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#203903 - 06/24/04 03:54 PM
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Lois, you have to look at the definition of a business day in Reg. Z. July 5th is not a designated holiday.
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#203904 - 06/24/04 04:07 PM
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As I recall, this wasn't a change. Richard Insley pointed this out. They clarified an existing rule.
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#203905 - 06/24/04 04:21 PM
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Lois, I assume you meant to say July 5th has to counted as a business day, rather than July 4th?
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#203908 - 06/24/04 06:33 PM
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A 04 Rescission Calendar was posted here in the beginning of the year - but the calendar indicates the 5th would not be a business day..or am I reading the calendar wrong...of course I sent the calendar to all loan officers in Janurary.
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#203910 - 06/24/04 09:07 PM
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The jury is still out on this date as far as I'm concerned: The commentary illustrates using a Saturday as the holiday and when a holiday falls on a Saturday it's not mandatory that we provide a 'day off' to employees, but if the holiday falls on a Sunday we give the Monday off [actually don't know about the mandatory part] So I'm thinking that maybe the 5th would not be considered a business day and is considered a federal holiday. Could someone provide the link to the thread that fully describes what Richard Insley said about this.
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#203911 - 06/24/04 09:16 PM
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I don't have a link to Richard's comments, but as Andy indicated Richard was saying the rule has always existed, they've just been "clarified" some.
The rule of thumb has been if the post office was closed, it could not count toward the rescission day, all though this is good rule of thumb it is not always accurate.
§226.2: Definitions and Rules of Construction (01/01/97)
(6) Business day means a day on which the creditor's offices are open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its business functions. However, for purposes of rescission under §§226.15 and 226.23, and for purposes of §226.31, the term means all calendar days except Sundays and the legal public holidays specified in 5 USC 6103(a), such as New Year's Day, the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Supplement I, 226.2: Definitions and Rules of Construction (01/01/03)
2(a)(6) Business day. (added emphasis are mine)
2. Rescission rule. A more precise rule for what is a business day (all calendar days except Sundays and the federal legal holidays listed in 5 USC 6103(a)) applies when the right of rescission or mortgages subject to §226.32 are involved. (See also comment 31(c)(1)-1.) Four federal legal holidays are identified in 5 USC 6103(a) by a specific date: New Year's Day, January 1; Independence Day, July 4; Veterans Day, November 11; and Christmas Day, December 25. When one of these holidays (July 4, for example) falls on a Saturday, federal offices and other entities might observe the holiday on the preceding Friday (July 3). The observed holiday (in the example, July 3) is a business day for purposes of rescission or the delivery of disclosures for certain high-cost mortgages covered by §226.32 .
Edited: I forgot to add that the regs names 4 specific holidays by date:
New Years Day - Jan 1
Independence Day - Jul 4
Veterans Day - Nov 11
Christmas Day - Dec 25
July 5 is not one of the designated dates.
Last edited by dpersfull; 06/24/04 09:22 PM.
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#203913 - 06/24/04 10:48 PM
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The "mail truck" rule has always been a convenient training device for affected staff members, but as Dan observes, it's only a rule of thumb. The TILA and Reg. Z reference 5 USC 6103(a). Only the exact days listed there are federal holidays for rescission purposes, and it takes an act of Congress to amend the list. Presidential proclamations don't count and neither do Congressional acts that fail to amend 5 USC 6103(a).
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#203914 - 06/24/04 11:14 PM
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Quote:
The jury is still out on this date as far as I'm concerned:
The jury is in: §226.2 Definitions and rules of construction. ... for purposes of rescission under §§226.15 and 226.23, and for purposes of §226.31, the term means all calendar days except Sundays and the legal public holidays specified in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a), such as New Year's Day, the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
And from the clarification in OCC 2002-26, Finally, the revision clarifies the definition of "business day" for purposes of the right to rescind certain home-secured loans. Generally, the revisions clarify that only the actual day of four holidays (New Year's Day, January 1; Independence Day, July 4; Veterans Day, November 11; and Christmas Day, December 25) is excluded from the definition of "business day." If one of these dates falls on a weekend, the Friday before or the Monday following the date are considered business days even if government offices are closed in observance of the holiday.
Hopefully this will clear things up.
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#203916 - 06/28/04 02:21 PM
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What if the bank is closed Monday?
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#203917 - 06/28/04 02:36 PM
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The customer can still rescind on Monday whether you are open or not.
Last edited by Andy Z; 06/28/04 02:39 PM.
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#203918 - 06/28/04 03:02 PM
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What if we have already prepared closing papers for loans and have not counted Monday (7/5) as a business day - i.g., we are giving the borrower an extra day to rescind? Do we have to "re-do" (I don't think that's a word, but that's what they asked me and I can't think of a better one right now) the papers for all these loans? We do not charge interest during the rescission period.
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#203920 - 06/28/04 03:20 PM
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Is this a benefit to the borrower? You are giving them an extra day to rescind, but you are also denying them access to their funds by an additional day. I don't think you have a regulatory problem if you are not charging interest.
You may also want to see if your state laws have any specific requirements for rescission.
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#203922 - 06/28/04 03:31 PM
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Thanks, Dan.
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#203923 - 06/28/04 03:33 PM
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My take was that if you extended the ROR by not counting Monday, the borrowers wouldn't get their $$ till Wednesday instead of Tuesday.
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#203925 - 06/28/04 09:37 PM
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I double checked with my Loan Ops Manager to ensure Laser Pro was calculating rescission correctly (counting Monday as a business day). She input some dummy closing dates and found LaserPro is not counting Monday in the rescission period.
I'm not a LaserPro expert, has anyone else noticed this problem on their loan doc system? I am told we can't override LaserPro.
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#203926 - 06/28/04 11:07 PM
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The April 9, 2002 Federal Register for this section (page 16981) clearly supports what BOLers are saying here in regard to counting Monday as a holiday for rescission. However, the last line states "...See Section 226.23(b)(1)(v). A creditor may extend the rescission period at its option." What does this mean? I don't see anything in the Reg or the Commentary that speaks to this statement. I'm trying to figure out why LaserPro is not counting Monday as a business day for rescission purposes. When I called Compliance Support I'm told this is determined by their Legal Dept, although they agreed to research it.
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