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#1622682 - 11/01/11 03:49 PM Permissible Purpose?
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RE loan is originated and booked on the system (not HPML or HOEPA). A credit report was not pulled on the applicants during the underwriting process.

Internal loan policy states that a credit report must be pulled on RE loan applicants.

Loan documentation review department notes that a credit report was not obtained. Loan officer wants to pull a credit report so that there is no policy exception.

Is this permissible? The report would only be pulled to meet policy requirements, it wasn't even considered for the actual loan transaction.
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#1622693 - 11/01/11 03:53 PM Re: Permissible Purpose? Likes to Comply
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I would live with the policy exception. Why ding the customer at this point and cost the bank money?
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#1622697 - 11/01/11 03:56 PM Re: Permissible Purpose? Likes to Comply
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If you want to clear the exception from the current list being tracked, have someone in senior management authorize not obtaining the credit report since their is no value at this point.
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#1622705 - 11/01/11 04:00 PM Re: Permissible Purpose? rlcarey
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I agree, but would it be wrong to pull the report? The decision was already made to approve the loan and it was done without consideration to the credit report, and its not being pulled for an account review. Pulling it now has no bearing on the transaction whatsoever. It just doesn't seem permissible to pull it now. The loan officer disagrees.

So back to the original question...Would this fall under a permissible purpose to pull a credit report?

(Thanks for the replies...I agree...we have a waiver that can be approved by senior management...but the loan officer wants that report...I think he doesn't want to have to answer for not having a bureau pulled in the first place.)
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#1622713 - 11/01/11 04:05 PM Re: Permissible Purpose? Likes to Comply
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Would this fall under a permissible purpose to pull a credit report?

No, hence our answers - what permissible purpose is the loan officer claiming, besides his failure to get a proper policy waiver????
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#1622748 - 11/01/11 04:20 PM Re: Permissible Purpose? rlcarey
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Permissible purpose is found in 604.

"intends to use the information in connections with a credit transaction."

You're not going to be using the report in connection with the credit transaction as it has no bearing on the transaction.
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#1623260 - 11/02/11 02:17 PM Re: Permissible Purpose? swiggles
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I was called in today by the CEO. Can you believe everyone is upset because I won't let them pull a credit bureau after a loan is closed in order for them to "fix" their mistake of not pulling the report during the underwriting process. I got the "how would the examiners know?" It's wrong and dishonest and I would know. Not to mention any good auditor or examiner would find it if they looked.

What I wanted to say was that since they rely so heavily on the credit report, how are they forgetting to pull it in the first place? But I didn't want to get fired. smile
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#1623343 - 11/02/11 03:22 PM Re: Permissible Purpose? Likes to Comply
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What examiner is going to criticize a one off policy violation. Note the file and move on. Then show then this:

§ 619. Obtaining information under false pretenses [15 U.S.C. § 1681q] Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
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#1623413 - 11/02/11 04:03 PM Re: Permissible Purpose? rlcarey
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Yes, they seem to want to fix a one off error with a much bigger violation.
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#1623465 - 11/02/11 04:29 PM Re: Permissible Purpose? rlcarey
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rlcarey, thanks for that reference. That's exactly the kind of thing that will help them take this seriously!
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