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Reserve

federal

bank of

DALLAS, TE X A S

Dallas

75222

Circular No. 80-185
October 1, 1980

R E G U L A T IO N

Z

O ffic ia l

TO

A LL
A N D

M EM BER

C O N C E R N E D

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The

fo r

as

paym ent

a

FE D E R A L

F ed e ra l
F C -0 1 2 7

re n e g o tia b le

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ra te

v a ria b le

o b lig a tio n

re fin a n c in g

under

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m a te ria l

m o r e ' fu lly
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and

IN

L E N D IN G

In te rp re ta tio n

m o rtg a g e s

2 2 6 .8 (j).

be

th e

of

d ire c te d

R e g u la tio n s

to

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under

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pages
in

in te rp re ta tio n

S e c tio n

if

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th e

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D e p a rtm e n t,

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or

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23,

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d is c lo s u re

c o n s titu te s

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q u e s tio n s

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o f th e

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w h ic h ,

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fin a l in te rp re ta tio n

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fo llo w in g

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(R R M s ).

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Z

o b lig a tio n

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re le a s e

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s ta ff

in te rp re ta tio n

R e g u la tio n

Z

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case

o f

an

18,

1980

o ffic ia l

under

re n e g o tia b le

ra te

m o rtg a g e s .
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s u b je c t

1981,

and

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th e

re v is in g

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c o n s id e ra tio n

in te rp re ta tio n

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m o rtg a g e

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such

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a

fo r

as

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th e

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ra te

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(R R M s ).

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2 2 6 .8 ( j ) .

re c e iv e d

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o b lig a tio n

under

is

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m o rtg a g e s ,

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F C -0 1 7 2

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re n e g o tia b le
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in te rp re ta tio n .

e ith e r:

as

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C o m m u n ity

W a s h in g to n ,

23,

o f

o ffic ia l

d e le te d
p erso n al

in s p e c tio n

fo r

th e

s ta ff

to

th e

in te rp re ta tio n

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p riv a c y .
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p u b lic ,

re q u ire d

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B o ard

a

c u rre n t

c o p y in g

F C -0 1 7 2
to

is

p re v e n t

m a in ta in s
in d e x

p u b lis h e d
a

and

c le a rly

m akes

p ro v id in g

s u b je c t

to

c e rta in

lim ita tio n s

v e rs io n

o f

F C -0 1 7 2

p ro v id e d

id e n ti­

s ta te d

in

2 6 1 .6 .

(2 )

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June

p u rp o ses,
ra te

19,

1980,

re n e g o tia b le

o b lig a tio n s

or

ra te

as

m o rtg a g e s

b a llo o n

c o u ld

paym ent

be

th a t

fo r

d is c lo s e d

o b lig a tio n s

th a t

T ru th

e ith e r
are

re fin a n c e d .

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be

re q u ire d

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in

th e

T ru th
th e

Com m ent

as

w as

a ls o

re v is e d
in

an

is s u e

o f
in

about
w h ic h

S im p lific a tio n

w h ic h

a p p ro ach

re v is in g

was

m e a s u re

s o lic ite d

re g u la tio n

L e n d in g

c o n s id e re d

in te rim

to

th e
m ust
and

ta k e

R e g u la tio n

s o lic ite d

u n til

Z.

th e

ty p e
be

about

re v is e d

o f

d is c lo s u r e

a d o p te d

by

R e fo rm

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in

re v is e d

th e

th e

o f

ty p e

of

R e g u la tio n
A p ril

1980.

th a t
1,

Z

d is c lo s u r e
is

s h o u ld
1981,

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re g u la tio n

be

re q u ire d

under

c o m m e n ts
w ill

th a t

a d o p te d .

be

th e

a d d re s s in g
fu lly

s h o u ld

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T w e n ty -fo u r
th a t

a d d re s s e d

d e s c r ib e d

in

th e

a llo w in g

o n ly

a d o p tin g

th e

o f

th e

one

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Z

ag reed

RRMs

th e

and

su res

to

re v is io n s

o f

o n ly

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tw o

(2 )

been

(a )

The

3,

1980,

a

o f

was

d e c id e d

of

th e

re v is io n

(b )

and

th e

ren ew al

ra te

th e
o f

ra te ,

to

re fe r

what

d e c id in g

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th e

tw o

tw o

o p tio n s

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u n til

fu n c tio n

M any

u n iq u e

o p tio n s

p re fe rre d

s h o p p in g

o p tio n s .

