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 April 20, 2004
 Robert E. Feldman,
              Executive SecretaryFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation
 550 17th Street, NW
 Washington, DC 20429
 RE: EGRPRA Burden Reduction Comments
 Fax (202) 898-3838
 comments@fdic.gov
 
 Dear Robert:
 Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to comment on the request related
  to Burden Reduction Recommendations for Consumer Protection Lending-Related
  Rules as published in the Federal Register on January 21, 2004.
 Our institution is a $28+ billion-dollar bank holding company with banking
  offices located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico,
  Utah and Washington. Our affiliated banks engage in financial activities that
  are directly affected by lending-related consumer protection rules that may
  be changed as a result of this comment request.
 We appreciate the efforts the agencies are taking to reduce regulatory burden
  and we wish to provide comments as follows:
 HMDA
 1. Government Monitoring Information - Ethnicity and Race -Lenders are required
  to request information about an applicant's ethnicity, (e.g. Hispanic/Latino)
  and race (American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Native
  Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, or White). These Ethnicity and Race categories
  were established to mirror definitions established by the Office of Management
  and Budget, but are often confusing to applicants who insist their ethnicity
  is actually a race. For example, many Hispanic applicants insist their race
  is "Hispanic", even though that choice is not an option. As a result,
  many applicants choose to not provide the information in telephone or internet
  applications, and loan officers must "guess" when taking face-to-face
  applications. Neither situation provides meaningful data.
 We suggest that the OMB revisit the definitions, consider eliminating the Ethnicity
  category, and reinstate Hispanic/Latino as a race category.
 2. Refinance Definition - Lenders are required to report, as a refinance, all
  loans secured by a dwelling replaced by another dwelling secured loan.
 As a result of this broad definition, business purpose loans that meet the
  definition of a refinance are HMDA reportable even when the stated purpose
  of the loan does not involve a dwelling (such as a loan request to purchase
  equipment for a business). We believe that the requirement to report these
  transactions is contrary to the intent of HMDA.
 We suggest that business loans that do not meet the HMDA purpose test be exempted
  from HMDA reporting requirements.
 3. Home Improvement Definition - Lenders are required to report an application
  as Home Improvement if any portion of the refinanced loan is used for improvements.
  In the Mortgage area, most refinance transactions are primarily a refinance
  of a purchase money loan. The cash out that is used for home improvements is
  not the primary portion of the loan.
 We suggest that a loan should be reported as a home improvement loan only if
  home improvement is the primary purpose of the loan.
 4. Rate Spread Reporting - First lien one-time close construction-permanent
  loans must include the calculation of the rate spread if the spread is equal
  to or exceeds 3 percentage points. Regulation Z allows this type of loan to
  be disclosed as separate transactions, one for the construction loan phase
  and one for the permanent loan phase. Regulation Z also allows the points and
  fees to be distributed between the two disclosures and further allows a lender
  to assign all of the points and fees to either disclosure.
 If a lender assigns all of the points and fees to the permanent loan phase,
  the APR often exceeds the 3% threshold and the rate spread must then be reported.
  The reporting of a rate spread on a one-time close construction-permanent loan
  disclosed as outlined opens the lender up for unnecessary regulatory scrutiny,
  public criticism and potential charges of predatory lending.
 An exception should be added to the HMDA rate spread reporting requirements
  to eliminate the reporting of a rate spread on a one-time close construction-permanent
  loan when the APR on the permanent loan phase was calculated by including fees
  and points for the construction phase.
 5. Data Integrity - The various regulatory agencies use data integrity standards
  that impose a significant burden on lenders that may not be justified. Although
  we understand the importance of accurate data, we believe the current line
  error standard of 5% is burdensome and expensive to maintain. HMDA reporting
  now requires the reporting of up to 25 fields of data for each loan application.
  If only one of the 25 fields is incorrect, the whole line is considered in
  error for purposes of the 5% line error standard. A lender that reports 3,000
  applications on their LAR that includes 75,000 fields of data, reaches the
  5% standard if there is just one error on each of 150 of the 3,000 applications
  reported.
 When determining whether or not a lender's LAR meets accuracy requirements,
  we recommend that the line error standard be eliminated, that an accuracy standard
  of 5% per applied to key column errors, and that an accuracy standard of 1%
  be applied to total data elements.
 Regulation B,
              Regulation Z and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
              - Application Disclosure Requirements 1. Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM), Home Equity Credit Line (HECL) and Servicing
  Transfer (STD) Disclosure Requirements - Lenders are required to provide ARM
  and HECL disclosures at the time an application is provided to a consumer.
