforded the opportunity to retain or sell the right to service their members’ mortgages, at the sole discretion of the credit union; and 
  • A reasonable and orderly transition from the current system to any new system, in order to prevent significant disruption to the housing market.  

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Credit Union National Association (CUNA) is the only national association that advocates on behalf of all of America’s credit unions, which are owned by 110 million consumer members. CUNA, along with its network of affiliated state credit union leagues, delivers unwavering advocacy, continuous professional growth and operational confidence to protect the best interests of all credit unions. For more information about CUNA, visit cuna.org.   

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