Regulation N requires covered persons to retain: (1) Copies of materially different commercial communications and related materials, regarding any term of any mortgage
credit product, that the person made or disseminated during the relevant time
period; (2) documents describing or evidencing all mortgage credit products available to consumers during the relevant time period; and (3) documents describing or evidencing all additional products or services (such as credit insurance or credit disability insurance) that are or may be offered or provided with the mortgage credit products available to consumers during the relevant time period.
The FTC and the CFPB share enforcement authority for Regulation N and thus the CFPB has
incorporated into its recently approved burden estimates 3 for Regulation N one half of the FTC's pre-existing cleared burden estimates.
The decrease in annual burden hours from 1,950,000 in 2011 to 1,800,000 in 2013 is an adjustment reflecting updated estimates of fewer covered persons (1.3 million in 2011 and 1.2 million in 2013).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.