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Editor: Lucy H. Griffin

Board of Advisors:
John S. Byrne, Esq.
David Battle
Robert P. Chamness
David Dickinson
Phillips G. Gay, Jr.
Barbara Hurst
Michael D. Maher
Robert G. Rowe, III
Andy Zavoina
Volume 9, Number 3
This issue went to press on April 14, 2004.
Table of Contents

The GFE: HUD Starts Over
It's official. HUD has withdrawn the "final" rule on GFEs that it sent to OMB for review. Instead of issuing a final regulation, HUD is going back to work.

Predatory Lending: The Study and a Verdict ( 6 Action Steps)
The findings of a recent study completed by The Urban Studies Institute at the University of Louisville are clear - and convincing. The entire financing industry should be concerned about predatory lending.

Action Audit
Regulation Z: Checking APRs (7 Action Steps)
A basic part of any loan compliance audit includes checking the finance charge and the annual percentage rate calculations and disclosures.

Compliance Notes In the Editor's Opinion
Compliance Signposts
The existing regulatory burden provides us with signposts to the path of regulatory burden prevention.

Compliance Q&A FRB Appoints New Director
The appointment of a New Director indicates a possible change of emphasis for the Federal Reserve Board.

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