Regulation Z Threshold Adjustments

On October 25, the CFPB has issued its annual Regulation Z threshold adjustments.  This final rule adjusts the dollar amounts for Regulation Z (TILA), including the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act), the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA), and the Dodd-Frank Act.  These Regulation Z threshold adjustments are effective January 1, 2022.

Minimum interest charges for disclosure on open-end consumer credit plans: unchanged at $1.

Credit card late fee caps are increased:

  • First late fee: $30.
  • Subsequent late fee: $41.

For HOEPA loans, thresholds for high-cost mortgages are:

  • Total loan amount will be $22,969.
  • Points and-fees trigger will be $1,148.

First-lien transactions that meet the General QM definition can not have an APR/APOR spread exceeding:

  • 25 percentage points on loans greater than or equal to $114,847;
  • 5 on loans greater than or equal to $68,908 but less than $114,847;
  • 5 on loans less than $68,908; and
  • 5 on manufactured home loans less than $114,847.

For subordinate liens transactions that meet the General QM definition can not have an APR/APOR spread exceeding:

  • 5 percentage points on loans greater than or equal to $68,908; and
  • 5 on loans less than $68,908.

For all categories of QMs, the thresholds for total points and fees will be:

  • 3 percent of the total loan amount for a loan greater than or equal to $114,847;
  • $3,445 ($3,000 in 2021) for a loan amount greater than or equal to $68,908 but less than $114,847;
  • 5 percent of the total loan amount for a loan greater than or equal to $22,969 but less than $68,908;
  • $1,148 ($1,000 in 2021) for a loan amount greater than or equal to $14,356 but less than $22,969;
  • and 8 percent of the total loan amount for a loan amount less than $14,356.

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