CUNA study cited as key source in CFPB’s TRID assessment

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) cited CUNA’s Regulation Impact Study in its assessment on the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule. CUNA also submitted a comment letter in January on the assessment, noting that ongoing compliance costs continue to affect credit union lending.

The assessment found that TRID has made progress towards several of its goals but resulted in sizable implementation costs.

CUNA’s Regulatory Impact Study was cited as key source of data and information as a study that, “collected costs data and analyzes the cost that regulations, including the TRID rule, have had on credit unions and how these effects have changed over time.”

The evidence available for the assessment indicates that the TRID rule improved consumers’ ability to locate key information, compare terms and costs between initial disclosures and final disclosures, and compare terms and costs across mortgage offers.

 

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