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AAG NMLS SAFE & UST
Chp 10 - Ethics in Mortgage Lending
17
Real Estate & Planning
Professional
02/26/2014

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Term
Title VIII of Civil Rights Act of 1968
Definition

FHA

Fair Housing Act

Term

FHA Protected Classes

FRRNDSC

Definition
  • Family Status
  • Race
  • Religion
  • National Origin
  • Disability
  • Sex
  • Color
Term
FHA Exemptions
Definition
  • rental of a room or unit in a dwelling with no more that four independent unites provided that the owner occupes one unit in the residence
  • single-family home sold or rented by a private owner without the use of a broker
  • housing operated by organizations
  • housing operated by private clubs
Term
FHA - Discriminatory Practives
Definition
  • blockbusting
  • steering
  • redlining
  • reverse redlining
Term
Blockbusting
Definition
trying to induce homeowners to sell their homes by suggesting that the ethnic or racial composition of the neighborhood is changing, with the implication that property values will decline.
Term
Steering
Definition
changing perspective real estate buyers or tenants to particular neighborhoods based on their race, religion or ethnic background.
Term
Redlining
Definition
is a refusal to make loans - or making loans on less favorable terms - on property located in a particular neighborhoods for discriminatory reasons.
Term
Reverse Redlining
Definition
targeting particular neighborhoods for discriminatory reasons.
Term

ECOA Protected Classes

SAMNECRRR

Definition
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Marital Status
  • National Origin
  • Exercised rights under the Consumer Credit Protection Act
  • Color
  • Race
  • Religion
  • Receipt of income from public assitance
Term

ECOA regulations are to be followed when:

 

Definition
  1. taking loan applications
  2. evaluating an application
  3. approving or denying a loan
Term
Asking for ECOA marital status
Definition

You can ONLY ask:

  • married
  • unmarried
  • separated
Term
When concidering income, a creditor may not:
Definition
  • refuse to consider public assistance income the same way as other income
  • discount income because of sex or marital status
  • discount or refuse to consider income because it comes from part-time employment or pension, annuinty, or retirement benefit programs
  • refuse to consider regular alimony, child support, or separate maintenance payments
Term
Under ECOA, creditors can consider the age of an applicant for credit under these circumstances:
Definition
  • the applicant is too young to sign contracts, generally under age 18
  • the creditor would favor applicants age 62 or older
  • it is used to determine the meaning of other factors important to creditworthiness, such as to determine in an applicant's income might drop becuase of pending retirement
  • it may be used ina valid credit scoring system that favors applicants depending on their age
Term
Enforcer of ECOA
Definition

CFPB

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Term
HMDA covered properties
Definition
  • home purchase
  • home improvement
  • refinancing
  • subordinate financing
Term
What section of the URLA reflcts the unique NMLS number?
Definition
Section X
Term

FFIEC

(enforces reporting)

Definition
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
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