in

th e

s ta tu s

th e

in te r p r e ta tio n 's

th e

(d )

c o m m e n te rs ,

fe a tu re s

in

L e n d in g

of
d is c lo ­

to

th e

e s p e c ia lly
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annual

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fo r
a re

23,

secu red

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th e

expanded

Bank
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by

a

s h o rt-te rm
o f

B o ard

fo llo w in g

in c lu d e

fe a tu re s .

lo n g -te rm

m o rtg a g e ;

lo a n

and

to

re g u la tio n s

e s s e n tia l

on

c o m m e n te rs

b ro ad e n e d ,

d is c u s s in g

in

rig h t

p arag rap h

o f

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re s c is s io n
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upon

n in e

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m ay

c la rifie s

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has

above.

depends

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re s c is s io n

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be

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when

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th e

b o th

ty p e

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m ay

in s tru ­

be

ch arg ed

a p p lic a b le .

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m ay

p e rc e n ta g e
in

e a rlie r

d is c lo s in g

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annual
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re fe r

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in

le tte rs ,
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s im p le

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v a ria b le

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by

several

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in

th e

p e rc e n ta g e

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ta b le s

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in

used

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m ay
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to

to

m ade

c o m m e n te rs
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d iffe r e n t

as

have

th e

th e

e x a m p le s .

ta b le s ,

used,

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changes
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ra is e d

b a llo o n

th e

re a c h ed ,
c o rre c tly ,

accu racy

of

ra te .

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1980.

d a te

th e

p ro te c te d

changes

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p o in t

ra te

p e rc e n ta g e

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c o n ta in in g

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fu rth e r

p o s itio n .

in te rp re ta tio n :

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re n e w

ra te .

d is c lo s u r e

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p e rc e n ta g e

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(5 )
n ec e s s a ry

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best

m o rtg a g e s

to

in

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in

o f

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in te re s t

s ta tin g

re c e iv e d

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used

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tw o

c o m m e n te rs

c o m m e n te rs

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when

to

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o f

o f

p e rm ittin g
th e

d e s c r ip tio n

c o mme n t s

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a

change

do

d is c lo s u re s .

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a ls o
(1 )

c e rta in

in te re s t

annual

m a jo rity

of

a s s e rte d

te x t

by

d e s c r ib e d

o f

in

o f

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have

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be
th e

o p tio n s

m o rtg a g e s

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and

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re s u ltin g

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in te rp re ta tio n .

re g u la tio n .

w ith

re c e iv e d .

m ake.

p e rm ittin g

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ty p e

w ere

d is c lo s u re

p ro p o sed

re v is e d

h o w e v e r,

c o m m e n ts

in te rim

s ta ff

in te rp re ta tio n

F C -0 1 7 2 ,

as

re v is e d ,

is

e ffe c tiv e

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(7)

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e ith e r
te rm

as

of

su res
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and

-

on

I f

m o rtg a g e s ,

paym ent

in it ia l

based

2 2 6 .8 ( j )

2 2 6 .8 (b )(8 )

b a llo o n

th e

15 U.S.C. 1640(f).

th e

lo a n ,
te rm

R e n e g o tia b le

or

o f

re n e g o tia b le
re fin a n c in g

-

m o rtg a g e s
as

th e

ra te

w ith

ra te
a ll

v a ria b le

ra te

u n d e rly in g
m o rtg a g e s

d is c lo s u re s

m ay

m o rtg a g e s

be

based
w ith

d is c lo s e d
on

th e

a ll

d is c lo ­

as

b a llo o n

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o f

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m ust

m o rtg a g e s

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be

d is c lo s e d
g iv e n

at

th e

lo a n .

§

2 2 6 .9 (g )

-

The

m o rtg a g e
i f

§

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rig h t

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2 2 6 .9 0 3

-

i f

no

a d d re s s e s
(1 )

a

Z

a

change

in

th e

to

in

re n e w

a

lo a n

m o rtg a g e
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ty p e

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th e
m o re

fiv e

equal

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sam e

and

a p p ly

m o rtg a g e

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under

le tte r

c h a ra c te ris tic s :
a

le n d e r 's

te rm s ,

is

a
m o rt­

d is c lo s u r e s

(2 )

c re d it

of

paym ent

(R R M s ).

