Mortgage Acronyms Flashcards
ARM
Adjustable Rate Mortgage
5 parts of ARM loan are Program Caps Margin Index Fully indexed rate
ATR
Ability to repay
1 current or reasonably expected income or assets
2 current employment status
3 Monthly mortgage payments for the loan
4 monthly payments on any simultaneous loan secured for the property
5 monthly property and insurance, HOA, ground rent
6 borrowers’ debts, alimony, child support
7 monthly DTI or residual income
8 credit history
must verify
APR
Annual Percentage Rate
BSA
BANK SECRECY ACT 1970
money laundering
identify borrower
terrorism watch list
SAR- suspicious activity report
submitted to FinCEN within 30 days
CFPB
Consumer Fraud Protection Bureau
federal regulatory authority
Primary enforcer and supervisor of the mortgage industry.
CLTV
Combined Loan to Value
COE
Certificate of Eligibility
COFI
Cost of Funds Index
DTI
Debt to Income
Amount owed ÷ gross income = DTI
LTV
Loan to Value
Amount borrowed ÷ Appraisal amount/purchase price (lowest)t= LTV
Includes
Housing, PITI, Flood
HOA dues
NMLS
Nationwide Muliti-state Licensing System (&Registry)
Does not approve license application
It is only a database
SAFE
Secure And Fair Enforcement Act for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008
The Model Law gives each state a template to use to create its own SAFE Act
the federal law that regulates the licensing process and responsibilities of MLO
Federal Reserve
- Created in 1913
- Established a Federal Charter for banks that permitted them to make real estate loans
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
- created in 1932
- allowed Federal Home Loan Banks to lend money to finance mortgages
BankingAct of 1933
- Assisted in creating the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
- insure deposits & protect consumers against bank default
FHA
Federal Housing Act 1934
- helped the housing industry recover from the Great Depression
- FHA mortgages are guaranteed by the Federal Government and offered by banks/lenders
ECOA
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
*EBOA Regulation B
- Illegal for any lender to discriminate against an applicant based on race, religion, national origin,sex etc.
- also prevents
redlining
Reverse redlining
Overt discrimination
Disparate treatment
Disparate impact
Comparative Evidence
-Borrower receives a copy of appraisal 3 business days before closing
Adverse action- 30 days to tell borrower that they do not qualify.
- enforced by the CFPB (Consumer Fraud Protection Bureau)
FACRA / FACTA 1970
Reg V
Key words
Fair Credit Reporting Act / Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
- FACRAV Regulation V
- Federal law that regulates how consumer credit reporting agencies use consumer information
Credit reporting Permission / access Accuracy, Dispute, Delete, How long items report (7yr, 10yr) Safeguard free report if denied ID theft, Public Assistance, Unemployed Adverse Action 30 days (credit only) Risk Based Pricing Disclosure (LLPA)
FHLMC
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
aka (Freddie Mac)
- “Conforming” mortgage
- a Corporation authorized by congress in 1970 to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages
FinCEN
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
SAR goes to them
FNMA
Federal National Mortgage Association
*aka Fannie Mae
“Conforming” mortgage
Government sponsored entity created in 1968 by congress to increase access to mortgages
GLBA 1999
Graham-Leach Bliley Act
- P each Regulation P
- Leach Peach non-public personal
-Protects non-public personal information
key words
Privacy -Safeguard, OPT-OUT, Pretexting
GNMA
Government National Mortgage Association
aka *Ginnie Mae
Government National Mortgage Association is a federal corporation that guarantees principal and interest payments on mortgage-backed securities issued by approved lenders.
Government lending program
GSE
Government Sponsored Enterprise
Financial services corporation created by Congress
Fannie & Freddie
HELOC
Home Equity Line of Credit
- The lender agrees to lend a maximum amount within the agreed loan term
- Collateral is the borrower’s equity in his/her house
HMDA 1975
Reg C
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
*CHMDA Regulation C
1- gather data to serve the housing needs of the community
2- assist in distributing public investments
3- identify discriminatory lending practices
redlining and reverse redlining, Blockbusting, Disparate Treatment/Impact
HOA
Home Owners Association
HOEPA
Home Ownership & Equity Protection Act
*section 32 of Reg Z (TILA)
-Regulates high-cost home loans aka Predatory Lending
Disclosure to consumer at least three business days prior to consumation
HOEPA also restricts risky loan features for high cost mortgages including, balloon payments, prepayment penalties, due on demand features
HOPA or HPA
Homeowners Protection Act
*HOPA-PMI
-Regulates the cancellation of PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance)
PMI 80% down before closing
or
Loan balance reaches 78% paid
HPML
High Priced Mortgage Loan
*section 35 of Reg Z
HUD
US Dept. Of Housing and Urban Development
HUD is the primary Housing and Lending regulatory authority
IRRRL
Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan
VA Refinance only
.5% cost
MARS
Mortgage Assistance Relief Services
* Reg O
prohibits unfair and deceptive acts or practices with respect to mortgage-loan or foreclosure-relief services.
