Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 2220

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage broker: means any person who for compensation or gain, or in the expectation of compensation or gain, directly or indirectly negotiates, places, assists in placement, or finds, or offers to negotiate, place, assist in placement, or find mortgage loans, other than commercial loans, on real property for others. See
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC

§ 2220. Disclosure required by mortgage lender

In advance of taking any fee or collecting any charges for a mortgage loan, or at the time the prospective borrower submits a signed application, a written disclosure shall be provided by the lender to the prospective borrower setting forth all provisions relating to interest rates applicable to the loan, and specific disclosure regarding any possibility that the lender may change its role to that of a mortgage broker. This section shall not apply to commercial loans. (Added 1995, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; amended 2009, No. 29, § 1.)