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Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)

Summary:

Provide loan applicants with good faith estimates of all costs in relation to settlement services (costs for creating the real estate loan).

Must disclose when the lender refers settlement business to a company affiliated with the lender.

Provide loan applicants with disclosures regarding the possible transfer of the servicing of loans (both the lender and the new servicer must provide notices when servicing is transferred).

Provide disclosure of actual costs and charges for settlement services at the loan closing.

Not give any fee or kickback to any person for providing settlement services.


Subsection:

2601 Congressional Findings and Purpose

2602 Definitions

2603 Uniform Settlement Statement

2604 Special Information Booklets

2605 Servicing of Mortgage Loans and Admn. of Escrow Accounts

2606 Exempted Transactions

2607 Prohibition against Kickbacks and Unearned Fees

2608 Title Companies

2609 Escrow Accounts

2610 Prohibition of Fees for Preparation of Truth-in-Lending, Uniform Settlement, and Escrow Account Statements

2611 to 2613 Repealed

2614 Jurisdiction of Courts and Limitations

2615 Validity of Contracts and Liens

2616 State laws unaffected; inconsistent Federal and State
provisions


2617 Authority of the Secretary

Amendment Amends various sections of the Statute