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The qualified mortgage rule introduced in January 2014 was designed to prevent borrowers from acquiring unaffordable loans and to protect lenders from potential litigation. Many experts worry that the rule has contributed to the reduction in mortgage credit availability that has hit low-income and minority borrowers hardest. In this updated analysis, we find that the rule has had little impact on the availability of mortgage credit, largely because the market had already changed before the rule took effect.