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th e

re g u la tio n s

The

m ust

g ra n t

U n le s s

in te re s t

ra te

a v e ra g e

p o in t

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(5% )

im p le m e n t

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n a tio n a l

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in

fiv e

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in te re s t

p e rc e n ta g e

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over

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tim e

th e

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in d e x ,

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i t

by

b o rro w e r

lo a n .

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ra te

th e

b o rro w e r

th e

p o in t

B o a r d 's

secu red

y e a r,

not

lo a n

o f

at

re n e w a l,
in

ra te

as

c o m p u te d

o r

d ecrease

w ith

m o rtg a g e .
need

to

a m a x im u m

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pass

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b o rro w e r.

le tte r

ra is e s

m o rtg a g e s

th e

under

§

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w h e th e r

2 2 6 .8 (b )(8 )

or

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m o rtg a g e s

be

tre a te d

as

w ith

b a llo o n

pay­

2 2 6 .8 (b )(3 ).

th e

a b le

ra te

ra te

m o rtg a g e s ,

over

th e

s ta f f 's

tra n s a c tio n s

lo n g

e x te n d e d .

to

th e

th e

but

re n e w al

is

tw o

of

d e s c r ib e d

th re e

m o n th ly

m ust

ra te

(B a n k

th e

b a llo o n

m o rtg a g e ;

th e

ty p e

a d ju s t
th e

Your
v a ria b le

B o ard

o f

y e a rs .

o n e -h a lf

to

th is

on

to
a

re g a rd in g

c o n ta in in g

lo a n

re n e g o tia b le

as

in s tru m e n ts

lo n g -te rm

is

p e rc e n ta g e
le n d e r

o f

a p p ly

c re d it

le tte r

a

m o rtg a g e ,

m o rtg a g e .

not

new

le n d e r

B o ard.

th a n

in c re a s e s

te rra

at

to

a

tra n s a c tio n

lo a n

m ay

no

to

ra te

d is c lo s e d

m o rtg a g e

s h o rt-te rm

a

30

tie d

by

fo r

by

Bank

does

your

a p p ly

1980.

to

le n d e r

to

not

v a ria b le
paym ent

was

and

ra te

e x a m p le

up

th e

by

th e

is s u e d

th a t

in s tru m e n ts

Loan
3,

tim e ,

b e in g

Home

a

re s c is s io n

secu red

One

does

as

b a llo o n

ch arg ed

th e

A p ril

The
is

a

re s p o n se

lo a n

ra te .

on

o f

m o rtg a g e

F e d e ra l

e ffe c tiv e

as

made

m o rtg a g e

a re

in

is

re n e g o tia b le

s h o rt-te rm

o b lig a tio n

rig h t

is

fo r

o n ly

re s c is s io n

m ade

ra te

fe e s

T h is
R e g u la tio n

is

The

re n e g o tia b le
gage

o f

d is c lo s u re

RRMs

te rm

of

v ie w ,

and

are
th e

RRMs

c o n ta in

s h o rt-te rm

s u b je c t

to

m o rtg a g e .

fe a tu re s

b a llo o n

changes
In

th e

in

paym ent
th e

RRM,

of

b o th

lo a n s .

annual

th e

lo n g -te rm
L ik e

p e rc e n ta g e

le n d e r

m ust

v a ri­

v a ria b le
ra te

ren ew

each

s h o rt-te rm

lo a n

te rm

be

c o u ld

ra th e r

th a n

th e

On
s in c e
th e

each

end

o p tio n
th e

o f
to

lo a n

sh o rt

th e

a

th a t

te rm .

a

S in c e

a

i t

as

am ount

is

in te re s t

th e

lo a n
an

C a lc u la tio n
s c h e d u le

v a ria b le

th is

o f

$ 1 ,2 6 4 ,

ra te

is

w ith

th e

on

an

ra te

over
to

s ta te

th e

am ount

o f

th e

paym ent

am ount

ra te

o f

one

N o te

th a t

th e

a

q u a rte r

o ffic ia l

in

annual

lif e

te rm s

o f

as

a

p e rc e n ta g e

has

at

th e

a

ren ew al

of

a

re n e w al

con­

d is c lo s u r e s

§

ra te

and

d is c lo s u r e

fo r

a n o th e r

b a llo o n
is

2 2 6 .8 (b )(8 );
i f

th e
an

o f

th e

paym ent

p e rm is s ib le

o r

(2 )

re n e w ed ,

at

th a t

in d e x

as

a

c o n s titu te s

change
ra te .

