Bill Text: NY S03544 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumers with a mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be read and signed by the consumer prior to applying for a mortgage.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO BANKS [S03544 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S03544-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3544 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 8, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Banks AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to directing licensed mort- gage bankers and authorized mortgage loan originators to provide mort- gage applicants with a mortgage bill of rights pamphlet on residential mortgages The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 35 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 35. Information pamphlet for residential mortgage applicants. 1. 4 The superintendent shall develop a pamphlet known as "the mortgage 5 applicant's bill of rights" and post such pamphlet on the department's 6 internet website. Copies of such pamphlet shall be provided to all 7 licensed lenders and banking organizations offering residential mortgage 8 services. A copy of such pamphlet shall be provided by licensed lenders 9 and banking organizations to each person before such person enters into 10 an application for a loan secured by a mortgage upon residential real 11 property. Furthermore, such licensed lender and banking organization 12 shall not accept an application for a residential mortgage until the 13 person or persons applying for a mortgage have been provided a copy of 14 the booklet and acknowledged receipt of it in writing. Every licensed 15 lender and banking organization shall maintain such acknowledgement 16 along with the applicant's mortgage loan documents. 17 2. The pamphlet and website notice developed pursuant to this section 18 shall include the following, along with other information added at the 19 discretion of the superintendent not otherwise inconsistent with the 20 information set forth in the pamphlet: 21 "BILL OF RIGHTS FOR RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE APPLICANTS 22 As an applicant for a residential mortgage you have the right to: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03800-01-9S. 3544 2 1 1. Compare the charges of different mortgage brokers and lenders to 2 obtain the best loan possible. 3 2. Ask your mortgage broker to explain his or her responsibilities 4 within the mortgage lending process. 5 3. Know how much the mortgage broker is compensated by you and the 6 lender for your loan. 7 4. A clear and truthful explanation of the terms and conditions of the 8 loan. 9 5. Know if the loan being offered is a fixed or adjustable rate mort- 10 gage loan, know the exact amount of your monthly loan payments, includ- 11 ing any projected escrow payments, know the final annual percentage rate 12 (APR) and the amount of regular payments at the loan's closing. 13 6. Ask for a good faith estimate of all loan and settlement charges 14 before you agree to the loan and pay any fees, such as loan application 15 fees, title search and insurance fees, lender's attorney fees, property 16 appraisal charges, inspections, recording fees, transfer taxes, point 17 and origination fees, and escrow account balances. 18 7. Obtain credit counseling before closing a loan. 19 8. Decide whether or not to finance any portion of the points or fees. 20 9. Refuse to purchase credit insurance for any mortgage loan. 21 10. Have your property appraised by an independent licensed profes- 22 sional and to receive a copy of the appraisal. 23 11. Not be subject to deceptive marketing practices. 24 12. Ask for the HUD settlement costs booklet, "buying your home". 25 13. Receive the following documents, and every document otherwise 26 required to be given to you at closing under federal and New York state 27 law: 28 a. Good faith estimate 29 b. Truth in lending 30 c. HUD-1 statement. 31 14. Know what fees are not refundable if you decide to cancel the loan 32 agreement. 33 15. Receive in writing the reason for the denial or conditional 34 approval of your loan application. 35 16. If refinancing, you may cancel a loan within three days of the 36 closing by providing written notification of cancellation to the 37 licensed lender or banking institution. 38 17. Receive the HUD-1 document one day before the closing takes place. 39 18. Have any lending disputes resolved in a fair and equitable manner. 40 19. A credit decision that is not based upon your race, color, 41 national origin, religion, sex, family status, sexual orientation, disa- 42 bility or whether any income is from public assistance. 43 20. File a complaint with the New York state department of financial 44 services if you believe that a mortgage broker or any other entity 45 licensed by such department has violated any rules, regulations or laws 46 which govern his or her conduct in working with you to get or process a 47 mortgage loan. 48 21. File a complaint with the New York state department of state if 49 you believe that a real estate broker has violated any rules, regu- 50 lations or law which governs his or her conduct in working with you to 51 purchase a home." 52 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 53 it shall have become a law; provided that, effective immediately, any 54 and all actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its 55 effective date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before 56 such date.
