0180-17-.04
Lock-In Agreement
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0180-17-.04
(1)
A lock-in agreement shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
RULES PERTAINING TO MORTGAGE LENDING, LOAN
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(a)
The interest rate and discount points to be paid by the applicant on the residential
mortgage loan, and if the residential mortgage loan has an adjustable interest rate, the
initial interest rate to be paid by the applicant on the residential mortgage loan;
(b)
The amount of any lock-in fee and the time within which the lock-in fee must be paid;
(c)
The length of the lock-in period;
(d)
A statement that if the residential mortgage loan is not closed within the lock-in period,
the mortgage lender will no longer be obligated by the lock-in agreement and that any
lock-in fee paid by the applicant may not be refundable except under certain conditions
(the conditions do not have to be specified);
(e)
A statement that any terms not locked in by the lock-in agreement are subject to
change until the residential mortgage loan is closed at settlement; and
(f)
Any other terms and conditions of the lock-in agreement required by the mortgage
lender.