Mortgage fraud red flags, predatory lending practices, and consumer protection concepts tested on the SAFE Act exam.
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- What is the SAFE Act?
- Federal law requiring states to license mortgage loan originators and establish licensing standards
- What is a yield-spread premium?
- Compensation paid to a loan originator for offering a borrower a mortgage rate higher than the market rate
- Bait-and-switch in mortgage fraud involves what?
- Quoting a low rate or favorable terms to attract a borrower, then increasing them at closing
- What is a prepayment penalty?
- A fee charged to the borrower for paying off the loan balance before the maturity date
- Define predatory lending.
- Unfair or deceptive lending practices that exploit borrowers through unreasonable terms or lack of transparency
- What is negative amortization?
- Monthly payment does not cover accrued interest, causing the principal balance to increase over time
- What is the three-day cooling-off period?
- Federal right allowing a borrower to cancel a mortgage transaction within three business days of closing without penalty
- Fee packing in predatory lending means what?
- Adding unnecessary products or fees to a loan without clear borrower knowledge or consent
- What do the TRID rules require?
- Lenders must provide a Loan Estimate within three business days and a Closing Disclosure three days before closing
- What is steering a borrower?
- Directing a borrower toward less favorable loan terms or products based on protected characteristics
- What is the NMLS?
- Nationwide Multistate Licensing System tracking and regulating licensed mortgage loan originators
- What is loan flipping?
- Repeatedly refinancing a borrower's loan to generate origination fees without clear financial benefit to the borrower
- When must a risk-based pricing notice be provided?
- When a borrower receives a rate or terms less favorable than the lender's best offer based on credit score or history
- What is an inflated appraisal fraud?
- Overstating a property value to justify a larger loan amount than the property actually supports
- What does the ability-to-repay rule require?
- Lenders must verify that borrowers have the income and financial capacity to make scheduled loan payments
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