Prior Articles

New(er) HUD-1

ATTENTION! ATTENTION!

There is a proposed New(er) HUD-1! 

Actually, there are two proposed HUD-1s and YOU get to choose! Or at least you get to vote on which version you like and why. You may have heard that federal agencies were working to combine the Truth In Lending and Good Faith [...]

No GFE?

Are you working with lenders that are not sending you GFEs? Instead they are saying all of the information you need is in their loan closing instructions? Is that legal?

On page 53 of HUD’s latest FAQs, HUD says:

“The lender is required to transmit the information necessary to complete the [...]

2 mortgages need 2 GFEs and 2 HUD-1s?

Yes!  HUD says in its FAQs: 

Each loan must have a separate GFE and a separate HUD-1. However, the principal amount of the second loan and a brief explanation of the second loan should be listed on Lines 204 – 209 of the HUD-1 for the first loan.

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Using the new HUD-1 for non RESPA transactions

From HUD:

Q: Does voluntarily using the HUD-1 in a transaction that otherwise is not subject to RESPA result in RESPA applying to the transaction?

 A: No, using the HUD-1 form does not subject a transaction to coverage under RESPA. 

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