Most Popular Compliance Content
Flood for Condo-No Replacement Cost on Building
03/17/2019
The maximum amount of flood insurance that can be purchased on a condo is 80% of the replacement cost of the building or the total number of units in the condo building times $250,000, whichever is less. What if there is no documented Replacement cost on the building, should we use the appraisal value as the basis of our calculation?
Bridge LE: Expedite w/ Investment Acct./TRID Loan
03/17/2019
We issued a Loan Estimate for a bridge loan to purchase a home to be secured with the purchased property and the applicant's current residence. Due to timing circumstances with the applicant and the sellers, the applicant now wants to expedite the purchase by using an investment account and use the TRID loan to get reimbursed. Can I use the same application and re-disclose the LE as a refinance or home equity purpose?
Real Estate Loan-Property Owner Is Trust Scenario
03/17/2019
Our borrower is an individual. The purpose of the loan is refinancing a first lien with another lender. The property owner is Trust. Is this acceptable and do you have any recommendations for dealing with this scenario?
Credit Score Disclosure Exception Notice
03/10/2019
We recently switched credit bureau vendors. This vendor automatically includes the credit score disclosure exception notice with the credit report. We in turn provide this disclosures to those who apply for consumer credit. There are times when a lender will use a consumer report for a business purpose loan. If we provide the credit score disclosure exception notice on a business purpose transaction/application are we asking for trouble with examiners? Could we be subject to fines?
Add Force Placed to Nonaccrual Collateralized?
03/10/2019
Can you add force placed insurance to a non-accrual loan that is well collateralized? State laws and the contract allow it for it.
