War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Complex is Simple.

Posted By Cliff Tuttle | December 15, 2011

We’ve talked about this before.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been trying to simplify and illuminate home mortgage financial disclosures. Periodically they put out a couple of variations on their merged disclosure form prototypes and ask the public which one they like the best.  If you want to try, click here.

As for me, I’d like to see APR and closing costs being explained by the Muppets. That would extend my attention span.  Especially if they worked up a few catchy songs and some lively dance routines, say, involving a chorus line of chickens.

CLT

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