Training for Housing, Lending & Real Estate professionals.
On Tuesday, May 24th, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported that, according the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, one in three banks in Minnesota are still struggling to recover from the foreclosure/financial crisis.
With this backdrop... Minnesota's mortgage lenders now face the uncertainties created by the implementation of the definition of "Qualified Residential Mortgage" (Section 941) of the Dodd-Frank Reform Act. This section of the Act will require all financial institutions that securitize mortgage loans to retain at least five percent of the credit risk, and proposes strict definitions for Qualified Residential Mortgages that can be securitized.
Two of the Minnesota Homeownership Center's partners, Minnesota Housing Partnership and Wells Fargo will be hosting two events offering affordable housing advocates, lending and Real Estate professionals the opportunity to learn more about the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act and how the definition of Qualified Residential Mortgages may impact affordable homeownership in Minnesota and the country.
Paul Weech, executive vice president for policy and member engagement at the Housing Partnership Network and expert on the Dodd-Frank Reform Act will be the featured speaker at both sessions.
Participants will learn about:
- What does the definition of QRM mean for homeownership?
- What is the perspective of Minnesota’s non-profit housing organizations, lenders & government leaders of QRM?
- What opportunities exist to influence the final definition of QRM?
SESSION 1: Webinar
Date & Time: Wednesday, June 1st, 9-10am CST
SESSION 2: Live Panel Discussion
Date & Time: Thursday, June 16th, 8 - 11:30am CST
Location: Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, MN
To register (pre-registration required) or to learn more about the topics covered, visit the registration page here: http://qrmminnesota.eventbrite.com/
As we posted earlier, the Minnesota Home Ownership Center, in partnership with Greater Twin Cities United Way and several other organizations hosted a webinar for social service professionals working with homeowners that are experiencing mortgage distress.During the webinar, participants learned about the foreclosure situation in Minnesota, the statewide network of non-profit counselors, outreach tools that are available, and what is being done in Minnesota - at the statewide, county and even local levels to recover.Several sections of the presentation are now available in video format on YouTube, and the entire presentation will be uploaded soon.These videos will be a great help to any non-profit agency, librarian, clergy, etc... that is encountering families in mortgage distress and would like to do all they can to assist.To view any of the videos, visit the Center's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/hocmn
On Tuesday, March 10th, the Minnesota Home Ownership Center, in partnership with United Way Twin Cities and several other organizations hosted a webinar for social service professionals working with clients - either homeowners or renters - who are worried about their house payment, are are being affected by a foreclosure. The audio and PowerPoint presentation from the webinar, along with additional information about participants and an overview of the presentation are available at the Center's website:http://www.hocmn.org/ForeclosureClients.cfm
