Kentucky Statutes 286.8-120 – Fees and charges in addition to interest — Letters of commitment — Failure to fulfill terms constitutes default
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(1) Every mortgage loan company may require borrowers to pay all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the making, closing, disbursing, extending, readjusting, or renewing of loans. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such expenses may include appraisal, attorneys’ fees, abstract, recording and registration fees, title examination, title insurance, mortgage insurance, credit report, survey, drawing of papers, origination fees, loan closing costs, and taxes or charges imposed upon or in connection with the making and reporting of any mortgage.
(2) Every mortgage loan company also may require the borrowers to pay the cost of all other necessary and incidental services rendered by the mortgage loan company or by others in connection with loans in reasonable amounts. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such costs may include the cost of services of inspectors, engineers, and architects.
(3) Such initial charges as described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section may be collected by the mortgage loan company from the borrower and paid to any person rendering such services, or paid directly by the borrower.
(4) In lieu of such initial charges to cover such expenses and costs as described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, a mortgage loan company may make a reasonable charge, part or all of which may be retained by the mortgage loan company which renders such service, or part or all of which may be paid to others who render such services.
(5) The fees and charges authorized by this section shall be in addition to interest authorized by law, and shall not be deemed to be a part of the interest collected or agreed to be paid on such loans within the meaning of any law of this Commonwealth which limits the rate of interest which may be exacted in any transaction.
(6) No person shall receive any fee or other compensation of any kind in connection with procuring any loan, except for services actually rendered as above provided, and in no event shall a mortgage loan company or mortgage loan broker require the payment of a fee greater than one hundred dollars ($100) as a condition to submitting a loan application unless the commissioner shall otherwise prescribe by rule.
(7) All “letters of commitment,” or any other contracts or agreements between prospective borrowers and a mortgage loan company or a loan broker, where the borrowers employ services, for a fee or commission, to obtain a loan commitment or funding from a lending institution shall indicate the terms and conditions thereof, including a full and detailed description of the services the broker or company undertakes to perform, a specific statement of the circumstances in which the broker or company will be entitled to obtain or retain consideration and the period that such agreement shall remain in effect.
(8) Failure on the part of any party, with the exception of the borrower, to fulfill the
terms of any loan commitment, letter of commitment, agreement, or contract for the loan of money within the time and on such terms specified therein, or the failure to make a bona fide effort to secure a loan after receiving a fee for such service, shall constitute default by the mortgage loan company and any other person so in default; and any person damaged by such default may sue at law or equity for damages, reasonable attorneys’ fees and interest at the legal rate of interest under KRS
360.010. Every cause of action for damages under this subsection survives the death of any person who might have been a plaintiff or defendant. No person may sue under this subsection more than five (5) years after any act constituting default.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 777, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 461, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1986. — Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 365, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1980.
Formerly codified as KRS § 294.120.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). In accordance with 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 247, secs. 38 and 39, this statute has been renumbered as a section of the Kentucky Financial Services Code, KRS Chapter 286.
(2) Every mortgage loan company also may require the borrowers to pay the cost of all other necessary and incidental services rendered by the mortgage loan company or by others in connection with loans in reasonable amounts. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such costs may include the cost of services of inspectors, engineers, and architects.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 286.8-120
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Borrower: means any person that seeks, applies for, or obtains a mortgage loan. See Kentucky Statutes 286.8-010
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the Department of Financial
Institutions. See Kentucky Statutes 286.1-010 - Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Mortgage loan: means any loan primarily for personal, family, or household use that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other equivalent consensual security interest on residential real property or any loan primarily for personal, family, or household use that is secured by collateral that has a mortgage lien interest in residential real property. See Kentucky Statutes 286.8-010
- Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
- Mortgage loan broker: means any person who for compensation or gain, or in the expectation of compensation or other gain, received directly or indirectly, serves as an agent for any borrower in an attempt to obtain a mortgage loan, or holds oneself out as being able to do so. See Kentucky Statutes 286.8-010
- Mortgage loan company: means any person who directly or indirectly:
(a) Makes, purchases, or sells mortgage loans, or holds oneself out as being able to do so. See Kentucky Statutes 286.8-010 - Person: means a natural person, or any type or form of corporation, company, partnership, proprietorship, association, or other legal entity. See Kentucky Statutes 286.1-010
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(3) Such initial charges as described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section may be collected by the mortgage loan company from the borrower and paid to any person rendering such services, or paid directly by the borrower.
(4) In lieu of such initial charges to cover such expenses and costs as described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, a mortgage loan company may make a reasonable charge, part or all of which may be retained by the mortgage loan company which renders such service, or part or all of which may be paid to others who render such services.
(5) The fees and charges authorized by this section shall be in addition to interest authorized by law, and shall not be deemed to be a part of the interest collected or agreed to be paid on such loans within the meaning of any law of this Commonwealth which limits the rate of interest which may be exacted in any transaction.
(6) No person shall receive any fee or other compensation of any kind in connection with procuring any loan, except for services actually rendered as above provided, and in no event shall a mortgage loan company or mortgage loan broker require the payment of a fee greater than one hundred dollars ($100) as a condition to submitting a loan application unless the commissioner shall otherwise prescribe by rule.
(7) All “letters of commitment,” or any other contracts or agreements between prospective borrowers and a mortgage loan company or a loan broker, where the borrowers employ services, for a fee or commission, to obtain a loan commitment or funding from a lending institution shall indicate the terms and conditions thereof, including a full and detailed description of the services the broker or company undertakes to perform, a specific statement of the circumstances in which the broker or company will be entitled to obtain or retain consideration and the period that such agreement shall remain in effect.
(8) Failure on the part of any party, with the exception of the borrower, to fulfill the
terms of any loan commitment, letter of commitment, agreement, or contract for the loan of money within the time and on such terms specified therein, or the failure to make a bona fide effort to secure a loan after receiving a fee for such service, shall constitute default by the mortgage loan company and any other person so in default; and any person damaged by such default may sue at law or equity for damages, reasonable attorneys’ fees and interest at the legal rate of interest under KRS
360.010. Every cause of action for damages under this subsection survives the death of any person who might have been a plaintiff or defendant. No person may sue under this subsection more than five (5) years after any act constituting default.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 777, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 461, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1986. — Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 365, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1980.
Formerly codified as KRS § 294.120.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). In accordance with 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 247, secs. 38 and 39, this statute has been renumbered as a section of the Kentucky Financial Services Code, KRS Chapter 286.