Provides an in-depth overview of the Federal Reserve System, including information about monetary policy and the economy, the Federal Reserve in the international sphere, supervision and regulation, consumer and community affairs and services offered by Reserve Banks. Contains several appendixes, including a brief explanation of Federal Reserve regulations, a glossary of terms, and a list of additional publications.

The Doing Business with FHA section in this FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook (SF Handbook) covers Federal Housing Administration (FHA) approval and eligibility requirements for both Title I lenders and Title II Mortgagees, as well as other FHA program participants. The term "Mortgagee" is used throughout for all types of FHA approval (both Title II Mortgagees and Title I lenders) and the term "Mortgage" is used for all products (both Title II Mortgages and Title I loans), unless otherwise specified.

Written by BuckleySandler partner Joseph Reilly and published in partnership with the American Bankers Association, the CFPB Deskbook is the definitive guide for bank and nonbank mortgage originators navigating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) new mortgage origination rules. The CFPB Deskbook is an all-inclusive compilation of all the mortgage origination rules made by effective by the CFPB in January 2014, including ability-to-repay and Qualified Mortgage requirements, points and fees, loan originator compensation, appraisals, high-cost mortgages and Qualified Mortgage provisions for Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Affairs loans, among others. It also offers a summary of the TILA-RESPA disclosure integration taking effect next year.