The

e q u a ls

lo a n

m o rtg a g e .
2

p ercen t

o f

in it ia l

te rm

a re

c a lc u la te d

v a ria b le

ra te

m o rtg a g e ,

th e n

th a t

ch arg e,

and

e ffe c t.

360

lo a n .
paym ent

T h e re fo re ,

m o n th ly

p a y m e n ts

th e

ra te

w ill

Bank

B o ard

Bank

B o a r d 's

ra te

be

o f

m o n th ly

in c re a s e s

in c re a s e s

S e c tio n

o f

fiv e

(0 .2 5 % )

th e

w o u ld

p e rm its

u s in g
ra te

in te re s t ra te ,

ta b le s

of

e ffe c t

annual
have

to

based
to
th a n

re q u ire s

in c re a s in g

c re d ito rs

ta b le s ,
ra th e r

a ls o

by

e s tim a te d
in

n a tio n a l
tie d ,

o n e -h a lf

2 2 6 .8 (b )(8 )

th e

a re

p e rc e n ta g e

im p le m e n te d

in c re a s e

by

made

th e

m a x im u m

p e rc e n ta g e

be

p e rc e n ta g e

under

w h ic h

F C -0 1 5 2

annual

w h ic h

th e

a

d is c lo s u re s

th e

RRMs

a d d itio n ,

p ay m e n ts

in it ia l

under

fo r

w o u ld

p o in t

th e

in

as

a d d itio n a l

to

w ith

o f

1 5 .3 2 % .

o f

im m e d ia te

in th e

m o rtg a g e s

3 0 -y e a r

fin a n c e

in te re s t ra te

p e rc e n ta g e

a

show n

fa c t

m o rtg a g e .

on

a

ra te
be

o f

The

In

ra te

e x a m p le .

charg e
th e

as

th e

ra te

in c re a s e s

annual

v a ria b le
w ith

to ta l

w o u ld

in te rp re ta tio n
e ffe c t

fo r

c o n d itio n s

on

p a y m e n t.

th a n

te rm

e x a m p le ,

th e

as

c o n s u m m a tio n

ra te ,

per y e a r,

ra te

one

s ta ff

ra th e r
of

w ay,

m o rtg a g e s

paym ent

yea rs .

at

re q u ire s

h y p o th e tic a l

e s tim a te d

ra te s ,

new

paym ent

b a llo o n

accept

fo llo w in g

tre a te d

te rm ,

lim ita tio n

m o n th ly

o f

to

w h ic h ,

fin a n c e

id e n tific a tio n

in d e x

th a t

is
o n ly

fe a tu re .

(0 .5 % )

th e

le n d e r

e x a m p le

ra te

th e

30

p e rc e n ta g e

in c lu d e s

th e

o f

s c h e d u le

th is

p o in t

th e

3 0 -y e a r

As

o f

in te re s t

a

in it ia l

p e rc e n ta g e

paym ent

RRMs

p a y m e n ts

m o rtg a g e

and

p e rc e n ta g e

c a lc u la te

of

in c re a s e

d is c lo s u re

th e

m o rtg a g e ,

c u s to m e r

th is

tim e

under

th e

p re p a id

p e rio d

d is c lo s e d .

and

(5 % )

th e

be

m o rtg a g e

a

th e

v a ria b le

th is

o f

assum e

M o n th ly

2 2 6 .8 (b )(8 )

one

p o in ts

and

annual

to

b o th

at

d is c lo s u r e

d is c lo s u re s

v a ria b le

m ust

re g u la tio n s ,
ave ra g e

15%

th e

o f

S 2 2 6 .8 (b )(3 ),

th re e -y e a r

annual

based

s u b je c t

in c re a s e

a

ty p e

S e c tio n
re g a rd in g

th e

a m o rtiz a tio n

e x a m p le ,

or

v ie w e d

set

o b lig a tio n

under

($ 2 ,0 0 0 ).

re c e iv e s

a re

in

ra te

of

th a t

m o rtg a g e s ,

fo r

th e

b a llo o n

w ith

te rm ,

le n d e r

W hen

T h e re fo re ,

ra te

2 2 6 .8 (j).

