Real Estate Law On Mortgages
Thursday, November 18th, 2010I suppose if you were not in the real estate, mortgage financing, appraisals or any other service or entity that deals with the real estate economy, you would be impressed with this new Federal Law. I mean we always believe what we read, right?
Altering a variety of rules with the HERA ((Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) and with the MDIA (Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act), the most recent federal law was just passed and became law on July 30, 2009. Borrowers are given a Truth in Lending and Good Faith Estimate when applying for financing for a home loan, this document will be changed by the passing of the new laws.
That it offers a buyer or borrower additional time to review their Good Faith Estimate and Truth In Lending brochure turns out to be the only positive in this new Federal Law. The new law gives the borrower 7 days to read over the papers in case they were not familiar with the particulars of their mortgage like the Annual Percentage Rate (APR), fixed rates, variable rates and scheduled payments. Unfortunately, many borrowers are indeed uninformed when it comes to the terms of their borrowers agreement. Most buyers including myself had somewhat vague understandings when signing all these mortgage documents.
One issue that makes things more complicated is if the Annual Percentage Rate either increases or decreases by 1/8% while the loan approval is still pending, you will have to delay a minimum of 3 business days before you can close the escrow on your home. There will be another 3 business day delay if the Title fees change during this time. Borrowers who have failed to lock their rates run the risk of this precise situation occurring.
The waiting period begins again, if the loan type changes from “Fixed” and “Balloon”, “Fixed” and “ARM,” a conventional loan including Mortgage Insurance and a conventional loan that does not include Mortgage insurance, or the type of “ARM” (Interest to Amortized, 3/1 ARM to a 5/1 ARM).
It would seem that many of these rules are instituted on a whim. It makes one wonder if anyone had put any thought at all into how these new practices could impact the housing market.` “Time is of the Essence” always remained the most critical saying in real estate. Since most banks have taken over many homes on the market, this phrase has been totally abused.
With escrow closings currently taking anywhere from four months and upward , some may think there really is no harm in tacking on an additional few days. But the interest rate lock is generally only 30 to 45 days and title fees change often, so the new federal laws could keep home ownership just out of reach and closing dates repeatedly retreating for even longer.
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