Basics II Flashcards

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What is a loan product?

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An option of loan that has different terms, rates, and pricing

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Fixed Rate Mortgage

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Entire loan amortized over a certain amount of years

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3
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Balloon Mortgage

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Outstanding principal is due at the end of a fixed time; i.e. 7/23 mortgage

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4
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Adjustable Rate Mortgage

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Rates are adjusted at specific periods (Caps) in the mortgage; fluctuating interest rates

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What are the 3 types of caps?

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Initial Cap- limits how far up or down interest moves up for first adjustment
Period Cap- limits how far up or down interest moves per each adjustment
Lifetime Cap- Limits how far up or down interest moves per life of loan

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6
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What does it mean to have a 1 Year ARM with 2/6 caps?

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Rate changes each year by 2% up or down; rate cannot go higher than 6%

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7
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What benchmark is the ARM tied to?

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Index determined by Treasury Note; when index increases, rate increases

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What is the Margin?

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Fixed % (usually 2-3%) added onto the index of an ARM

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What is the Fully Indexed Rate?

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Index + Margin; this is the % the rate fluctuates on ARM

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10
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What is negative amortization?

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Monthly payments don’t cover interest because of ARM rate adjustments; unpaid interest is added to principal

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What is a Blend mortgage (Term or Hybrid ARM)?

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ARM that has a fixed rate for a certain amount of time (3, 5, 7, 10 years), after which converts to annual adjustments via caps

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12
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Who are acceptable borrowers? Unacceptable?

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Acceptable: Natural person (US Citizen), legal age
Unacceptable: Life estates, partnerships, corporations, land trusts, real estate syndicates, non-profits, diplomatic status

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13
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What is a non-occupant coborrower?

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Does not intend to occupy property; must contribute 5% when LTV is <90%

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What types of non-US Citizens can have a mortgage?

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Permanent resident aliens and non-permanent resident aliens

Foreign nationals not eligible under agency guidelines

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15
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What docs are required from a Permanent resident alien?

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Alien Registration card/Green Card; i-90 applied for green card; Conditional Alien Registration Receipt Card and Petition to remove conditions; Current Passport

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16
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What docs are required from a non-perm resident alien?

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Temporary resident card I-688; Arrival Departure Record (I-94); Employment authorization card (I-688A); FHA requires SSNs

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17
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What is an arms length transaction?

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all parties involved are not related to each other

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18
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Identify a first time homebuyer

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Little to no experience; excited and nervous; highly trusting

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Identify a move up homebuyer

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Currently or previously owned home; wants specific neighborhood or school district; familiar with process

20
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Identify a relocation homebuyer

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moving for work; leaving friends and sad; stressed and anxious

21
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Identify an affluent homebuyer

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Financially savvy, high net worth individuals, can be demanding but smart

22
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Identify an empty nest homebuyer

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Wants to downsize; retirement age with a reduction in income

23
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Identify an investor homebuyer

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Purchase houses for rental or flipping; cashflow is primary concern; demanding and impatient; needs to close quickly

24
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What does the underwriter do?

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Evaluates risks of loan and borrower and makes a lending decision

25
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What is an Automated Underwriting System?

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Computer program that uses historical statistics to determine risk

26
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What is FNMA’s AUS?

A

Desktop Underwriter (DU)

27
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What is FHLMC’s AUS?

A

Loan Product Advisor (LPA)

28
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What is PAIL?

A

Property Assets Income Liability

29
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Describe the P in PAIL

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Property- Acceptability as collateral (security) for loan (value), economic condition, and marketability is evidenced by an appraisal

30
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Describe the A in PAIL

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Assets- Borrowers commitment to property (down payment), equity, and cash reserves

31
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Describe the I in PAIL

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Income- ability to repay loan

32
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Describe the L in PAIL

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Liability- willingness to repay loan

33
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What does layering of risks mean?

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There is a combination of risk factors that indicate likelihood of default and foreclosure

34
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What are compensating factors?

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Items in a loan file that can offset high risk factors

35
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What 3 decisions does the Underwriter make on a loan?

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Acceptable risk
Needs more info
Unacceptable risk (denial)

36
Q

Who makes the ultimate decision on a loan?

A

The underwriter

37
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What is the most important document in a file?

A

The credit report

38
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What is a tax lien?

A

Claim against a property for unpaid taxes

39
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What are the 3 types of Bankruptcies?

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Chapter 7- trustee distributes assets to creditors
Chapter 11- reorganization of debt by business
Chapter 13- Debt repayment plan

40
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Who are the 3 main credit repositories?

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Equifax, TransUnion, Experian

41
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What is an in file credit report?

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Separate credit reports from 3 repositories

42
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What is a triple merged report?

A

credit service sorts through data and eliminates duplicates, displays all 3 scores

43
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What is a Residential Mortgage Credit Report?

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Merged report that is scrubbed so all data is current

44
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What is a credit score? What is it based on?

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Statistically derived numeric expression of individual’s credit worthiness. Based on past credit history, amounts owed, length of history, new credit

45
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What is the interest rate based on?

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Credit score- “risk based pricing”