paym ent

o f

as

y e a rs ,

lo a n

b a la n c e .

v a ria b le

lo a n .

v ie w e d

e n tire

fe a tu re s

th is

c u s to m e r

an

th e

lo a n .

v ie w

is

be
fiv e

a n o th e r

s ta ff's

§

paym ent

ra te .

re q u irin g

o ff

lo n g -te rm

each

c o n ta in

ra te

assum ed

to

o f

w ith

in te re s t

o b lig a tio n

am ount

end

pay

a

c o u ld

th re e

th e

to

of

b a llo o n

RRMs

lo a n

illu s tra te

I f
th e

At

a

o f

paym ent

$ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0

The

on

hand,
te rm

th e

under

b a llo o n

o f

fa ils
th a t

th e
a

paym ent

To
as

a

be

RRMs

is

re fin a n c in g

and

te rm

re fin a n c in g

(1 )

to

d iffe r e n t

b a llo o n

m o rtg a g e s ,
e ith e r:

c u s to m e r

o th e r
has

re fin a n c e

s h o rt-te rm

b a llo o n

th e

lo a n

a t

s titu te s

i f

c o n s id e re d

be

th e

d is c lo s e d .

th a t
on

s ta te
a

on

p e rc e n ta g e

s im p le
th e

change

in

- 5 -

I f
p ro v id e s

v a ria b le

th a t

re fin a n c in g s ,
su res

at

an

2 2 6 .8 (b )(3 ),

d iffe r
th e

fro m

te rm

each
set
a

and

RRM

o f

th e
o f

th e

m ay

be

In

th e

lo a n

s ta te

th a t

th e re

m e n t"

o f
o f

g iv e n

each

based

a re

th e

be

i f

not

th re e

new

a re

S 2 2 6 .8 (b )(8 )
not

tre a te d

as

in

L e n d in g

d is c lo ­

T ru th

The

p a id

d is c lo s u re s

In

th e

e x a m p le

ra th e r

paym ent

a

As

be

g iv e n

30

w o u ld

be

th a t

P u b lic

a

and
new

la b e lle d
th e

as

b a llo o n

In fo rm a tio n

d is c lo s u r e

as

above,

y e a rs ,

re q u irin g

d is c lo s u re

re q u ire

w o u ld

g iv e n

th a n

re fin a n c in g

due.

not

c o u ld

th e

fin a l
w ith

when

does

a

under

o f

y e a rs ,

c o n s id e re d

th is

s h o rt-te rm
ra te

in it ia l

e x a m p le

lo a n

v a ria b le

b e fo re
ra te

th e

a

c u la rly

in

lig h t

On

o f

th e

o f

a d d itio n a l

d e ta ile d
th e

T ru th

in

in it ia l

th e re
of

be

paym ent
tim e

g iv e n

when

be

hand,

a

th e

te rm s

in fo rm a tio n

so

m ay

th e

paym ent

A lth o u g h

paym ent

M o reo v e r,
d is c lo s u r e s

fo rth .

s e rv e

c u s to m e r

a

The

pay

a d v a n ta g e s
th e

and

at

th e

and

ra te

i t

tim e

A t

pay­

th e
w o u ld

be

th e

e ffe c t
re a s o n

th e
o f

th e

of

a

ra te

m a k in g

in

fa c t

ra te ,

p a r ti­

lo a n .

w o u ld

a ls o
not

in c re a s e s

a t

re q u ire d
be

p ro v id e

re c e iv e
th e
to

tim e

s ta te

re fin a n c e d

re n e w a l,

a c tu a l

changes

d is c lo s u re s

fu n c tio n ,

RRM a n d

o f

w o u ld

each

new

o f
fo r

RRM m a y

each

c o u ld

o f

tre a tin g

h y p o th e tic a l

an

be

in

2 2 6 .8 (b )(8 )

c o n s u m m a tio n

p o s s ib le

w o u ld

th a t

s h o p p in g
th e

a t

c u s to m e r

re fle c tin g

o ff

§

A n o th e r

th e

th e

d is c lo s in g

Under

re n e w

le n d e r

in

a d v a n ta g e s

d is c lo s u r e s

fu rn is h in g

u s e fu l

can

about

th e

" b a llo o n

1 5 .8 4 % .

