Closed end line of credit and ROR

Posted By: joeball

Closed end line of credit and ROR - 12/26/12 08:48 PM

I did a search and found a lot of posts regarding HELOC's and purchase money but this is a little different.

We have a customer who is requesting a closed end line to purchase a home which needs some work. The line will be secured by the new home and their current home (until it sells).

Will the initial draw for the purchase be rescindable? I know the subsequent draws for the improvements would be since it is secured by their current home.

They are purchasing the home from Freddie and they stated that a rescission period was unacceptable because they needed the money within 24 hrs.

We need the extra collateral because of LTV issues.

Thanks
Posted By: RR Joker

Re: Closed end line of credit and ROR - 12/27/12 01:31 PM

You will have ROR on this one because of the current PR being taken as collateral. Think of a bridge loan, you still have ROR if you take the current home.
Posted By: Jerod Moyer

Re: Closed end line of credit and ROR - 12/27/12 07:13 PM

Here's the chapter and verse:

Notwithstanding the general rule that consumers may have only one principal dwelling, when the consumer is acquiring or constructing a new principal dwelling, any loan subject to Regulation Z and secured by the equity in the consumer’s current principal dwelling (for example, a bridge loan) is subject to the right of rescission regardless of the purpose of that loan. For example, if a consumer whose principal dwelling is currently A builds B and secured by A is subject to the right or rescission. A loan secured by both A and B is, likewise, rescindable [Commentary to §1026.23(a)(1) #4].