WASHINGTON — Requiring lenders to include additional information about the lending process on the good faith estimate form would only serve to further complicate the mortgage process, according to two interested parties.

NAFCU recently told the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that the move would burden credit unions, result in a more complicated form and not help borrowers.

Many aspects of the proposal would "create or worsen consumer confusion" because they are inconsistent with other disclosure requirements, according to a letter sent by B. Dan Berger, the group's senior vice president for government affairs.

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