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"Purpose" for a home improvement loan
01/26/2020
For a home improvement loan, is the Purpose = Home Equity?
CC Dispute- Purchase for Cancelled Trip
01/26/2020
We received a complaint from an account holder who used their credit card to purchase a trip on 7/3/18 for over $2,600 from a travel company. He provided evidence to us on 8/11/18 that the travel company had closed and the trip would not be offered and there would be no refund for what he had paid. The information he was provided from the travel company said the purchase was non-refundable and he had not purchased trip cancellation protection. He filed a dispute with us on 8/11/18 asking for credit for the cost of the trip. He did not make any payments on the account between 7/3/18 and 8/11/18, so it seems to me he would have a valid claim under both Reg. Z 1026.12 and 1026.13 (since he didn't/isn't going to receive the services he paid for and he filed his dispute within 60 days of the date of the statement the charge appeared on and he had not paid for the charge before he filed his dispute. Our bank's disputes department declined his claim, so he filed subsequent disputes, but was told each time that he was not entitled to a credit. I work in Complaints, which is where this claim has now landed, and I believe we need to credit him for the purchase. Is my thinking correct?
Collection Method Questions for HMDA
01/26/2020
This question has come up before but I have not seen a clear answer. If the application is NOT taken face to face, how should the collection method questions be answered for HMDA? Code 3 (NA) is only supposed to be for applications where the requirement to report the data does not apply to the covered loan. We would use code 3 on applications where it is an entity. Code 2 (not based on visual observation) would be the only choice that would make sense. What are your thoughts?
Military Status and Foreclosure
01/26/2020
If our borrower hasn’t requested SCRA protection and is past due on her mortgage, can we start foreclosure as we normally would?
Is email receipt of the LE sufficient
01/19/2020
We mailed the borrower’s Loan Estimate and they emailed us that it was received, and they want to proceed with the loan. Can we act on this emailed notice?