a d ju s tm e n ts

th e

one

on

w o u ld

d is c lo s u r e s

u n d e rta k in g

to

based

lo a n

o th e r

th e

p e rio d ic

in fo rm a tio n

and

be

in fo rm e d

o f

be

ra te .

fe a tu re ,

p erso n

b a llo o n

b a llo o n

and

o b lig a tio n

c o n s u m m a tio n ,

te rm .

and

a

$ 1 ,2 6 4

o b lig a te d .

w ith

w o u ld
in it ia l

re fin a n c in g

be

id e a

becom es

c u s to m e rs .

c o m p le te

th e y

th a t

ra te

th e

w o u ld

m o rtg a g e s .

som e

le n d e r 's

o f

ra te

c e rta in

v a ria b le

L e n d in g

in it ia l

a m o u n t,

fa c t

to

a re

th e

th a t

fo r

in te re s t

w o u ld

th e

35

new

c u s to m e r

o b lig a tio n

lo a n 's

w o u ld

th e

paym ent

is

d is c lo s u re s

m o rtg a g e s ,

c u s to m e r

o th e r

in fo rm a tio n

of
new

th e re

ra te

c u s to m e r

3 0 -y e a r

set
th e

a

d is c lo s u r e s

as

w o u ld

about

th e

p a y m e n ts ,

and

v ie w ,

b a llo o n

of

d is c lo s u re s

p e rc e n ta g e

e n tire

te rm

v a ria b le

th e

i t

u s e fu l

annual

an

new

g iv e

a ll

m o n th ly

p ro v is io n ,

w o u ld

in c re a s e

above,

s ta ff's

as

v a ria b le

36
The

th e

th e m

th e

RRM s,

paym ent m o rtg a g e

m o rtg a g e s .
be

T h e re fo re ,

re n e w a l,
on

In

a

fo r
ra te

g iv e n

c o n te n t

2 2 6 .8 (b )(3 ),

a lth o u g h

$ 1 0 0 ,6 1 3 .

lo n g -te rm

th a t

be

b a llo o n
th e

ra te

2 2 6 .8 (b )(3 )

e x a m p le

as

end

§

te rm .

RR M s

of

g iv e n

S 2 2 6 .6 (c ).

th re e -y e a r

v ie w

not

a

and

w o u ld

§

re fin a n c e d

re fin a n c in g ,

th e

a re

p e rc e n ta g e

S 2 2 6 .8 ( j ) .

under

s ta te s ,

as

w o u ld

under

o f

tim e

v a ria b le
lo a n

p ay m e n t"

1200

under

need

tim in g

tra n s a c tio n

L e tte r
th e

annual

tre a te d

th e

fo r

d is c lo s u r e s

" b a llo o n

paym ent

th e

c u s to m e r

is

b o th

th a t

re n e w al
o f

th e

d is c lo s u re s

in

re n e w a l.

I f
$

ra te

in c re a s e s

th e
in
a t

at

th e

c u s to m e r
ra te ,
re n e w a l,

w o u ld

a ls o

e m p h a s iz e

re fin a n c e

w ith

a n o th e r

le n d e r.

The
s e p a ra te
For
te rm

e x a m p le ,
o f

s ta ff

o p tio n s .
th e

p e rc e n ta g e

w is h e s
L en ders

le n d e rs
lo a n

ra te

d is c lo s u re s ).

(a s
based

m ay
in
on

to

p o in t

m ay

not

out
m ix

d is c lo s e

b a llo o n
th e

not

a

paym ent

lo n g

te rm

th a t
th e s e

th is
tw o

paym ent

le tte r
ty p e s

s c h e d u le

d is c lo s u re s ),
o f

th e

m o rtg a g e

g iv e s

o f

le n d e rs

p e rm itte d
based

but
(a s

on

th e

c a lc u la te
in

tw o

d is c lo s u re .
an

v a ria b le

s h o rt
annual
ra te

-6 -

The
ty p e

o f

e ith e r

RRM

d w e llin g
o f

in v o lv e d

a p p ro a c h ,

re s c is s io n

not

a p p lic a tio n

is

th e

§

in v o lv e d .

ra te

a ris e .

not

I f

b a llo o n

re fin a n c in g s ,

and

re s c is s io n

a p p lie s .

is

re fin a n c e d

w ith

o f

th e

b a la n c e

to

re s c is s io n .

be

e x te n d e d ,

no

fe e s

a re

fe a tu re s

at

o f

d is c lo s u r e

e ffe c tiv e
la tio n

Z

§

th is

b o th

has

le tte r ,
u n til
w ill

1980,

V I

T itle

and

M o n e ta ry

th e

act

was

to th e
1980.

