Loan Estimate Page 2

Working with 2015 RESPA-TILA Regulations 

2015 RESPA-TILA Workflow 

The Loan Estimate input forms (pages 1-3) enable you to review, edit, or enter information that is populated to the Loan Estimate output form that is provided to the borrower no later than the third business day after the loan application is received. Use the Loan Estimate Page 2 to review loan costs paid by the borrower, seller, and others at and before closing. Information on this form is populated from the 2015 Itemization form. The fees are grouped into two columns: Loan Costs and Other Costs. This form is used to populate page 2 of the Loan Estimate output form.

Loan Costs

The Loan Costs sections displays an itemized list of fees from the 2015 Itemization associated with loan costs:

  • Section A - Origination charges.

  • Section B - Fees for services that the borrower cannot shop for.

  • Section C - Fees for services that the borrower can shop for.

  • Section D - Total loan costs from sections A, B, and C.

Sections A, B, and C

In these sections, each fee displays on a separate row that provides a description of the fee and the amount, based on the fee entry on the 2015 Itemization. Subtotals for each section display in the header. In sections A, B, and C, the final line displays a combined entry for multiple fees when there is not enough room to list all the fees individually on the form. When section C contains a combined entry in line 14, select the Itemize services that exceed line 14 checkbox to itemize the individual line items for line 14 on the Addendum to the Loan Estimate output form.

Section D - Total Loan Costs (Borrower-Paid)

Section D has a read-only field that displays the total borrower-paid fees for sections A, B, and C.

Other Costs

The Other Costs sections displays an itemized list of fees from the 2015 Itemization that are not associated with loan costs:

  • Section E - Taxes and other government fees.

  • Section F - Prepaid fees.

  • Section G - Initial escrow payments at closing.

  • Section H - Other fees or services not associated with the loan costs and not included in sections E, F, or G.

  • Section I - Total loan costs from sections E, F, G, and H.

Sections E, F, G, and H

In these sections, each fee displays on a different row that provides a description of the fee and the amount, based on the fee entry on the 2015 Itemization. Some fees also list the monthly amount and the number of months the amount is paid. Subtotals for each section display in the header. Depending on how many fees are entered in each section, the final line might contain a combined entry for multiple fees.

Section I - TOTAL OTHER COSTS

Section I displays the total fees for charges that are not associated with loan costs (the combined total for sections E, F, G, and H).

Section J - TOTAL CLOSING COSTS

Section J displays the total closing costs (combined loan costs and other costs), including the closing costs subtotals (from sections D+I) and the fees that are recorded as lender credits on the 2015 Itemization.

Calculating Cash to Close

The Calculating Cash to Close section displays the estimated cash-to-close items disclosed to the borrower on the Loan Estimate. The standard version of this section, which is used when a loan has a seller, displays when the Use Alternate checkbox is cleared. An alternate version of the Calculating Cash to Close section displays when the Use Alternate checkbox is selected. The alternate version is used with loans that do not have a seller.

ClosedStandard Version

The standard Calculating Cash to Close section displays the amounts for the following cash-to-close items:

  • Total Closing Costs (J)

  • Closing Cost Financed

  • Down Payment/Funds from Borrower

  • Deposit

  • Funds for Borrower

  • Seller Credits

  • Adjustments and Other Credits - Click the Lock icon to edit the amount. Click the Edit icon to open a Quick Entry window to review or edit individual adjustment and credit amounts.

  • Estimated Cash To Close

To Add a Non-Cure, Non-VOL Principal Reduction:

  1. Click the Payoffs & Payments button to open the Payoffs and Payments pop-up window.

  2. Click the Add icon on the upper-right.

  3. Select the checkbox on the lower-left to indicate whether the reduction is a Credit or POC.

This feature was introduced in the Encompass 19.4 release (release notes).

