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#2195206 - 10/11/18 03:05 PM Can this amount increase after closing?
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I've gone through the rules (Appendix D #7.iv.B, comments 37(b)(6)-1, 37(a)(10)-3 and 37(b)(8)-1) for disclosing the information under Monthly Principal & Interest > Can this amount increase after closing?

For a 11 month interest only (fixed rate) with 12 month balloon payment and 1/2 construction line drawn assumption, OnBoard is disclosing the following on the LE

> Adjusts every month starting in month 1
> Can go as high as $XXX in month 2
> Includes only interest and no principal until year 1
> See AP Table on page 2 for details

I think that "Can go as high as $XXX" should say either "in year 1" or maybe even "in month 1" but I'm not completely sure. The example given in the appendix on a 10 month construction loan used "in year 1" for this statement.

I also think that "Includes only interest and no principal until" should say "the eleventh month".

Am I on the right track? I'll may have to go to battle with the vendor so I want to be sure I understand this correctly.

Thanks in advance.
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#2195209 - 10/11/18 03:20 PM Re: Can this amount increase after closing? Likes to Comply
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Yes, the "can go as high" statement should point to month 1 (theoretically, all funds could be disbursed on day 1).

As for "Includes only interest and no principal until ..." I'd say "month 12" or "maturity." (Year 1 might be technically OK since you can use months or years, but I think month 12 is much more accurate and I don't like combining months and years in the same table item).
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#2195214 - 10/11/18 03:39 PM Re: Can this amount increase after closing? Likes to Comply
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Includes only interest and no principal until month 11 is the correct answer on a 12 month interest only loan.
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#2195215 - 10/11/18 03:40 PM Re: Can this amount increase after closing? Likes to Comply
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You are right, the 12th month would be the month it would no longer be interest with no principal. I was reading that incorrectly before.
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#2195250 - 10/11/18 06:35 PM Re: Can this amount increase after closing? Likes to Comply
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We got a response back from the Vendor and the reason they are putting month 2 for "Can go as high as $XXX in month 2" is that the system will put the first month in which there is 31 days. So if the first payment is in a month with 30 days, then it will show "month 2" since technically that month would have one more day's interest in the payment due.

I guess that is true...
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#2195279 - 10/11/18 09:05 PM Re: Can this amount increase after closing? Likes to Comply
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Sounds like an excuse designed to avoid the question. Have they forgotten the rule that you can (not must) ignore the fact that months have different numbers of days?
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