09/08/2024
When a borrower consents to do business electronically and the loan pays off and at sometime in the future he applies for a new loan, do we have to get a new consent to do business electronically?
08/25/2024
I have discovered that the Other Costs section of our Closing Disclosure does not list the mortgage release fee of $27 in the details, but it is included in the total amount of Taxes and Other Government Fees. I was told that it can be seen in nCompass, but doesn't pull over to the Closing Disclosure. Is the description of each fee required to be listed under the Other Costs section of the Closing Disclosure?
08/25/2024
We are in the process of implementing an insurance agency subsidiary owned 100% by the bank. We will not be quoting the agency’s rates on LEs or listing the insurance agency on the Services You Can Shop for Disclosure. However, our lenders will be referring mortgage loan customers to the insurance agency, so my understanding is the referral is what triggers the Affiliated Business Arrangement Disclosure requirement. So we are trying to figure that out. My question is, how should we provide an estimated range of charges for insurance? That could be vastly different depending on the home, location, etc. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
08/18/2024
Can a dividend-bearing restricted account be used instead of an escrow account for a construction loan?
08/18/2024
I am auditing our withdrawn files. I was looking at a number of Approved-Withdrawn files and I was wondering if any documentation or any notation is needed?
08/11/2024
A customer just received her initial ARM adjustment rate notice, and is kind of flipping out. She thought she was paying a lot more toward principal, and with the rate now adjusting up, she is even more dismayed to see how much will be going to interest. Do we HAVE to break down the principal and interest amounts on her ARM notice, or may we just say the total projected amount?
08/11/2024
Does a promissory note have to be wet-signed, or is an e-signature acceptable?
08/04/2024
We are currently in the process of acquiring a branch of another financial institution. I am by no means a guru in HMDA but certainly not in
acquisitions and this is the first time we've done this in a long time (before my time). I am under the impression aftery some reading of the HMDA Getting It Right Guide, that we have to report the loans we obtain through the purchase. This is okay, but I have others saying that we only have to report the ones they originated in 2024, which I don't think is accurate, but I could be wrong.
Additionally, the other institution's staff members aren't being very forth coming with information and have advised that we will get the information for the files we are getting, however, we will have to go through it to gather the HMDA required data, as they will not provide us with a LAR.
I'm also trying to decipher the guide and if we qualify to not report certain fields, like Loan Costs, Origination Fees and Discount Points.
08/04/2024
We are doing a change in terms to modify a consumer’s ARM loan. We are reducing the margin to make up for a higher index rate when the rate adjustment hits, and are resetting the adjustment period from 5 years to 3 years. The customer is benefiting from this change (the rate will actually go down just a touch), and they are signing a CIT agreement. Is this OK to do with just a CIT agreement?
07/28/2024
This concerns a commercial revolving line of credit that is secured by the borrowers' home. This loan is done in the individuals' names and the purpose of the loan is to purchase, renovate and sell investment houses.
The thing that is confusing me is that they aren't making purchases or renovating with the line right now. Would this loan still be HMDAreportable since it is secured by the borrowers' primary residence?