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HOUSE BILL NO. 73 – Residentl mortgage pract/fed cite

HOUSE BILL NO. 73

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H0073...........................................................by BUSINESS
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE PRACTICES - Amends existing law relating to the
Residential Mortgage Practices Act to update references to federal
provisions.
                                                                        
01/28    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/31    Rpt prt - to Bus
02/24    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/25    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/03    3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-1-4
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bell,
      Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark,
      Collins, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Field(18), Field(23),
      Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp,
      Lake, LeFavour, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo,
      Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
      Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie,
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Mitchell
      Absent and excused -- Bedke, Crow, Eskridge, Loertscher
    Floor Sponsor - Rusche
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/04    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
03/16    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/17    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/23    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-0, 1 vacancy
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
      Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
      Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
      Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- (District 21 seat vacant)
    Floor Sponsor - Werk
    Title apvd - to House
03/24    To enrol
03/28    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/29    Pres signed
03/30    To Governor
04/05    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 262
         Effective: 07/01/05

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 73
                                                                        
                                   BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE PRACTICES ACT; AMENDING SECTION  26-3102,
  3        IDAHO CODE, TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO FEDERAL PROVISIONS.
                                                                        
  4    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  5        SECTION  1.  That  Section 26-3102, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  6    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  7        26-3102.  DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter and  in  rules  promulgated
  8    pursuant to this chapter:
  9        (1)  "Act" means this Idaho residential mortgage practices act.
 10        (2)  "Agent"  means  a person who acts with the consent and on behalf of a
 11    licensee, and is subject to the licensee's direct or indirect control, and may
 12    include an independent contractor.
 13        (3)  "Borrower" means the person who has applied for a  residential  mort-
 14    gage loan from a licensee, or person required to be licensed, under this chap-
 15    ter,  or on whose behalf the activities set forth in subsection (18), (19), or
 16    (20) of this section are conducted.
 17        (4)  "Department" means the department of finance of the state of Idaho.
 18        (5)  "Director" means the director of the department of finance.
 19        (6)  "Licensee" means a person licensed pursuant to this chapter to engage
 20    in the activities regulated by this act.
 21        (7)  "Mortgage lender" means any person, other than an exempt person,  who
 22    makes  residential  mortgage  loans  to borrowers, and performs the activities
 23    described in subsection (18) of this section.
 24        (8)  "Mortgage broker" means any person, other than an exempt person,  who
 25    performs  the  activities  described  in  subsection (19) of this section with
 26    respect to a residential mortgage loan. For the purposes of this chapter,  the
 27    term "mortgage broker" does not include persons who are mortgage lenders.
 28        (9)  "Loan  originator" means any person, other than an exempt person, who
 29    performs the activities described in subsection  (20)  of  this  section  with
 30    respect  to a residential mortgage loan. For the purposes of this chapter, the
 31    term "loan originator" does not include persons who are  mortgage  brokers  or
 32    mortgage lenders.
 33        (10) "Mortgage  brokerage  agreement" means a written agreement in which a
 34    mortgage broker agrees to obtain a residential mortgage loan for the  borrower
 35    or assist the borrower in obtaining a residential mortgage loan.
 36        (11) "Person"  means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, cor-
 37    poration, limited liability company, limited liability partnership,  or  other
 38    association of individuals, however organized.
 39        (12) "Real estate settlement procedures act" means the act set forth in 12
 40    U.S.C.  section 2601 et seq., as amended to and including January 1, 20045, or
 41    a subsequent date if so defined by administrative rule.
 42        (13) "Regulation X" means regulation X as promulgated by the U.S.  depart-
 43    ment  of  housing  and  urban  development and codified in 24 CFR part 3500 et
                                                                        
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  1    seq., as amended to and including January 1, 20045, or a subsequent date if so
  2    defined by administrative rule.
  3        (14) "Regulation Z" means regulation Z as promulgated by the board of gov-
  4    ernors  of the federal reserve system and codified in 12 CFR part 226 et seq.,
  5    as amended to and including January 1, 20045,  or  a  subsequent  date  if  so
  6    defined by administrative rule.
  7        (15) "Residential mortgage loan" means a loan made primarily for personal,
  8    family, or household use and primarily secured by a security interest on resi-
  9    dential real property located in this state.
 10        (16) "Residential real property" means real property located in this state
 11    improved by a one (1) to four (4) family dwelling.
 12        (17) "Truth  in  lending act" means the act set forth in 15 U.S.C. section
 13    1601 et seq., as amended to and including January 1, 20045,  or  a  subsequent
 14    date if so defined by administrative rule.
 15        (18) "Mortgage  lending activities" means for compensation or gain, either
 16    directly or indirectly, accepting or offering to accept applications for resi-
 17    dential mortgage loans, assisting or offering to assist in the preparation  of
 18    an application for a residential mortgage loan.
 19        (19) "Mortgage  brokering  activities"  means  for  compensation  or gain,
 20    either directly or indirectly, accepting or offering to accept an  application
 21    for a residential mortgage loan, assisting or offering to assist in the prepa-
 22    ration  of  an application for a residential mortgage loan on behalf of a bor-
 23    rower, or negotiating or offering to negotiate the terms or  conditions  of  a
 24    residential mortgage loan with any person making residential mortgage loans.
 25        (20) "Loan  origination activities" means for compensation or gain, either
 26    directly or indirectly, engaging in any of the following activities while rep-
 27    resenting or acting on behalf of a mortgage broker or mortgage lender:
 28        (a)  Soliciting, accepting, or offering to accept  an  application  for  a
 29        residential mortgage loan;
 30        (b)  Assisting a borrower or offering to assist a borrower in the prepara-
 31        tion of a residential mortgage loan application; or
 32        (c)  Negotiating  or  offering  to  negotiate the terms or conditions of a
 33        residential mortgage loan with a borrower.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                     STATEMENT  OF  PURPOSE
                            RS 14381

The purpose of this bill is to amend the definitional section of
the Idaho Residential Mortgage Practices Act referencing the
following federal laws/regulations: (i) Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act; (ii) Regulation X; (iii) Truth in Lending Act; and
(iv) Regulation Z.  This legislation will update the definitions of
the foregoing federal laws/regulations to include changes to such
laws/regulations from January 1, 2004, up to and including January
1, 2005. 



                         FISCAL  IMPACT

No fiscal impact




CONTACT   
Name:     Michael Larsen
Agency:   Finance, Dept. of
Phone:    332-8060

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact                     H 73