N.M. Stat. § 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.