PITI
Principal
Interest
Taxes
Insurance
-4 main components of monthly mortgage payment
PMI
Privated Mortgage Insurance
Required when 20% or less down payment made
or
any conventional Conforming loan over 80% LTV
- can be put into you monthly mortgage payment or calculated into your rate
QM
Qualified Mortgage
A type of loan that requires the lender to make sure that the borrower can repay the loan
SAR
Suspicious Activity Report
Report required when Suspicion of money laundering or fraud.
Report filed with FinCEN as per BSA (Bank Secrecy Act) within 30 days
SISA
Stated Income Stated Assets
Stated- no verification
TILA
Truth In Lending Act 1968
*reg Z tila zilla
Applicant receives within 3 days of filing application
The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) protects you against inaccurate and unfair credit billing and credit card practices. It requires lenders to provide you with loan cost information so that you can comparison shop for certain types of loans
TRID
TILA- RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule
LE (Loan Estimate) and CD (Closing Disclosure)
replaces GFE, TIL, HUD-1
2015
UFMIP
Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium
Mortgage Insurance premium paid in lump sum upfront on an FHA loan
VOE
Verification of employment
MLO
Mortgage Loan Originator
An individual who for compensation or gain or expectation of
- Takes a residential mortgages loan application
- Offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan
- must be licensed and sponsored by licensed mortgage lender/broker
- can only be sponsored by one company and not as an independent contractor
- Must have NMLS #
Loan processor or underwriter
- Collection and distribution and analysis of information common for processing or underwriting of a residential mortgage loan
- communicating with consumer to obtain information for the processing and underwriting of a loan
They are not required to be licensed
Mortgage broker
A firm that brings borrowers and lenders together
Can take applications and process loans
Mortgage lender
An entity that provides funds for a mortgage
Mortgage Servicer
Performs servicing functions including collecting mortgage payments, paying investor, collecting and paying the borrowers taxes and insurance and manages escrow accounts
Mortgage Loan life cycle
3 stages
First stage- borrower decides to obtain mortgage
Second stage- borrower goes to lender/ broker & originates loan
Third stage- loan goes to secondary market like FannieMae or FreddiMac
Regulatory Authority
Power to
- investigate
- impose penalties
- provide supervision
Or a combination of all three.
State regulator
Federal regulator
Example is the CFPB (Consumer Fraud Protection Bureau)
Needs to become a licensed MLO
Pre Licensing education
20 hours of education must include: 3 hrs - Federal law 3 hrs- Ethics 2 hrs- non traditional 12hrs- elective or state related
In case of Pre- Licensing educational expiration…
You must retake 20 hours of prelicensure education to be eligible for a license if they,
- Fail to acquire a valid state license or federal registration as an MLO within 3 years from the date of taking the 20 hours
- Fail to acquire a valid state license or federal registration as an MLO within 3 years from the last state of licensure or registration as an MLO
- Are licensed in a state where the 20 hour course has to be retaken if the MLO has not taken it in the last 3 year
To become a licensed MLO You must pass the national test with
A 75% or higher on the test.
The test contains a 120 questions 5 of which are not counted for a total of 115 graded questions
Applicants can take the test 3 consecutive times.
Each attempt must be 30 days apart.
If the applicant fails 3 consecutive times,
they must wait 6 months before they can retake the test
If an MLO Leaves the business for more than 5 years they must retake the exam.
MU4
Application for licensing
Needs 10 years of residential and employment history
Credit report
Fingerprints
Any administrative, civil, or criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction
CRA
Community Reinvestment Act
Reach out to the community it serves (re-invest)
After 2008 market meltdown, the government created……
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010
Created a new regulator… CFPB (Consumer Fraud Protection Bureau
License renewal every year by
Dec 31st
Yearly Continuing Education
8 hours a year
Mortgage test covers
1 Federal law & regulation
2 Ethics
3 Fraud, consumer protection, fair lending, non-traditional mortgages
4 State law and regulation