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            May 10, 2011   

                                         TILA Examination Procedures Revised!


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On May 2, 2011, the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) issued revisions to its examination procedures. The OTS has revised its examination procedures for closed-end loans as a result of recent Federal Reserve Board (FRB) revisions to Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act (TILA).

 

Specifically, the revised procedures cover:

 

(1) Loan Originator Compensation: The prohibition on payments to loan originators, including mortgage brokers and loan officers employed by depository institutions, based on the terms of the transaction, other than the loan amount;

 

(2) Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act: Required disclosure of payment examples if the loan's interest rate or payments can change and a statement that a consumer is not guaranteed to be able to refinance the transaction in the future;

 

(3) Appraiser Independence: Requirements for appraiser independence for consumer credit transactions secured by a consumer's principal dwelling, whether a closed-end loan or a home equity line of credit; and

 

(4) Helping Families Save Their Homes Act: Requirements that consumers receive notice when their mortgage loan has been sold or transferred. Examiners will be required to evaluate whether savings associations meet specific requirements.

LOAN ORIGINATOR COMPENSATION

Revised Examination Criteria
  • A loan originator, including mortgage brokers and mortgage loan officers employed by depository institutions, may not receive compensation that is based on the interest rate of the loan (i.e., a yield spread premium) or other loan terms. Loan originators can continue to receive compensation that is based on a percentage of loan amount.
  • A loan originator that receives compensation directly from the consumer may not receive compensation from the lender or another party.
  • A loan originator may not direct or "steer" a consumer to a mortgage loan that is not in the consumer's interest in order to increase the loan originator's compensation.
  • A loan originator can obtain a "safe harbor" for compliance with the anti-steering requirement by presenting the consumer with loan options that include: 1) the loan with the lowest interest rate; 2) the loan with the lowest interest rate without any risky features (such as prepayment penalties, negative amortization or a balloon payment in the first seven years); and 3) the loan with the lowest total dollar amount for origination points or fees and discount points.

MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE IMPROVEMENT ACT

Revised Examination Criteria

The Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act (MDIA) of 2008 amended the TILA to require that borrowers are alerted to the risk of payment increases before they take out mortgages with variable rates or payments. This amendment requires that lenders' cost disclosures include a payment summary in the form of a table, stating the following:

  • The initial interest rate and the corresponding monthly payment;
  • For adjustable-rate or step-rate loans, the maximum interest rate and payment that can occur during the first five years and a "worst case" example showing the maximum rate and payment possible over the life of the loan; and,
  • The fact that consumers might not be able to avoid increased payments by refinancing their loans.

APPRAISER INDEPENDENCE  

Revised Examination Criteria

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act amended the TILA to include several provisions that protect the integrity of the appraisal process when the consumer's home secures the loan, whether a closed-end loan or a home equity line of credit.  

 

Specifically, the appraisal independence provisions:

  • Prohibit coercion, bribery and other similar actions designed to cause appraisers to base the appraised value of properties on factors other than their independent judgment;
  • Prohibit appraisers and appraisal management companies from having a financial or other interest in the property or the credit transaction;
  • Prohibit a creditor from extending credit, if it knows, before consummation, of coercion or a conflict of interest;
  • Require that creditors or settlement service providers that have information about appraiser misconduct file reports with the appropriate state licensing authorities; and,
  • Require the payment of reasonable and customary compensation to appraisers who are not employees of the creditors or of the appraisal management company hired by the creditors.

HELPING FAMILIES SAVE THEIR HOMES ACT  

Revised Examination Criteria

The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act amended the TILA to require that consumers be notified of the sale or transfer of their mortgage loan.  

 

The purchaser or assignee that acquires the loan must provide the required disclosures no later than 30 days after the date on which it acquired the loan.

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