Unit 2 APPLICATION Flashcards
Fundamentals of Mortgage Education
Application Name/Acronym/Form #
URLA
Uniform Residential Loan Application
Form 1003
Closed End Mortgage and its Benefit
mortgage loan with final payoff date determined at origination; provides certainty when loan will be repaid
Example of Traditional Mortgage
30 yr - fixed rate
Interest
Cost lender charges for borrowing money
When is the interest rate determined?
When loan terms are negotiated at time of application
Set / Fixed Rate
Rate remains constant for life of the loan
Variable Rate
Interest rate can change throughout repayment cycle
T/F: Fully amortized loans can have either a fixed or variable rate.
True - Ex: An Adjustable Rate Mortgage will still be fully paid off within the provided terms.
Two most prevalent products in the marketplace:
Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgages
Features of a Closed End Mortgage
- term and maturity date cannot change
- predetermined payoff date (as long as payoff schedule is followed)
Examples of Closed End Mortgages
Fixed Rate Mortgages
Adjustable Rate Mortgages
Graduated Payment Mortgages
Balloon Mortgages
Fixed Rate Mortgage
What if there’s escrow?
rate, principal, and interest remain the same throughout loan term
(taxes and insurance could change if escrow is involved)
Amortization/Amortization Schedule
Combined principal and interest of payment schedule which allows for full repayment of loan
(ARM)
Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM)
interest rate can change over loan term but still be paid off within most common 30-year amortization schedule
Variable Rates are based on…
state of financial marketplace
Generally interest rates rely on…(think ARM)
money markets’ value of $
Ex: $ readily available = low rates
vs.
unavailable $/inflation = higher rates
Factors that impact ARM interest rate
Margin and Index
Margin
Amount of interest that remains constant, to secure lender’s profit
T/F - The interest rate of an ARM can go below the margin, depending on market factors.
False - ARM interest rates can never go below the margin pg. 64
Index
Examples (3 Names and Acronyms)
instrument that measures financial marketplace to determine interest rate adjustment
- LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate
- T-bill: Treasury Bill
- COFI: Cost of Funds Index
AKA for Cost of Funds Index
The 11th District
The index responsible for the interest rate adjustment in the mortgage contract (can OR cannot) be changed once the loan closes?
CANNOT
Types of ARMS
Traditional, Hybrid, Option
Traditional ARM
- periodic rate adjustment
- rate typically adjusts yearly
- (past: changed monthly)
Hybrid ARM (structure + repayment periods available)
- most common
- combines fixed/adjustable rate
- When Initial/Note Fixed Rate expires and becomes subject to periodic adjustment for remainder of loan term
- 3, 5, 7, 10
Interpret the ARM repayment structures:
- 3/1
- 5/1
- 7/1
- 10/1
First ___ years remain fixed, with 1 yr/annual adjustment afterwards
Option ARM
Bor choice of 3 diff payment amounts:
- fully amortized payment
- flat partial payment
- interest only payment (principal untouched)
*Flat/Interest payments limited to typically first 5 yrs of term, (as it results in negative amortization -> risk) before returning to fully amortizing payments
Fully Indexed Rate equation
Margin + Index = Fully Indexed Rate
lender profit + LIBOR/T-Bill/COFI = full index rate
Note Rate (and AKA)
Initial Rate as listed on the promissory note (promise to pay document)
CAP
Voluntary limit (set by lender) on how much the arm rate may change, up or down at any given interval, per mortgage agreement/contract
Common Caps
- Initial/Note
- Annual aka Periodic caps
- Lifetime
Interpret Mortgage Industry Shorthand for ARM caps:
2/3/5
- 2% Initial/Note Rate = first rate change can only go up or down by 2%
- 3% Periodic/Annual Rate = next max rate at each change after cannot exceed 3%
- 5% Lifetime Cap = rate change cannot exceed 5% from initial rate of mortgage
Periodic Adjustment Range
Plus/Minus the maximum change of first adjustment from the Note Rate
Payment Shock
Sudden/severe increase in monthly amount due on Bor’s mortgage loan
Balloon Mortgages
Loan that allows partial/interest/full monthly payment but requires FULL repayment of balance prior to the end of the 30 yr annual amortization schedule
The inability to refinance or pay full balance of balloon mortgage may…
…cause the BOR to lose their home
Balloon Loan Structure:
30/15
Payments first 15 years for fully amortized 30 yr fixed rate mortgage; after 15 years the remaining full balance is due.
Reset and Conditional Refinance Provision
- If Bor is unable to refi/payoff lump sum of balloon loan, there may be a provision to convert the loan structure to a fully amortizing mortgage at the maturity date
- Agreed upon between BOR + lender/investory at Application and requires no requalification of income/credit
- Not built into every loan (Ex: 30/15 has no reset)
Explain structure of balloon loan with reset option: 5/25
- Balance due/New Reset Term
- Lump sum due after 5 years
- New amortizing term is 25 years
Reset and Conditional Refinance Requirements (4):
- Primary Residence
- Mortgage being reset must be ONLY lien
- No late payments in last 12 months
- Bor doc signing and closing costs still required
GPM (Graduated Payment Mortgage)
- Typical for 1st time home buyers
- Payment structure that eases into full amortizing payments (lasting about 5-10 yrs)
- Negative amortization throughout graduated payments (aka rising payment period)
- Monthly payments increase annually until full payment is reached
- Only available from the FHA (pg. 82)
Negative Amortization
Two Ex:
Is this risky?
Any affects?
Payments are so low, that unpaid interest is added to the principal due, increasing the balance higher than previous payment cycle (pg.70+80)
Ex: Reverse Mortgage + Graduate payment program
Yes, high risk.
Negative am. products, may require BOR counseling, contingent to loan approval if first time homebuyer
Open Ended Mortgages
Two examples
Terms and maturity (aka payoff) date can change, and no date to when the commitment will end
- Reverse Mortgage + HELOC
Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
- Open ended mortgage that allows for repeated withdraws/payments against equity in the home (think credit card)
- Minimum payment expires, and loan structure adjusts to being fully amortized
Reverse Mortgage
- Open Ended Mort for elderly Bor’s 62+ yrs old
- Instead of paying the lender the monthly payment, interest accrues on full balance until Bor moves out/passes away
- Amount due is collected through
property sale/Bor heirs
Methods of Equity Conversion (typically w/reverse mortgage)
- Lump Sum Cash Out
- Tenure and/or Term Cash Out
- Line of Credit
Lump Sum Cash Out
Bor receives one time payment OR transfer of existing principal balance at laon close
Tenure and/or Term Cash Out
Bor receives regular payment for life of loan (aka tenure) or over a period of time (aka term)