Section 58-21B-20 - Mortgage loan originator duties.
58-21B-20. Mortgage loan originator duties.
A. A mortgage loan originator shall, enter into a fiduciary relationship with the borrower. For the purposes of this subsection, "fiduciary relationship" is a relationship in which a mortgage loan originator shall:
(1) safeguard and account for any money handled for the borrower;
(2) follow reasonable and lawful instructions from the borrower;
(3) act with reasonable skill, care and diligence;
(4) act in good faith and engage in fair dealing in any transaction, practice or course of business regarding mortgage loans;
(5) direct, recommend and make reasonable efforts to secure a residential mortgage loan that is reasonably advantageous to the borrower, considering all of the circumstances, and has a net tangible benefit to the borrower;
(6) make a full and fair disclosure of all facts within the knowledge of the mortgage loan originator that are or may be material to the borrower's decision, rights or interests;
(7) disclose to the borrower the existence of all loans available to the mortgage loan originator, for which the borrower qualifies, that have terms that are as favorable or more favorable than those loans offered to the borrower by the mortgage loan originator;
(8) not steer the borrower to a loan or loans with terms that are clearly less favorable than those loans offered to the borrower by the mortgage loan originator; and
(9) maintain all information provided by the borrower or obtained regarding the borrower in strict confidence. However, the mortgage loan originator may disclose confidential information if required by law or rule or if the borrower authorizes the disclosure in writing in advance of the disclosure. Any such authorization shall specifically identify the nature of the information to be disclosed.
B. If not provided by the mortgage loan company, a mortgage loan originator shall, in addition to all other disclosures required by statute or common law:
(1) disclose at least two days prior to closing of the loan the total amount of any compensation the mortgage loan company expects to receive specific to the loan being offered, including origination fees, broker fees, yield spread premiums and other fees payable to the mortgage loan company by the lender or other third party at the time the loan is funded to the borrower; and
(2) clearly and conspicuously disclose in writing a mortgage loan summary, as specified by the director by rule.