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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Higher-Priced Mortgage Loan Escrow Exemption
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<p>Prior to the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), the Federal Reserve Board issued a rule requiring the establishment of escrow accounts for payment of property taxes and insurance payments for certain "higher-priced mortgage loans,&rdquo; a category which the Board defined to capture what it deemed to be subprime loans. Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, the Bureau in 2013 issued a rule creating an exemption from the escrow requirement for creditors with under $2 billion in assets and meeting other criteria. Section 108 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. 1639d, directs the Bureau to conduct a rulemaking to exempt from the escrow requirement loans made by certain creditors with assets of $10 billion or less and meeting other criteria.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
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        <RULE_STAGE>Prerule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>Undetermined</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Prerule Activity</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2019</TTBL_DATE>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Mark</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Morelli</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Office of Regulations</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3170</CODE>
                    <NAME>Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>CFPB</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 435-7700</PHONE>
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                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20552</ZIP>
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