12 CFR 34.23: Prepayment fees.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 12—Banks and Banking
- CHAPTER I—COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
- PART 34—REAL ESTATE LENDING AND APPRAISALS
- Subpart B—Adjustable-Rate Mortgages
A national bank offering or purchasing ARM loans may impose fees for prepayments notwithstanding any State law limitations to the contrary. For purposes of this section, prepayments do not include:
(a) Payments that exceed the required payment amount to avoid or reduce negative amortization; or
(b) Principal payments, in excess of those necessary to retire the outstanding debt over the remaining loan term at the then-current interest rate, that are made in accordance with rules governing the determination of monthly payments contained in the loan documents.
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