Truth in lending Act Flashcards
What regulation does this have?
Regulation Z
What is the purpose?
Requires creditors to disclose key terms and costs of the transaction
The know before you owe rule TRID integrated which 2 upfront disclosures
TIL and GFE which are now 1 form called Loan Estimate
Who must comply with the TILA?
Businesses who extend credit to consumers for personal or family use where installment payments are made
What is the disclosure for the LE
Given to borrower within 3 business days of app for all mortgages
What is definition of business day for initial disclosure
Any day you are open to public for business
Definition of business day
Which loan does not require a loan estimate?
Adding Heloc to a primary residence
How good is LE good for ?
10 days
What is 3/7/3 rule?
Give LE Form within 3 days after application, must wait 7 days from application to close, if anything changes lender can issue another form but must wait another 3 days to close
What is APR
Annual percentage rate - total cost of loan in form of an interest rate
What is TIP
Total interest percentage - total interest paid over life of loan as % of the amt borrowed.
TIP Ex: A borrower takes a loan of $120,000 at 4% interest for 30 years. The total finance charges of
the loan, if the loan fully amortizes is $85,560. What is the TIP which will be disclosed on the
Loan Estimate?
85,560/$120,000 = 71.3%
What is a finance charge?
Cost of credit in form of exact dollar amount
Items that affect APR
Processing fee, uw fee, points, origination