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Term to use on HMDA Rate Calculation
02/16/2004
When using the HMDA rate calculator, which term would we use on our loans? On most of our real estate loans, we lock the interest rate in for 2-4 years, but set the payments up on a 10 year payoff. Would we use the 2-4 years or the 10 year term that it will take to pay the loan off? We want to use the correct term.
Decline Reasons and the FCRA Notice
02/16/2004
If I have a customer that applied for a loan and I declined it based on employment history and not the customer's credit, do I have to check the FCRA box if I pulled a credit report? Can the customer still receive a free copy of their credit report if I didn't decline them for derogatory credit?
Credit Scoring and Fair Lending
02/16/2004
Are there potential fair lending issues if we use credit scoring for dealer paper credit decisions and pricing, when all of our other traditional loan products use other criteria?
Are there any worksheets I can use to determine if a transaction is subject to the HOEPA requirements?
02/09/2004
Are there any worksheets I can use to determine if a transaction is subject to the HOEPA requirements?
Rolling the Closing Costs into Loan Amount
02/09/2004
Can closing costs be rolled into the loan amount on a home equity loan (closed end)?