  Lenders are also required to provide an STD at the time of a face-to-face interview.
 These requirements are inconsistent with other requirements that allow lenders
  three business days to provide required disclosures (such as the Good Faith
  Estimate and the initial Truth in Lending disclosure). As a result of these
  inconsistencies, lenders often must maintain two sets of procedures to ensure
  compliance with initial disclosure requirements. This is burdensome and expensive.
 We suggest that the provisions of these sections be amended to allow a choice
  in providing application-related disclosures - provide either at the time of
  application or within three business days of receipt of an application.
 2. Application Disclosure Requirements - Application disclosures should be
  simplified and revised to make annual updates unnecessary. For lenders with
  several programs, updating and distributing disclosures is time consuming and
  expensive.
 We suggest the following:
 • Remove the requirement for a 15-year history on HECL disclosures.
 • Establish a sample "payment" disclosure that would incorporate
minimum and maximum payments on a representative ARM loan or HECL based on the
minimum and maximum rates.
 • Review other specific terms of the HECL disclosure requirements to identify
any requirements that can be summarized or shortened in order to provide a simpler,
easier to read, and more meaningful disclosure.
 3. Servicing Transfer Disclosure Statement - While we agree that the servicing
  transfer disclosure statement may be necessary for residential real estate
  loans for which servicing may be transferred multiple times, it is an unnecessary
  disclosure burden for consumer loans secured by residential real estate. Many
  lenders that originate such products do not sell servicing on these loan types
  and do not intend to do so.
 We suggest that consumer loans secured by residential real estate be exempted
  from the requirement to provide a STD if the lender can show that they service
  these loans and do not sell them. The exemption would not be available if the
  lender changed its policy and began to sell consumer loan servicing rights.
 For covered loans, we suggest that the disclosure requirements be reviewed
  to identify any terms that can be summarized or shortened in order to provide
  a simpler disclosure and to make annual updates unnecessary.
 4. Initial ARM Disclosure - Exception for Denied Applications - Unlike other
  application disclosures, there is no stated exception for ARM disclosures and
  brochures when an application is denied within three business days.
 We suggest that this exception be incorporated into the Regulation or Commentary.
 In addition, we suggest that the exception be expanded for all application
  disclosures when applications have been withdrawn (or a conditional offer of
  credit not accepted) by applicants within three business days.
 5. Initial ARM Disclosure and HECL Disclosure - ARM disclosures are required
  when an applicant's principal dwelling will secure a loan; HECL disclosures
  are required when any dwelling owned by an applicant will secure a loan.
 The HECL disclosure requirement outlined in Regulation Z (and explained further
  in the Commentary) is inconsistent with Section 127A of the Truth in Lending
  Act. Section 127A specifically refers to open-end consumer credit plans secured
  by a consumer's principal dwelling.
 We suggest that Regulation Z and its commentary be amended to require initial
  HECL disclosures only when an applicant's principal dwelling will secure a
  loan.
 6. Notice of Right to Receive Appraisal - Lenders are provided two options
  for providing appraisals to consumers: either routinely provide the appraisals,
  or provide applicants with a notice of their right to receive a copy of the
  appraisal. For lenders that elect to provide appraisals upon request, the required
  notice must be in a form that the consumer can keep.
 There is no stated exception to the requirement to provide an appraisal notice
  when a loan application is denied prior to an appraisal being obtained on the
  property. Providing such a notice serves no purpose other than to potentially
  lead applicants to the erroneous belief that an appraisal was obtained.
 The regulation or commentary should be expanded to include a specific exception
  from appraisal notice requirements when a loan application is denied or withdrawn
  within three business days and no appraisal has been completed.
 We also recommend that an exception be made for business purpose loans where
  the lender obtains a lien on a dwelling out of an "abundance of caution" and
  no appraisal has been completed.
 7. Good Faith Estimate and HUD-1/HUD-1A Settlement Statements - Many lenders
  offer "fee free" loan products to consumers, whereby all third party
  fees are paid by the lender. Providing a Good Faith Estimate (and a HUD-1A
  Settlement Statement), reflecting the charges the applicant does not have to
  pay, is an unnecessary requirement that increases costs and serves no useful
  purpose.
 We suggest that fees absorbed by the lender on "fee free" and "no
  cost" consumer loans be exempted from disclosure on the Good Faith Estimate
  and HUD-1/A Settlement Statement.
