§2610 — Title 12 Banks and Banking | U.S. Code

Summary

Lenders and loan servicers must not charge anyone a fee for preparing or sending the disclosure statements required for federally related mortgage loans or loans to buy a mobile home. This covers the statements required by sections 2603 and 2609(c) and by the Truth in Lending Act; "servicer" means the company that manages the loan (see section 2605(i)).

Title 12, §2610

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No fee shall be imposed or charge made upon any other person (as a part of settlement costs or otherwise) by a lender in connection with a federally related mortgage loan made by it (or a loan for the purchase of a mobile home), or by a servicer (as the term is defined under section 2605(i) of this title), for or on account of the preparation and submission by such lender or servicer of the statement or statements required (in connection with such loan) by section 2603 and 2609(c) of this title or by the Truth in Lending Act [15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Truth in Lending Act, referred to in text, is title I of Pub. L. 90–321, May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 146, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 1601 et seq.) of chapter 41 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1601 of Title 15 and Tables.

Amendments

1990—Pub. L. 101–625 substituted present section catchline for “Fee for preparation of truth-in-lending and uniform settlement statements”, inserted after first comma “or by a servicer (as the term is defined under section 2605(i) of this title),”, and substituted “lender or servicer” for second reference to “lender” and “2609(c)” for “2605”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 180 days after Dec. 22, 1974, see section 20 of Pub. L. 93–533, set out as a note under section 2601 of this title.

§2610 Prohibition of fees for preparation of truth-in-lending, uniform settlement, and escrow account statements