To Add a Non-Cure, Non-VOL Other Adjustment:

  1. Click the Payoffs & Payments button to open the Payoffs and Payments pop-up window.

  2. Click the Add icon on the upper-right.

  3. On the Add Other Adjustment window, select Other from the Adjustment Description dropdown list.

  4. Select the checkbox on the lower-left to indicate whether the reduction is a Credit.

ClosedAlternate Version

The alternate Calculating Cash to Close section displays the amounts for the following cash-to-close items:

  • Loan Amount

  • Total Closing Costs (J)

  • Estimated Total Payoffs and Payments - Click the Lock icon to edit the amount.

  • Estimated Cash To Close (From Borrower or To Borrower)

  • Estimated Closing Costs Financed

    ClosedTo View and Edit Payoff Entries:

    1. Click the Payoffs & Payments button to open the Payoffs and Payments pop-up window. The pop-up has the following sections:

      • Disbursement to Others - This section lists the liabilities with balances, including a checkbox to indicate whether the liability is Paid Off, a checkbox to indicate that the paid off amount will be included for that borrower pair in the Payoffs and Payments (K) field (field ID CD3.X84), and columns for the number assigned to the borrower pair, Creditor Name, Description of Purpose, Balance, and Payoff Amount.

      • Calculating Cash to Close - This sections displays the information from the Calculating Cash to Close section on the Closing Disclosure - Page 3.

    2. In the Disbursement to Others section, select a Paid Off checkbox to mark the disbursement as paid and to include the paid off amount for that borrower pair in the calculated Refinance field (field ID 1092) on the borrower pair’s 1003 and other forms.

    3. Select the Include checkbox to include the paid off amount for that borrower pair in the Total Payoffs and Payments (K) field. To exclude the paid off amount for a borrower pair, clear the Include checkbox.

    4. Click an entry in the Description of Purpose column to edit the description for a disbursement. By default, the purpose is populated from the Purpose field for the VOL entry on the VOL input form.

    5. The following data is updated as the Paid Off checkboxes are selected or cleared:

      • The Total Payoffs and Payments field at the bottom of the Disbursement to Others section displays the total amount for all disbursements that have the Paid Off checkbox selected.

      • The Calculating Cash to Close section is updated based on the selections in the Paid Off checkboxes.

    To Add Non-VOL UCD Adjustment Data:

    1. Click the Payoffs & Payments icon.

    2. On the Payoffs and Payments pop-up window, click the Add button.

    3. On the Add Other Adjustments pop-up window, complete the following information:

      • Adjustment Type – Select Gift, Grant, Rebate Credit, or Other from the dropdown list:

        When the Other option is selected, a Credit checkbox displays on the Add Other Adjustment pop-up window. By default, the checkbox is cleared, indicating that the entry is a charge to the borrower. When a user selects the checkbox and clicks OK, the item is added to the Payoffs and Payments window as a negative value that reduces the Total Payoffs and Payments amount and total Cash to Close amount. When a user does not select the checkbox and clicks OK, the item is added to the Payoffs and Payments window as a positive value that is added to the Total Payoffs and Payments amount and total Cash to Close amount.

      • Adjustment Description – Enter a description of the adjustment (up to 100 characters)

      • Adjustment Other Description – If Other is selected for the Adjustment Type, enter a description of the Free Entry Field.

      • Adjustment Amount – Enter the amount of the adjustment.

    4. When finished, click OK.
      • Double-click a non-VOL entry to open the Add Other Adjustments pop-up window for the entry.

      • The Paid Off checkbox is disabled for non-VOL entries.

      • The Include checkbox is selected by default and indicates that the paid off amount for that borrower pair will be included in the Total Payoffs and Payments (K) field. To exclude the paid off amount for a borrower pair, clear the checkbox.

      • When the Include checkbox is selected for an entry on the Payoffs and Payments table, the adjustment is included in the calculation for the Estimate Total Payoffs and Payments (field ID LE2.X31) on the Loan Estimate Page 2, the K. Total Payoffs and Payments (field ID CD3.X80) on the Closing Disclosure Page 3, and the Final Payoffs and Payments (K) (field ID CD3.X84) on the Closing Disclosure Page 3. For purposes of calculation, all adjustments added via non-VOL process are treated as credits (reducing borrower cash to close). When the Include checkbox is cleared or when a record is deleted, Encompass updates the calculations to remove the adjustment from the three fields mentioned in the preceding bullet point.