 8. Good Faith Estimate - Format and Content - In its response to questions
  from the Massachusetts Bankers Association, HUD opined that charges for any
  required item previously obtained by a borrower must be listed as a "POC" on
  the Good Faith Estimate. We believe that HUD's opinion is incorrect and is
  inconsistent with 24 CFR 3500.7(a), which requires a good faith estimate of
  charges the borrower is likely to incur in connection with the settlement.
  Costs incurred prior to requesting a loan (e.g. appraisals and/or insurance
  premiums) are not charges incurred in connection with the loan settlement.
  Researching these costs to disclose them is an unnecessary exercise that does
  nothing to meet the intent of RESPA, which is to provide a borrower with information
  on the cost of obtaining a specific loan.
 We recommend that HUD reverse its opinion on this and other issues relating
  to previously obtained and gratuitous services.
 9. Good Faith Estimate - Format and Content - Lenders are required to disclose
  all charges the borrower is likely to incur in connection with the settlement
  of a loan. Included in that disclosure is the estimated cost of hazard insurance
  premiums. Given that many factors, including the applicant's credit score,
  can cause significant variances in premiums for two similarly valued homes,
  we suggest inclusion of a standardized statement such as "this estimate
  does not include premiums for hazard insurance that will be required as a condition
  of your loan. You should consult your insurance agent to obtain a quote."
 10. Good Faith
              Estimate -Required Service Providers - Lenders are required to
              identify service providers and the nature of any business relationship. This disclosure is unnecessary and provides little, if any, benefit to the
  consumer. Typically, the service providers are entities with which the consumer
  would have no contact in connection with the loan, such as credit reporting
  agencies or flood determination companies, where the lenders obtain those services
  directly.
 We suggest that the Required Service Provider disclosure requirement be rescinded.
 11. Affiliated Business Arrangement Disclosure - Lenders are allowed to refer
  consumers to an affiliated entity for settlement services provided an Affiliated
  Business Arrangement Disclosure is provided on a separate piece of paper.
 We suggest these requirements be amended to remove the separate piece of paper
  requirement. The disclosure should be allowed to be included on an existing
  disclosure, so long as it is no less conspicuous than other information on
  the disclosure and it is clearly visible to the consumer (such as bold face
  type, enclosed in a text box, etc.).
 12. Electronically Provided Disclosures - Unlike the Federal Reserve, the Department
  of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has not incorporated provisions for
  lenders to provide electronic disclosures to applicants.
 We suggest that (HUD) incorporate provisions and parameters to enable lenders
  to provide electronic disclosures to applicants.
 Regulation B1. Collection of Monitoring Information - The monitoring information collection
      rules under Regulation B should be amended to conform to the monitoring
      information collection rules under Regulation C.
 Regulation Z 1. Right to Rescind - Regulation Z provides consumers with a right of rescission
      in certain transactions secured by a consumer's principal dwelling. The
      required delay in disbursing funds serves little purpose for borrowers
      who initiate such transactions.
 The vast majority of consumers do not rescind transactions within three business
  days of settlement; rather, the attempt seems to be made by borrowers whose
  loans are in default, when their attorneys often correspond with lenders in
  an attempt to exercise a three-year rescission in order to avoid foreclosure.
 Alternatively, savvy borrowers who have paid fees in connection with a loan
  know that they may not be entitled to receive a refund of those fees if they
  cancel a transaction before settlement. Rather, they wait until after settlement
  to rescind, leaving the lender responsible for paying settlement charges that
  might not have been incurred had the borrower cancelled in a more timely manner.
 We recommend that rescission rules be relaxed for transactions initiated by
  consumers when a minimum number of days have elapsed between receipt of an
  application and the settlement date, and the consumers have been given the
  right to cancel a transaction within that time frame. A notice could accompany
  other application disclosures, such as the good faith estimate or HECL application
  disclosure, outlining the applicant's right to cancel a transaction within
  (number to be determined) days of application. Fees for 3rd party services
  already performed, such as appraisal, credit report, flood determinations,
  etc., should not be refundable.
 In the alternative, consumers could be provided with an option to elect to
  waive their right to rescind. Consumers get very angry if they cannot have
  their funds immediately and proving a bona fide financial emergency is too
  subjective. Our only recourse is to allow a consumer to take out a side loan
  for 30 days, which proves to be costly to the consumer and risky for the lender.
