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Legislative UPDATE: Summaries of Bills Chaptered By the California Secretary of State

The source for the following summaries is the Legislative Digest for each bill. Click the bill titles to download the full text PDFs. As of today, the following measures have been Chaptered: SB 4 (Calderon and Vargas) Mortgages. Requires the notice of sale, given pursuant to a deed of trust or mortgage secured by real property containing from 1 to 4 single-family residences, contain language notifying potential bidders of specified risks involved in bidding on property at a trustee’s sale, and a notice to the property owner informing the owner about how to obtain information regarding any postponement of the sale. Requires a good faith effort to...

By Guy Puccio Business and Professions Code Section 10240(c) purportedly extends an exemption to mortgage brokers when arranging “federally regulated residential mortgage loans.” However, this exemption is inapplicable to most loan transactions conducted by mortgage brokers registered with the NMLS as an LO (MLB/MLO) and even when arranging transactions where the loan proceeds are used for personal, family, or household purposes. The phrase “federally regulated” is substantially narrower than “federally related.” Under current law, “federally regulated” loan transactions are loans made by nationally chartered or licensed banks, savings and loans, savings banks, thrifts, and credit unions; or if state chartered or licensed, those financial institutions that have...

These bills are complex and each covers more than more than one subject—an apparent new trend in Federal and State legislation. We are not addressing herein the list of measures that remain in committee or on the floor, as some of them may die and others may become two-year bills. The source for the following summaries is the Legislative Digest for each bill. Click the bill titles to download the full text PDFs. The following measures have been Enrolled, awaiting the Governor’s action: SB 6 (Calderon and Vargas) Real Estate: appraisal and valuation. Prohibits a licensee from knowingly or intentionally misrepresenting the value of real property. Prohibits...

Q: Is an escrow fee a prohibited payment to loan originators (MLB/MLO) in connection with a consumer credit transaction secured by a dwelling? A: It is our opinion, the phrase “…consumer credit transaction secured by a dwelling …” means a federally related residential mortgage loan transaction, i.e., a loan secured by 1 to 4 residential units, whether the principal residence of the borrower; whether for the purpose of purchasing, refinancing, or further encumbering the security property; and when the proceeds of the loan are used for personal, family, or household purposes, therefore the limitations of Dodd-Frank apply. Q: What if the MLB/MLO requires the use of a...

Q: I am a broker and I just received my NMLS. Do I have to accrue the education credits before the end of 2011? A: Yes. It is our understanding that you will need eight (8) units to apply for the renewal of your NMLS registration effective January 1, 2012. The prerequisites required to obtain the initial NMLS registration expire at the end of the first year. Q: On the report for NMLS, do non-NMLS loans count? A: Yes. The annual report that is required to be filed with the DRE covers everything the mortgage broker does. The report may be consolidated with the threshold report required pursuant...

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With the introduction of the Block editor, the WordPress.com Classic Editor was set for retirement at the beginning of June. We pushed that back a bit to make time for more changes that ease the transition to the Block editor — and now it’s time! With the new and improved … […]

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Improve Your Remote Collaboration With P2

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Continued Deterioration in Origination Quality

As home lenders and investors have recently been a little more relaxed about credit qualifications compared to just after the crisis, mortgage quality has weakened. Still, quality is better than before the crisis.During the past three years, the quality of residential loans originated has weakened, though credit quality remains far stronger than the early 20 […]

Best Mortgage Lenders By Category

A report based on a recent survey of consumers who were shopping for a residential loan has identified the best home lenders in a variety of categories -- including government programs, jumbo loans and online services.The 10-question survey of prospective mortgage borrowers found that before they applied for a home loan, 40 percent checked their credit repor […]

Business Falls to 6-Month Low at Freddie

New business at the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. retreated to its lowest level in six months. Delinquency, meanwhile, remained at its lowest level in a decade.When September was over, Freddie Mac's total mortgage portfolio stood at $2.1513 trillion -- including a $0.2278 trillion in mortgage investments and $1.9235 trillion in outstanding mortgage-r […]

Large Agency MSR Offering Hits Market

Bids are being sought for servicing rights on a large portfolio of agency mortgages. The offering has a moderate concentration of Golden State and Sunshine State loans.Mortgage servicing rights on 20,168 residential loans that had a collective unpaid principal balance of $5.232 billion as of Sept. 30 are being sold through the auction process.Included in the […]

Mortgage Rates Up 92 BPS From Year Ago

Over the past year, weekly fixed interest rates on single-family loans have soared 92 basis points. But little change was reported from last week, and more of the same is expected.On conventional loans utilized to finance a home purchase with amounts up to the conforming mortgage limit of $453,100, thirty-year fixed rates averaged 4.77 percent during Septemb […]

Posts Tagged ‘ MLO ’

Legislative UPDATE: Summaries of Bills Chaptered By the California Secretary of State

Must Mortgage Brokers Complete and Deliver Mortgage Loan Disclosure Statements in Residential Mortgage Loan Transactions?

Summaries of California Mortgage Industry Bills Currently Enrolled or Signed

Dodd-Frank: Your Questions Answered

Q & A: New NMLS Registration Rules

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