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Question 1
How does child support and alimony affect the borrower's ability to obtain a loan?
Correct Answer:
For Payee: Child support is not required to be counted as income - if used, the borrower must supply documentation, and there must be continuity of this income for 3 years
Explanation:
Income from child support or alimony isn’t automatically counted in qualifying loan income. The key distinction is between who is the recipient and who is paying. For the borrower who receives child support or alimony, lenders don’t have to count it as income, but they may count it if there is solid, documented evidence of a stable, ongoing payment and a reasonable expectation that it will continue. In practice this means providing the court order or divorce decree, payment history, and showing that the payments have continued for at least three years. This three-year continuity helps prove the income is reliable and predictable for the life of the loan. If the borrower is the payer of child support or alimony, those monthly obligations are treated as a recurring debt and included in the debt-to-income calculation, not as income. So the impact differs based on whether you receive or pay the support, and documentation plus continuity matter when counting such income.
Question 2
Which term describes the index rate prevailing at origination, plus the margin that will apply after the expiration of an introductory interest rate?
Correct Answer:
Fully Indexed Rate
Explanation:
The fully indexed rate is the rate that will apply after the introductory period ends, calculated by taking the index rate in effect at origination and adding the loan’s margin. This combination sets the baseline for future adjustments—the rate used if the introductory period expires immediately and the loan follows its typical adjustment schedule. Think of it as the true underlying rate builders use to determine future payments: the index value at closing plus the margin. It’s not the teaser rate, which is just the temporary low starting rate, and it isn’t the note rate or the APR, which are different concepts used for disclosure and terms. For example, if the index at origination is 3.0% and the margin is 2.75%, the fully indexed rate would be 5.75%, subject to any caps or adjustments defined in the loan.
Question 3
Which definition describes packing in the context of mortgage lending?
Correct Answer:
Including unrelated and unwanted insurance in the loan and making the borrower pay for it
Explanation:
Packing is the practice of loading a mortgage with additional, unrelated insurance products and charging the borrower for them, effectively increasing the loan amount and the borrower’s payments without a clear, voluntary request for those products. In real-world terms, it means you’re paying for insurance you didn’t ask for, and the costs are folded into the loan balance and monthly payments, often hidden in the closing costs or finance charges. This is undesirable because it inflates the loan and obscures true costs, and regulators emphasize that borrowers should consent to and clearly see the costs of any added products. The other options describe scenarios where insurance is either not added without consent or is directly requested, which is not what packing entails.
Question 4
Which HOEPA disclosure occurs 3 days before closing?
Correct Answer:
Borrower receives additional disclosure 3 days prior to closing
Explanation:
HOEPA requires a separate set of disclosures for high-cost mortgages, and these must be provided to the borrower at least three business days before closing. This pre-closing HOEPA disclosure explains that the loan is high-cost and lays out the terms and costs (such as the APR and the total points and fees) so the borrower has time to review, compare, or reconsider before committing. That’s why the correct option is that the borrower receives an additional disclosure three days prior to closing. Disclosures at application come from general TILA/RESPA timing, not the HOEPA pre-closing notice; disclosures after closing aren’t allowed for this purpose, and claiming none are required isn’t correct.
Question 5
How do you calculate Front-end DTI/HER?
Correct Answer:
Total housing expenses (PITI) / Gross monthly income
Explanation:
Front-end DTI, or the housing expense ratio, measures how much of a borrower’s income goes toward housing payments. The correct calculation uses total housing expenses, PITI (Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance), divided by gross monthly income. This shows the portion of gross income consumed by housing costs, which lenders assess to gauge affordability. Why this is correct: it directly compares housing costs to gross income, providing a clear sense of whether the borrower can handle the monthly mortgage payment within their income. Why the other approaches don’t fit: inverting the ratio would describe how many dollars of income exist per dollar of housing cost, which isn’t the intended affordability measure. Using net monthly income ignores taxes and deductions that affect actual take-home pay. Including all debt payments would be the back-end DTI, not the front-end housing ratio.
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