 2. Effects of Rescission - When a consumer rescinds a transaction, a creditor
  must refund all monies paid (even to third parties) by the borrower in connection
  with the transaction.
 While not specifically discussed in the regulation, the intent is for lenders
  to reimburse consumers for "nonrefundable" costs such as credit and
  title reports, and lender ordered services such as title insurance (on which
  the lender can subsequently obtain a refund). We further believe that the regulation
  never intended for lenders to reimburse consumers for refundable services that
  they (consumers) obtained (such as property and flood insurance) in connection
  with a loan and can obtain refunds themselves. Not excluding certain fees results
  in consumers enjoying additional coverage paid by the lender or receiving a
  double refund of premiums when they cancel or reduce insurance coverage.
 We recommend that the commentary be expanded to exclude insurance premiums
  paid by the borrower from the requirement. Borrowers have the ability to cancel
  or reduce such coverage and receive a refund.
 3. Owner-Occupied Rental Property - A loan to acquire owner-occupied rental
  property
 is considered business purpose if the property contains more than two housing
  units.
 A loan to improve or maintain owner-occupied rental property must contain more
 than four housing units to be considered business purpose. The commentary should
  be revised to provide a consistent definition of owner-occupied rental property,
  regardless of the purpose.
 4. Exemption for Certain Advertisement - Inconsistencies exist between advertisements
  for credit products under Regulation Z and deposit products under Regulation
  DD. Having different rules for different products increases the potential for
  errors and omissions in advertisements, resulting in expensive rewrites and
  wasted time.
 Regulation Z should be amended to include exemptions similar to those outlined
  in Regulation DD.
 5. Triggering Terms and Required Disclosures (Closed-end Credit) - When advertising
  closed-end credit products, triggering terms include number of payments (or
  period of repayment), the amount of a finance charge, amount of payments, etc.
  When triggering terms are set forth in an advertisement, the advertisement
  must include the amount or percentage of down payment (on a credit sale), repayment
  terms, and the APR.
 a. Some information in an advertisement can be misleading and additional disclosures
  are warranted. However, we do not feel that advertising the term of a loan
  misleads consumers. When advertising long term mortgage loan products, it is
  not practical to require additional disclosures. Market rates on such products
  change daily (sometimes more frequently) and APRs may be based other factors
  (such as private mortgage insurance, risk rating based on credit history, etc.)
  thereby making accurate disclosures impossible.
 b. There in little value to the consumer in requiring the disclosure of repayment
  terms in an advertisement. The disclosures are not often very conspicuous,
  and the consumer can easily overlook the information.
 The number of payments or period of repayment should be removed as a triggering
  term and the repayment terms be removed as a required disclosure.
 6. Triggering Terms and Required Disclosures (Open-end Credit) - Some of the
  additional disclosure requirements for open-end credit products do not provide
  any value to the consumer and the volume of information that is required results
  in footnotes that detract from the initial intent of the advertisement.
 Disclosure requirements should be simplified to include as applicable:
 a. The APR (if variable, the effective date and the fact that it is variable)
 b. A statement that certain fees will apply to open and maintain an account,
  a balloon payment will occur on home equity lines of credit (if a monthly payment
  is disclosed) and to ask for additional information
 c. If an advertisement states an initial rate that is not based on an index
  and margin: the length of time the initial rate will apply, a reasonably current
  APR, and the effective date of the APR
 d. A customer should contact a tax advisor regarding the deductibility of interest
  (if "tax deductible" is disclosed in an ad)
 7. Advertising Requirements for Home Equity Lines of Credit - Amend the advertising
  requirements to mirror those for closed-end loans. The advertising requirements
  for home equity loans are concise. The preliminary disclosures provided contain
  more detail and satisfy requirements for assisting consumers to shop for credit.
  Quite often our advertisements are so "disclosure" heavy that we
  have difficulty in our radio ads, not to mention the mouse print we have to
  use for print ads.
 8. Use of Annual
              Percentage Rates in Oral Disclosures - When quoting interest rates
              in response to a consumer's inquiry, lenders are required to state
              only the APR, although the simple interest rate may also be stated.
              The purpose of the disclosure requirement is to enable consumers
              to "credit shop" and apply for the most favorable rate.
