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What Is A ‘Business Day’ For Real Estate Loan Disclosures?

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“Business day” is defined slightly differently for Loan Estimates and Closing Disclosures.

For Loan Estimates, each day on which a creditor’s offices are open to the public count as a business day. Loan estimates must be delivered or placed in the mail no later than the 3rd business day after receiving your loan application.

For Closing Disclosures, a business day is defined as all calendar days except Sundays and the Federal public holidays The Closing Disclosure must be provided to you at least 3 business days PRIOR to loan consummation.

Do Creditors Have To Approve TRID Loans In 3 Days?

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If your loan is approved, on the terms you requested the creditor is required to provide a Loan Estimate within 3 business days.

If they determine that your application will not or cannot be approved they do not have to provide a Loan Estimate.

Likewise, if you withdraw your loan application within that period they do not have to provide the Loan Estimate.

However, if the creditor does NOT supply the Loan Estimate in the required time approving and issuing the loan later under your original application terms will make them non-compliant with TRID Regulation Z.

Can Creditors Collect Information Beyond The 6 Required Pieces?

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In addition to the required pieces:

  • Name
  • Income
  • Social Security Number
  • Property Address
  • Estimated Property Value
  • Mortgage Amount Sought

A creditor may collect whatever additional information they deem necessary.

However, as soon as you have provided the 6 required pieces, the creditor has 3 business days to provide a Loan Estimate for approved loans.

What 6 Pieces of Information Make A TRID Loan Application?

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Submitting these 6 pieces of information:

  • Name
  • Income
  • Social Security Number
  • Property Address
  • Estimated Value of Property
  • Mortgage Loan Amount sought

constitutes a valid loan application under the TRID rule.

You may apply and submit these in writing OR in oral form; a live conversation, or a phone call, backed by a written record of the conversation is a legitimate application.

Once these 6 pieces of information are submitted a creditor MUST supply a Loan Estimate for approved loans within 3 business days.

What Disclosures Are Used For Loans Not Covered By TRID?

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Creditors must continue to use the Good Faith Estimate, Truth-In-Lending Disclosure and the HUD-1 form for reverse mortgages, HELOCs, mobile home or other non-attached dwelling loans and others NOT covered by TRID.

Housing assistance loans for low- and moderate-income consumers are partially exempt from TRID disclosures, and have specific rules.

Creditors are not required to provide Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure forms and related booklets and statements for these loans.

What Kinds Of Loans Do TRID Disclosures Cover?

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TRID rules apply to MOST consumer credit transactions secured by real property. These include mortgages, refinancing, construction-only loans closed-end home-equity loans, and loans secured by vacant land or by 25 or more acres.

The rule does NOT apply to Home Equity Line of Credit transactions reverse mortgages mortgages secured by a mobile home or other dwelling that is not attached to real property.

Also, TRID rules do NOT apply to loans made by a person or business that makes 5 or fewer mortgages in a calendar year.

What Do Lenders Have To Tell You About Your Real Estate Loan?

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Federal “disclosure” forms define the information that creditor businesses MUST provide to consumers applying for real estate loans.

As of Oct 1, 2015 lenders must provide TWO New “TRID” disclosure forms. for the most common kinds of real estate loans First, the Loan Estimate, which covers the key features, costs and risks of a mortgage loan.

For an approved loan this must be returned to the consumer within 3 business days of loan application. If the loan goes forward, the Closing Disclosure form, covering key transaction costs, must be delivered at least 3 business days before loan consummation.