C o n tro l

c lo s e d

on
is

p u b lic a tio n
fa c ts

o f

and

J u ly
an
fo r

o f

or

a d o p te d

d e v e lo p m e n t

be

A p ril

1,

act

9 6 -2 2 1 ,

p ro p o se d
on

31,

and

s ta ff

is s u e s

be

does

th e

rig h t

o b lig a tio n
in

excess

is

s u b je c t

c re d it

re s c in d a b le .

not

m ay
I f

a p p ly .

RRM p r o g r a m s ,

re c o g n iz e d

th e

s ta ff
in

an

is

d is c lo s u r e

c o n s id e re d

th a t

RRMs

m o rtg a g e s

and

th e

M ay

under

s ig n e d

o f

1980
now

c o n ta in
th a t

th e

each

and

T ru th
la w

w ill

re v is e d
in

on

FR

Z

th e

S

w ill

becom e

im p le m e n ts

The

com m ent

c o m m e n ts .

R e g u la tio n

w ith

31,

D e re g u la tio n

th a t

2 9 7 0 2 ).

be

Regu­

L e n d in g

M arch

In s titu tio n s

re v ie w in g
o f

th a t

th e

R e g u la tio n
(4 5

in te rp re ta tio n

above

in

in to

D e p o s ito ry

5,
is

p o s itio n

re s o lv e d

1981,
was

acco rd an ce

d is c u s s e d

in te rim

re v is io n

com m ent

com m ent

an

ch arg e

2 2 6 .8 ( j )

paym ent

fin a lly

fo r

o ffic ia l

o f

and

is

re p re s e n ts

That

Law
A

i t

b a llo o n

can

by

A c t.

A c t.

w o u ld

w h e th e r

a d d itio n a l

w o u ld

a

c o n s titu te

e x te n d e d

fin a n c e

o f

a d ju s tm e n ts

re s c is s io n

w h ere

re n e w a l,

th e

a d v a n ta g e s .

is s u e s

P u b lic

c re d it

new

upon

o f

d e te rm in e s

u n p a id

w hat

Under

fro m

fo llo w e d ,

re n e w a ls

o n ly

upon

a c q u is itio n

rig h t

th a t,

2 2 6 .8 (b )(3 )

and

th e

th e
is

used,

2 2 6 .9 0 3

and

a d d itio n ,

ra te

and

re s c is s io n

th e

SS

h o w e v e r,

th e

ap p ro a c h
a re

depend

fo llo w e d .

tra n s a c tio n

fin a n c e

re fin a n c in g

th a t

is

p ro v id e s

fe e s

th e

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be

le n d e r,
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to

§

2 2 6 .9 0 3

a p p e a rs

v a ria b le

schem e

d is c lo s u r e s

th e

2 2 6 .8 (b )(8 )

S im p lific a tio n
as

i t

in it ia l

ra te

w ill

a p p ro a c h

to

re fin a n c in g s ,

p o rtio n

not

th e

v a ria b le

o rig in a l

le n d e r

re s c is s io n

lie n

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p lu s

th a t

o rd er

e ith e r

a c c e p ta b le

a

o f

d is c lo s u r e

f ir s t

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th e

ch arg ed ,

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under

I f

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paym ent

B o ard

rig h t

e x e m p ts
a

c o n s titu te

o f

and

s in c e
I f

do

u n p a id

th e
w h ic h

2 2 6 .9 (g )(1 )

re q u ire m e n ts

is

o f

and

2 2 6 .1 (d )(2 ).

Z,

is s u e d

I t

is

e ffe c tiv e

on

S e p te m b e r

17,

lim ite d

S e p te m b e r

S in c e re ly ,

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H a rt

D ire c to r

B o ard

o f

G o v e rn o rs

o f

th e

F e d e ra l

R e s e rv e

S y s te m ,

(s ig n e d )

T h e o d o re

E.

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S e c re ta ry

E.
o f

A llis o n
th e

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