              However, in an environment where the pricing of consumer loans
              is based on risk factors such as credit score, consumers are increasingly
              learning that they cannot obtain quotes until they apply for credit. We believe it is not meaningful to consumers to disclose APRs in oral rate
  inquiries. We further believe that consumers are interested in the rate that
  will be charged, as evidenced by the frustration that loan officers experience
  in trying to explain to consumers why APRs are higher than note rates. We believe
  that providing a range of interest rates and the fees associated with such
  loans would provide better information to consumers while rate shopping.
 9. Advertising
              Rules - Advertising rules under both open-end and closed-end should
              be amended to include a mailing consisting of several separate
              flyers or pieces of promotional material in a single envelope as
              a single multiple-page advertisement under sections 226.16(c) and
              226.24(d). To have to duplicate disclosure on every piece of paper
              included in a mailing is unnecessary. 10. Clarification of Finance Charges - The commentary should be clarified to
  provide a standard listing of fees that are always considered finance charges.
 Many investors in the secondary market require that a settlement/closing fee
  be included in the calculation of the finance charge and refuse to purchase
  loans that do not meet this requirement. There is a specific exception outlined
  in the commentary to 226.4(c)(7)2 that states that this fee is not a finance
  charge (provided the specified circumstances are met) - yet they refuse to
  accept this exception.
 The same situation exists with document review fees which are also specifically
  exempted under the commentary to 226.4(c)(7)1 - some investors refuse to purchase
  a loan that contains a document review fee unless the fee has been included
  in the finance charge.
 Another fee that is subject to interpretation is the fee charged by an appraiser
  to do a recertification of value after the completion of construction for a
  one-time close construction and permanent loan. Although both of these loans
  close at the same time, the permanent financing is contingent upon the completion
  of construction. Therefore it can be argued that the recertification fee is
  tied to the initial credit decision and is not a fee that is incurred during
  the term of the loan. Specific guidance is needed concerning whether or not
  this type of fee meets the test for exclusion under 226.4(c)(7)3 as a fee imposed
  in connection with the initial decision to grant credit.
 11. Credit Card
              Provisions - Credit card provisions under 226.12(a) ad 226.12 (b)(5)
              regarding business credit should be removed. Regulation Z is a
              consumer protection law and this single piece of the regulation
              is confusing and unnecessary. Flood
 1. Reliance on previous flood determinations - Regulations implementing the
  Flood Disaster Protection Act require lenders to use the Standard Flood Hazard
  Determination (SFHD) when making, increasing, renewing or extending loans secured
  by improved property. In the book Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines
  published by FEMA, a flood determination can be reused for increasing, extending,
  renewing or purchasing existing loans if certain conditions exist, i.e. determination
  is less than seven years old, no change in the flood map, initially recorded
  on a SFHD form.
 Lenders often obtain "life of loan" coverage from flood determination
  vendors when making the initial determinations in connection with improved
  real estate loans. The purpose of life of loan coverage is for vendors to notify
  lenders whenever changes in flood maps result in changes in the flood status
  of loans within their portfolios. Absent notification, lenders could reasonably
  rely on the fact that no change to flood status has occurred when renewing,
  increasing, or extending loans. As such, we believe that no action should be
  required by lenders when extending, renewing, or increasing a loan for which
  life of loan coverage has been obtained, regardless of the age of the determination
  or whether flood maps had changed.
 We recommend that the ability to rely on previous flood determinations be expanded
  to include initial determinations with life-of-loan coverage (if the initial
  determination was recorded on a SFHD). Additionally, we request reliance on
  previous flood determinations be made part of the regulation.
 2. Loan Extensions - Lenders may extend loan payment due dates as an accommodation
  to a borrower or offer holiday promotions to extend December or January payments
  for borrowers who have remained current on their loans during the previous
  year. Extending a loan payment results in the extension of the maturity date
  of a loan by one month.
 There is no definition of "extending" within the regulation, and
  there is little guidance on what constitutes an extension. We feel that one-month
  extensions, although they defer the maturity date of a loan, do not fall under
  the intent of FEMA's regulations.
 We suggest that an exception for short term extensions (such as those under
  six months) be added to the regulation.
 3. Junior Lienholders - Remove the requirement that junior lienholders are
  responsible for ensuring coverage on all outstanding liens by allowing enough
  coverage to protect the lender in junior position against risk. We have had
  situations where the 1st lienholder disagrees that the property is in a flood
  zone and does not require coverage; our vendor issued a flood certification
  showing the property is in a standard flood hazard area. The consumer is forced
  to either obtain insurance for both liens to satisfy our flood requirement
  or not get the loan. This is also an issue when the first lienholder is not
  subject to flood rules - such as finance companies and privately held first
  mortgagees since neither of these lenders are subject to flood insurance requirements.
