The Federal Reserve on Thursday recommended new disclosure rules for home owners that would make the process of getting a home mortgage more understandable.

Mortgage applicants would receive a single-page explanation of key issues concerning their loan and see a graph comparing the interest rate they were being offered to that given a low-risk borrower, the Fed said.

The Fed also recommended new compensation guidelines for mortgage brokers. Under the new rules, brokers would not receive more money for putting a borrower into a high-cost loan.

Consumers need the proper tools to determine whether a particular mortgage loans is appropriate for their circumstances, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told an open meeting of the Fed.

Source: The Associated Press, Jeannine Aversa (07/23/2009)

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