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Equal Housing Lender Logo on Business Card?
12/08/2019
Does a mortgage lender's business card require an Equal Housing Lender logo?
Delivery of a Closing Disclosure by Email
12/01/2019
In search for further guidance on compliance for delivery of a Closing Disclosure (CD) by way of email (with a borrower's E-Sign consent) we have varying differences in the interpretation of the word "Receipt". It has been our department's practice to deliver the CD within no less than 3-business days prior to closing. Documentation to evidence delivery has been by including a printed copy of 1) email showing our department's delivery of the CD to the borrower by way of email, and/or 2) a printout showing the "Arrival Date" of the email/attachments to the borrower. Some have interpreted the "Receipt" rule as evidence the email and attachment(s) was "OPENED". Are we in violation if a loan is scheduled to close on a Monday and the borrower did not “OPEN” the email until the 2nd business day (Thursday) prior to closing – even though we have evidence to show “ARRIVAL” of our CD on or before the 3rd business day prior to closing?
TRID Rule & Line of Credit Secured by Property
12/01/2019
Does a Line of Credit, secured by both a commercial property and a vacant residential property, apply to the TRID rule. The primary purpose of the loan is for business purposes.
IRS 1098- Ownership of Property
12/01/2019
The IRS 1098 reporting instructions do not address the ownership of the real property subject to a loan and are we required to report for commercial loans too? Assuming all the conditions are met for a commercial real estate loan (borrower is an individual, payer is an individual, and the interest paid is over $600), should we really ignore the ownership of the property? We have a case in which the real property is owned by an affiliate business entity which is an LLC.
Change to Loan One Day Before Initial Closing
12/01/2019
If you have changes to a loan product or loan amount, etc. one day prior to the initial closing disclosure being issued, can you use the initial CD to disclose the changes or do you have to reissue the loan estimate and restart the clock, or is there another solution?
