Disclosure Periods: Three Days Counted Three Different Ways

Anyone who's refinanced a home they live in probably remembers having to wait a couple days after signing before their loan can close.  This is called the Three Day Right of Recsission.  Thanks to all our new guidelines over the past year, we now have waiting periods triggered if your rate changes (for better or worse) with MDIA and once you receive your appraisal thanks to HVCC.   All of these waiting periods are for three days and each one is counted differently–go figure!   Here's a quick overview.

Home Value Code of Conduct. (HVCC) On residential transactions where there is an appraisal, we are required to provide the borrower a copy of the appraisal three full days before signing.  This is very similar to the right of recession where it's "postal days" that are counted.  A rush transaction can be put into a pinch if the appraisal is received late.   Receive the appraisal on a Friday, and the earliest the borrower can sign is Wednesday.

Three Day Day Right of Rescission:  This applies to refinances of a primary residence and is triggered the day of signing.  Three, what I like to call "postal days" must pass after you sign before your transaction can fund.  So if you sign on Monday, the earliest the loan can fund (close) is Friday; sign on Tuesday, the earliest your mortgage can fund is Monday.  

Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act:  MDIA has two waiting periods: how soon a mortgage originator can collect funds after an application–depending on how an application is taken AND a redisclosure period if your APR (annual percentage rate) changes by an 0.125% for fixed rates and 0.25% for an adjustable rate.   The redisclosure period is also three days however the first day starts after the redisclosure and the earliest a borrower can sign is on the third day.  Most Seattle area real estate contracts have language providing an automatic extension of the closing date should closing be delayed due to MDIA (this is different than your rate lock extension).

Lately I've been renegotiating rate lock commitments for my clients, and even when I'm improving their rate, I need to redisclose and trigger the MDIA waiting period.  If it's a refinance, I need to be especially careful of not causing a lock extension if we run out of time due to the MDIA disclosure AND the Right of Rescission time period.

What was done "for the best interest of the consumer" has caused some transactions to be delayed.  It's important to be aware of the various timing factors that may be involved with your transaction.  Delaying your appraisal or not being able to get to your signing appointment in time with a refinance can wind up costing in the form of an extension fee when you factor all the timing periods…which everyone wants to avoid (and is why I like to lock a little longer when possible).

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