Prep EXAM Flashcards
Affiliated Business Arrangement
- Due immediately or prior to doc signing
- If they have 1% ownership
Escrow Account is for:
Taxes and Insurance
AKA: Impound account or reserve account
The CFPB was created by:
Dodd Frank Act and the Consumer Finance Protection Act
RESPA was meant to:
Help consumers become better shoppers for settlement services
RESPA covers:
1-4 unit Residential Property (owner occupied)
RESPA does not cover:
All cash sales, rental property of more than 4 units, commercial property, and agricultural (25 acres or more)
4 important Sections of RESPA:
- Section 6 deals with Mortgage Servicers
- Section 8 prohibits kickbacks, fee splitting, and unearned fees
- Section 9 deals with Title Insurance
- Section 10 deals with Escrow Accounts
RESPA Escrow accounts require:
- Borrowers to pay into the escrow account of no more than 1/12th of annual disbursement
- At closing - allows cushion of two months (1/6th)
- If there is any overcharge - return excess over $50 and must be returned within 30 days
Initial Escrow Statement due:
at settlement or within 45 days of closing
Servicing Transfer Statement due:
15 days prior to transfer, and no penalty for 1st 60 days “grace period”
Availability of terms on Loan Estimate are good for:
10 business days
New Closing Disclosure required in changes of the APR by:
- 1/8% (.125) for a regular transaction (30 year traditional)
- 1/4% (.25) for an irregular transaction (not a 30 year, nontraditional)
New Closing Disclosure is required when:
- Change in the loan product
- The addition of a prepayment penalty
TILA established 3 day right of rescission for:
HELOC/REFI
How many copies must a borrow receive for a right to rescind?
Two copies
Loan Estimate must me kept on file for:
3 years
Closing Disclosure must be kept on file for:
5 years
How many days ahead must there be a notice regarding rate adjustments?
60 days
Another word used for APR is:
Effective Rate
Another word used for Interest Rate:
Note Rate or Nominal Rate
If an ad contains only APR, how many disclosures are required?
No additional disclosures are required
If a lender issues a QM, what does it receive?
“safe harbor” (legal protection) if the borrower later goes into foreclosure
According to ECOA, the only way to ask about marital status is by asking if you are:
Married, unmarried, or separated
Fair Housing Act (FHA) prohibits:
Discrimination against PROTECTED CLASSES in the sale or lease of residential property
A borrower has how long to sue under FHA?
One year
What are the two additional classes protected by FHA?
- Disability
- Familial Status
What are the three additional classes protected by ECOA?
- Age
- Marital Status
- Receipt of Public Assistance
Regulation C:
- HMDA - SEE where possible discriminatory lending patterns takes place
- Found on Section X (10)
Regulation Z:
- TILA the GodZilla
- Credit, APR, and advertising of loans
FACTA (FACT Act)
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions
- Identity theft
Civil Rights Act is regards to:
Race
Regulation V:
FCRA - Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Deals with credit reports and credit reporting agencies (CRAs)
Conventional Loans are for:
PMI
- PMI protects the lender
- Putting down less than 20% down
SAFE means:
Secure and Fair Enforcement Act
Who created the SAFE Act?
HERA - Housing and Economic Recovery Act
Regulation B:
ECOA - Be equal
- Credit application
Regulation X:
RESPA - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
Regulation C requires lenders to:
File reports regarding ethnicity, race, and sex of all applicants
- These reports are calls LARs (Loan Application Register)
Denial of an application must:
Provide consumer with name, address, and phone number of the agency that provided the info
Negative credit information:
7 years
Unpaid tax liens on record for?
Forever
Paid tax liens are on record for?
7 years
FACTA:
Intended to help consumers fight identity theft
- FTC Red Flags Rules (Section 114 Rules) -identity theft
GLB Act:
Girls Like Boys who protect a person’s information/privacy
- Also known as Financial Services Modernization Act
- Safeguards Rule
- Pretexting Provisions
- Financial Privacy Rule
Do Not Call List (DNC):
- Costumers to file complaints with FTC
- Must check list every 31 days
- Records must be maintained for 24 months
- Violators fined $42,530 per call
- 18 months consumers last transaction
- 3 months after consumer makes inquiry
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Act
- Requires financial institutions to keep records of cash transactions exceeding $10,000
- MLO’s required to report suspicious activity exceeding $5,000
Conforming Mortgage meet:
- Standards set by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- May be sold in the secondary market
Non-Conforming Mortgage:
- Also called jumbo loan
- Cannot be sold on the secondary market
Acceleration Clause is:
It gives lender right to declare entire loan balance due immediately because of borrower default or breach of contract
Alienation Clause is:
Provision in a mortgage enabling a lender to demand full repayment if the borrower transfers the loan (AKA due-on-sale clause)
(Aliens demand entire DUE if the borrower transfers the loan)
Index + Margin =
Fully Indexed Rate (adjustable rate mortgage)
A Reverse Mortgage is due when:
The last surviving borrower dies, sells home, nonpayment of taxes and insurance, ceases to live in home for 12 consecutive months
Hybrid Arm is:
An adjustable rate mortgage with an initial fixed rate period greater than one year (3/1, 5/1, 7/1, or 10/1 ARMs)
What is the Standard Loan Application?
Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA)
- Also called the 1003
- Form 65 is a similar form created by Freddie Mac
What is the underwriting system called?
- Automated Underwriting System (AUS)
What is Fannie Mae’s underwriting system?
Desktop Underwriter
What is Freddie Mac’s underwriting system?
Loan Product Advisor
- Formerly known as Loan Prospector
Conventional loans are not:
Insured or guaranteed by a government entity
Qualifying Ratios for Conventional loans:
Housing Expense Ratio - 28%
Total Debt to Income Ratio - 36%
FHA Qualifying Ratios:
Housing Expense Ratio - 31%
Total Debt to Income Ratio - 43%
FHA requires a:
- 3.5% down payment
- MIP required regardless of downpayment
- UFMIP also required
- Late fee - 4% of the P&I only
VA Qualifying Ratios:
- Does not use front end ratio
- Total Debt to Income Ratio - 41%
VA has a:
- Non-refundable variable funding fee (waived for disabled vets and surviving spouses)
- No down payment required
- No prepayment penalty fee
- Lenders can charge flat fee of 1% to cover lender cost
VA required documentation:
- DD214 discharge papers
- COE (Certificate of Eligibility)
USDA loans:
- Section 502 Loans
- “Rural” can include small towns up to 35,000 people
- Administered by the Department of Agriculture
- 100% financing
- Provides financial support to low income homebuyers in rural or farm communities
Cost Approach/Replacement Cost Approach:
Best for new construction, vacant land, and unusual or special purpose properties that do not produce income
Sales Comparison Approach/Market Approach:
Compares property with other similar properties sold recently in the same market area
- A minimum of three comparables
Income approach (Capitalization Approach):
Best for commercial or investment properties
Self Employed borrowers need:
Personal and corporate tax returns for a minimum of 2 years
Tax free/Public Assistance:
The income may be “grossed up” by 25%