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What is the SAR amount to report?
06/02/2024
We had a joint mortgage loan application (an elderly husband/wife). The wife did not want husband to know she was buying a house as he is in a nursing facility and she feared he would want to move into the new home. The husband's income was needed for the loan. The bank would not accept the POA provided for him for the loan purpose as it was not prepared by an attorney, and the bank knew the back story. The loan was denied and a SAR is being filed. If not for the subterfuge, the loan would have been approved and the loan qualified for the First Time Home Buyer Grant of $20,000 which would have been used as money down. Should the grant money be included in the total amount reported on the SAR?
Notice of SCRA Rate Adjustment
05/26/2024
Does any regulation require an institution to send a reduced rate letter when adjusting the rate due to an SCRA claim on a loan?
Is this LOC HMDA Reportable?
05/26/2024
Does a line of credit on an improvement of a residential property need to be reported on our HMDA LAR? It will convert to permanent financing after 120 days when construction is to be completed.
Must an in-house appraisal reviewer be a licensed
05/26/2024
My understanding is that Fannie Mae requires that a seller/servicer have an internal appraisal reviewer that solely reviews appraisals. If so, must this individual be licensed as an appraiser?
SCRA relief on a credit card: 6% for all transactions?
05/26/2024
My bank just received an SCRA request for rate relief on a customer’s credit card line. The card normally has a 22.99% interest rate, so 6% is a big drop! How do we do it? Is it only on existing balances up to this point, or does it need to remain at 6% for all past and future transactions, until his active duty ends?