The final Know Before You Owe (KBYO or TRID) rule has helped clarify real estate sales transactions, but initially faced many questions, complications, and costs related to the implementation that began on October 3, 2015.
In November 2013, the Bureau issued a final Rule, Integrated Mortgage Disclosures Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) Rule (the “TRID Rule”), which took effect on Oct. 3, 2015.
TRID is a series of guidelines enforced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to create a more consumer-friendly mortgage process.
The Disclosure time period begins on the business day following receipt of the consumer's application. Loan Estimate -Initial disclosure (Delivery): The lender must provide the initial Loan Estimate no later than 3 business days (using the general definition of business day) after application is received.
TRID is an acronym that stands for TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures. (TILA is the Truth in Lending Act, and RESPA is the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.) It's a federal consumer-protection law that requires lenders to disclose certain types of key information to borrowers.
Under the TRID rule, credit unions generally must provide the Loan Estimate to consumers no later than seven business days before consummation. Members must receive the Closing Disclosure no later than three business days before consummation.
The three-day period is measured by days, not hours. Thus, disclosures must be delivered three days before closing, and not 72 hours prior to closing. Note: If a federal holiday falls in the three-day period, add a day for disclosure delivery.
TRID Triggered Fields on the Lender Application Screen
Borrower's name (first, middle, last) and Social Security (SSN) number are located in the Borrower information section. Subject property address is located in the Subject property information section. Income is located in the Employment section.
Your lender is required to send you a Closing Disclosure that you must receive at least three business days before your closing. It's important that you carefully review the Closing Disclosure to make sure that the terms of your loan are what you are expecting.
First tier violations, which apply to any TRID violation, incur fines of up to $5,000 per day. Second tier violations are those which are found to be caused by lack of due care or recklessness on the part of the processor, carry fines of up to $25,000 a day.
A common violation that's been plaguing lenders has to do with the issue date on the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure. Many lenders are producing Loan Estimates and Closing Disclosure forms with the same issue date, and this is a clear violation of TRID's new required timelines. 2. Not Providing the Seller's CD.
TRID requires any closing costs paid by the seller (including real estate commissions) to be disclosed on page two of the buyer's CD in all circumstances.
While TRID protects the buyer, it can cause scheduling delays if the mortgage lender is not managing both the financial obligations and the timeline.
Consumers also received two different final disclosures at closing. Congress directed us to combine the existing federal mortgage disclosure forms, which we've done by creating the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure. The rule implementing the new forms takes effect on October 3, 2015.
Initial CD: Super Important
At some point before your mortgage closing, our processor will send you the initial Closing Disclosure (CD). All parties on the loan (and in some cases even spouses that aren't on the loan) must e-sign the Initial CD to close on time.
Your lender is required by law to give you the standardized Closing Disclosure at least 3 business days before closing. This is what is known as the Closing Disclosure 3-day rule. This requirement is thanks to the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures guidelines, which went into effect on October 3, 2015.
If you did not get a Loan Estimate within three business days of submitting an application for a mortgage loan, contact your lender and ask if the Loan Estimate has been sent and when it was sent. The lender is required to send you a Loan Estimate within three business days of receiving your application.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to assess the rule's effect on consumers and industry professionals. Both NAR and CFPB have created resources to help professionals understand and comply with TRID rules.
Reference this chart to determine when you need to be sure that the Closing Disclosure is either electronically received by your borrower or delivered via US Mail. Saturdays count toward this 3-day rule!
Under TRID, the three-day Right of Rescission remains unchanged. In these instances, even if a creditor's offices are open on Sunday or a federal holiday, these days cannot be considered business days.
The consumer may, after receiving the disclosures required by this paragraph (c)(1), modify or waive the three-day waiting period between delivery of those disclosures and consummation or account opening if the consumer determines that the extension of credit is needed to meet a bona fide personal financial emergency.
If a lender uses the mailbox rule, then the Closing Disclosure is deemed received by the borrower on the third business day after the creditor (or settlement agent) drops the Closing Disclosure in the mail. The same applies if the Closing Disclosure is e-mailed.
The Truth in Lending Act (and Regulation Z) explains which transactions are exempt from the disclosure requirements, including: loans primarily for business, commercial, agricultural, or organizational purposes. federal student loans.