06/07/2020
If joint applicants live in same address, do we still need to provide separate notice (i.e. 2 FCRA notice) or can we send 1 notice and since they both live in same address, that would meet the requirement?
05/10/2020
Can a lender charge a customer for the cost of a soft credit pull prior to an application for example for a prequal or preapproval? I have heard that
there are no federal prohibitions on doing this, but I would like to have more than one perspective please.
05/03/2020
Is the notice to home loan applicant required if the request is denied within 3 days?
05/03/2020
Scenario: In California - a community property state - assume a couple files for divorce but it is not finalized yet. The husband needs a place to live and applies individually for an FHA loan, leaving the estranged wife as a non-applicant, non-borrower, who plans on using non-marital separate funds to purchase her home.
Since this is an FHA loan, the lender needs to pull a credit on the estranged wife to count her debts towards the husband's since the divorce is not final. When the lender calls the estranged wife for consent to pull her report as per our risk management policy, she denies consent for her report just to keep the husband from getting his own place. This makes it harder for him to claim joint custody of the kids.
Reg B has contradicting situations: permissible purpose is granted for community property states so lender does not need spouse's consent. However it also states there is no permissible purpose to obtain a consumer report on a .... nonapplicant spouse who has legally separated or otherwise indicated an intent to legally disassociate with the marriage.
Can lender pull the non-applicant non-borrowing spouse's credit report without her consent due to being in a community property state, or would the divorce show intent to legally disassociate the marriage and overule the permissible purpose granted by being in a community property state?
04/26/2020
Do we need a policy on providing payment extensions to borrowers?
04/12/2020
Customers see on the news that foreclosures and evictions have stopped and borrowers can skip payments. What should we tell them when they ask about this?
01/12/2020
When and to whom must HUDs SCRA mortgage notice be sent out? We prefer to wait for the 45 day notice we already send.
12/08/2019
During a review of new loans for the previous month, I found that a joint credit report (husband/wife) was pulled for a new loan that was made to
just 1 of them (the wife).
The previous loan was a joint loan and a joint credit report was used then How do I need to document this finding in my
monthly reports? Along with some additional training for the loan officer, what other things should I be aware of and keep in mind?
12/08/2019
Are there any regulations concerning a Land Trust Department having access to retail banking documents in an institution?
11/24/2019
Can we report adverse credit to the credit bureau on a commercial loan and the guarantor if we don't normally report our commercial loans to the credit
bureau?