      • When there are non-VOL based entries in the table and a user switches from alternate to standard disclosures, a confirmation message notifies the user that switching to standard disclosures will delete all non-VOL entries from the pop-up window. The user can then click OK to proceed or Cancel to continue using alternate disclosures. When no non-VOL entries are in the table, a confirmation message does not display when the user switches from alternate to standard disclosures.

      • Non-VOL data is transferred to the Encompass Docs Service for inclusion on the disclosure forms for the Closing Disclosure Page 3 and its Addendum. If there are more than 15 entries in the Payoffs and Payments table, including the non VOL based adjustments, the data prints on the Addendum.

    To Add a Non-Cure, Non-VOL Principal Reduction:

    1. Click the Payoffs & Payments button.

    2. On the Payoffs and Payments pop-up window, click the Add icon.

    3. On the Add Other Adjustments pop-up window, select Principal Reduction from the Adjustment Type dropdown list.

    4. Enter an Adjustment Amount and select a Paid By option from the list.

    5. Select the appropriate checkbox on the lower-left to indicate whether the reduction is a Credit or POC (Paid Outside Closing).

    6. When finished, click OK.

Adjustable Payment (AP) and Adjustable Interest Rate (AIR) Tables

The Adjustable Payment (AP) Table is disclosed when the periodic principal and interest payment for the loan can change after consummation, but not as a result of a change to the interest rate. The Adjustable Interest Rate (AIR) Table is disclosed when the loan’s interest rate may change after consummation.

AP Table

The AP Table is disclosed when the periodic principal and interest payment for the loan can change after consummation, but not because of a change to the interest rate; or if the loan is a seasonal payment loan. If the periodic principal and interest payment does not change, the AP Table is not disclosed. The information disclosed in the AP Table on the Loan Estimate is disclosed in the AP Table on the Closing Disclosure - Page 4 after being updated to reflect the terms of the loan at consummation.

The Adjustable Payment table includes the following entries:

  • Interest Only Payments - Read-only fields populated based on data from the loan file.

  • Optional Payments - Read-only fields populated based on data from the loan file.

  • Step Payments? - Editable fields used to indicate whether the loan has step payments (the default selection is No) and to enter the number of payments that are made before the payment amount changes.

  • Seasonal Payments - Editable fields used to indicate whether the loan has seasonal payments (the default selection is No) and to enter a description.

  • Monthly Principal and Interest Payments

    Note: If the Biweekly option (field ID 423) is selected for the Amortization type, the title of this section changes from Monthly Principal and Interest Payments to Biweekly Principal and Interest Payments.

    • If the Yes option is selected for Interest Only Payments, the three fields in this section are populated with read-only text describing the changes and maximum payment amount for the principal and interest payments, based on data in the loan.

    • If the Yes option is selected for Optional Payments, Step Payments?, or Seasonal Payments, the three field in this section are blank and can be edited.

AIR Table

The AIR Table is disclosed when the loan’s interest rate can change after consummation. The AIR table displays on the input form when the ARM option is selected for the Amortization Type (field ID 608). If the ARM option is not selected: the loan’s interest rate does not change after consummation, the AIR Table is not disclosed, and the table does not displayed on the input form.

The AIR table includes the following entries:

  • Index + Margin - The margin index and rate.

  • Initial Interest Rate -The initial interest rate for the loan.

  • Min/Max Interest Rate - The minimum and maximum interests rates during the life of the loan. Click the Lock icon to edit the minimum rate.

  • Change Frequency - This sections display the timing of the first interest rate adjustment and the number of months between each subsequent adjustment.

  • Limits on Interest Rate Changes - The maximum interest rate change for the initial increase and subsequent increases.

See Also

Loan Estimate Page 1

Loan Estimate Page 3