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#2247506 - 01/12/21 03:36 PM Payoff Statement Fee
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Does Indiana State law allow financial institutions to charge a customer a payoff statement fee? Does this have to be incorporated into our loan terms? I am thinking if so this would be considered a finance charge?

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#2247635 - 01/13/21 08:28 PM Re: Payoff Statement Fee Newbie06
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IC 24-9-3-6 Fee prohibited for payoff statement or written release;
prepayment penalty prohibited for adjustable rate home loans;
short sale; acknowledgment of offer; acceptance or rejection;
liability for failure to respond
Sec. 6. (a) A creditor may not charge a fee for informing or transmitting to a person the
balance due to pay off a home loan or to provide a written release upon prepayment. A
creditor must provide, in writing, a payoff balance not later than seven (7) business days
(excluding legal public holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays) after the request is received by the
creditor. A payoff statement provided by a creditor under this subsection must show the date
the statement was prepared and itemize the unpaid principal balance and each fee, charge,
or other sum included within the payoff amount. For purposes of this subsection, "fee" does
not include actual charges incurred by a creditor for express or priority delivery of home loan
documents to the borrower if such delivery is requested by the borrower.
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#2247661 - 01/14/21 03:00 PM Re: Payoff Statement Fee Comply 101
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Ok, well that pretty much sums up the idea that we can't charge a payoff fee. Thank you for providing the Indiana Code reference...I don't have luck researching the Indiana Code.

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#2248197 - 01/26/21 09:10 PM Re: Payoff Statement Fee Newbie06
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I worked at an Indiana bank 13 years ago and was cited for this, so familiar. smile
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