 Privacy
 1. Annual Privacy Notice - Lenders are required to send annual notices of their
  privacy policy to consumers. This is in addition to the notice provided at
  the time a relationship commences.
 The annual notice requirement is costly, a waste of resources, and an unnecessary
  burden to lenders (and other financial service providers). Consumers are deluged
  with annual privacy notices from multiple financial services companies and
  we suspect that most go unread. Despite attempts to simplify privacy notices,
  they continue to be lengthy, overly detailed, and serve little purpose for
  consumers.
 The annual notice requirement should be eliminated. Instead, institutions should
  be required to send privacy notice updates only when there are significant
  changes to their privacy policies. The notices should be required to clearly
  and conspicuously state the old and new terms of the policy and reiterate to
  consumers how to opt out of information sharing.
 Debt Cancellation 1. Oral Disclosures - When soliciting debt cancellation products in connection
      with a loan, National banks are required to provide a detailed oral disclosure,
      followed up (or accompanied by, in a face-to-face solicitation) with a
      detailed written disclosure. The oral disclosure requirements include the
      following statements:
 o	The fact that the consumer's purchase is optional;
 o The fact that whether or not the consumer purchases debt cancellation will
  not affect the application for credit or the terms of any existing agreement
  the consumer has with the bank;
 o The fact that the bank will give the consumer additional information before
  the consumer is required to pay for debt cancellation;
 o The fact that there are eligibility requirements, conditions and exclusions
  that could prevent the consumer from receiving benefits under debt cancellation;
  and
 o The fact that the consumer should carefully read the contract for a full
  explanation of terms of the debt cancellation.
 The oral disclosure is too lengthy, duplicates much of the information in the
  written disclosure, and provides little benefit to a consumer. We believe that
  disclosing the fact that debt cancellation is optional, the cost of the debt
  cancellation (currently not a requirement in an oral disclosure), and the fact
  that additional disclosures will be provided contains sufficient information
  for an initial solicitation.
 Oral disclosure requirements under OCC regulations should be revised to provide
  a shorter, more concise statement, followed up with a detailed written disclosure.
 Homeownership
              Counseling Notice 1. Notification upon delinquency - Lenders are required to provide notification
  to a homeowner when a loan secured by the homeowner's principal (1-4 family)
  dwelling becomes delinquent up to 45 days. Because the requirement to provide
  the notice is not dependent upon the purpose of the loan, there is no stated
  exception for commercial purpose loans. We have interpreted the regulation
  to cover all past due loans where a homeowner's primary dwelling secures a
  loan, even if the homeowner and the borrower are different persons.
 In business and commercial lending, lenders may take a security interest in
  a primary dwelling to strengthen the credit out of an abundance of caution.
  Overall, the dwelling makes up a small portion of the collateral, most of which
  may be comprised of business assets, and the existence of a dwelling as collateral
  might not be identifiable in automated loan tracking systems. As such, covered
  loans must be manually identified in order to comply with the notification
  requirements, or the notice must be sent to all delinquent commercial borrowers.
 The regulation should be revised to provide clarification regarding covered
  loan types. We further suggest that business purpose loans should be exempted
  from the notification requirements.
 FACT Act 1. Credit Score Disclosure - Under the FACT Act, lenders will be required to
      provide disclosures to consumers relating to credit scores for applications
      of certain loan types. This requirement mirrors the requirements set forth
      in statutes enacted by the State of California.
 While we do not oppose the requirement to provide the disclosure, we have received
  complaints from current California residents about the disclosure's content.
  Due to the wording in the credit score disclosure, applicants think that their
  application for credit has been denied. As a result, employees have been required
  to explain to worried consumers that the disclosures are merely informational
  and are not communicating a credit decision.
 New regulations implementing this section of the FACT Act and the model disclosure
  should be drafted in a manner that clearly communicates to consumers that the
  disclosure is for informational purposes only and not a communication of a
  credit decision. The disclosure should explain that factors contributing to
  a credit score may appear negative but contribute to the score and do not necessarily
  mean an application has been denied.
 Again, thank
              you for providing us with an opportunity to comment on ways to
              reduce regulatory burden. If you have any questions concerning
              our comments, please contact Kathy Gately, VP at 702-657-3528.  Sincerely,  Estella A. TibbsVice President Compliance Manager
 Nevada State Bank
 Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
 Member FDIC
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