DFI-Bkg 46.01(2)
(2) “Interest of the customer" means what is proper and prudent for the customer under the circumstances. Factors to be considered in determining the interest of the customer shall include the terms of the refinanced loan, the borrower's economic and non-economic circumstances, the purpose of the refinanced loan, the cost of the refinanced loan, and any other similar factors.
DFI-Bkg 46.01(3)(am)2.
2. The premium of any single premium credit life, credit disability or credit unemployment insurance.
DFI-Bkg 46.01 Note
Note: This subdivision does not authorize the financing of single premiums in a covered loan; instead, this paragraph considers these single premiums solely for the purpose of determining whether a sufficient amount of points and fees are imposed in order to make the transaction a covered loan.
DFI-Bkg 46.01(3)(bm)
(bm) “Points and fees" does not include reasonable fees paid to affiliates or nonaffiliates of the lender for bona fide services listed in
12 CFR 226.4 (c) (7).
DFI-Bkg 46.01(4)
(4) “Total loan amount" has the meaning set forth in
12 CFR 226.32 and shall be calculated in accordance with the Federal Reserve Board's Official Staff Commentary to that regulation.
DFI-Bkg 46.01 History
History: CR 04-089: cr.
Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 2-1-05;
2013 Wis. Act 136: renum. (3) to (3) (am) and am., cr. (3) (bm) Register March 2014 No. 699, eff. 4-1-14. DFI-Bkg 46.02(1)
(1)
Guidelines for ability to repay based upon debt-to-income ratio. Acceptable debt-to-income ratio tests include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
DFI-Bkg 46.02(1)(b)
(b) The debt-to-income ratio requirement but not the monthly residual income requirement specified under
par. (a) is satisfied, and the lender fully justifies in writing that the applicant is a satisfactory credit risk when considering the compensating factors described in
38 CFR 36.4337 (c) (5).
DFI-Bkg 46.02(1)(c)
(c) The monthly residual income requirement but not the debt-to-income ratio requirement specified under
par. (a) is satisfied, and the lender fully justifies in writing that the applicant is a satisfactory credit risk when considering the compensating factors described in
38 CFR 36.4337 (c) (5).
DFI-Bkg 46.02(2)
(2) Verification of ability to repay. The lender shall verify a borrower's ability to repay a covered loan by all of the following:
DFI-Bkg 46.02(2)(a)
(a) Having the borrower prepare and submit to the lender a personal income and expense statement.
DFI-Bkg 46.02 Note
Note: Acceptable personal income and expense statements include a Fannie Mae uniform residential loan application, available at
www.fanniemae.com, or a Freddie Mac uniform residential loan application, available at
www.freddiemac.com.
DFI-Bkg 46.02(2)(b)
(b) Having the borrower submit to the lender a tax return, pay stub, accounting statement or other similar document.
DFI-Bkg 46.02 History
History: CR 04-089: cr.
Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 2-1-05.
DFI-Bkg 46.03(1)
(1) A disclosure form shall be designed to call attention to the nature and significance of the information provided, and shall use a typeface and type size that are easy to read.
DFI-Bkg 46.03(2)
(2) A disclosure form shall contain an acknowledgment provision. The acknowledgement provision shall indicate that the borrower has read and understood the terms of the disclosure. No disclosure is valid unless a borrower has initialed or signed the acknowledgement provision. At the time the borrower initials or signs the acknowledgement provision, the borrower shall also date the acknowledgement provision.
DFI-Bkg 46.03(3)
(3) A disclosure shall include the following statement: “
A list of adjustment services companies (companies that help consumers budget money) licensed to do business in the state of Wisconsin is available at the Wisconsin department of financial institutions' website,
www.wdfi.org."
DFI-Bkg 46.03(4)
(4) Upon completion of the disclosure, the lender shall provide a copy of the completed disclosure to the borrower.
DFI-Bkg 46.03 History
History: CR 04-089: cr.
Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 2-1-05.
