Section 06.60.135. Records of mortgage licensee.

   (a) [See delayed amendment note]. =ro The requirements of this section apply to the business transactions of a mortgage licensee or registered depository institution that occur entirely or partially in this state.
   (b) [See delayed amendment note]. =ro A mortgage licensee or registered depository institution shall keep and use in the business of the mortgage licensee or registered depository institution the accounting records that are in accord with generally accepted accounting principles.
   (c) [See delayed amendment note]. =ro A mortgage licensee and a registered depository institution shall maintain a record of the account of each borrower and for each mortgage loan or mortgage loan application that is related to the purchase or refinancing of an existing mortgage loan. This record must contain all documents, work papers, electronic correspondence, and forms that are produced or prepared for the mortgage loan by the mortgage licensee or registered depository institution, and the mortgage licensee and registered depository institution shall retain each document, work paper, electronic correspondence, and form for 36 months from the date they were created.
   (d) [See delayed amendment note]. =ro A mortgage licensee and a registered depository institution shall retain, for at least three years after final payment is made on a mortgage loan, or three years after a mortgage loan is sold, whichever occurs first, the original contract for the compensation of the mortgage licensee or registered depository institution, copies of the note, settlement statement, and truth-in-lending disclosure, an account of fees received in connection with the loan, and other papers or records relating to the loan that may be required by department order or regulation.
   (e) [See delayed amendment note]. =ro If a mortgage licensee or registered depository institution conducts business as a mortgage loan servicing agent for mortgage loans that the mortgage licensee or registered depository institution owns, or as an agent for other mortgage lenders or investors, the mortgage licensee or registered depository institution shall, in addition to complying with (b) and (c) of this section, maintain a record for each mortgage loan. The record of each mortgage loan must include the amount of the mortgage loan, the total amount of interest and finance charges on the mortgage loan, the interest rate on the mortgage loan, the amount of each payment to be made on the mortgage loan, a description of the collateral taken for the mortgage loan, a history of all payments received by the mortgage licensee or registered depository institution on the mortgage loan, a detailed history of the amount of each payment that is applied to the reduction of the mortgage loan principal, the interest that accrues on the mortgage loan, and any other fees and charges that are related to the mortgage loan, as well as other papers required by law, department order, or regulation. The mortgage licensee or registered depository institution shall retain the record required by this subsection for three years after the loan is sold to another mortgage loan servicing agent or after the mortgage loan is satisfied, whichever occurs first.
   (f) In this section, "mortgage loan servicing agent" means a person who acts on behalf of the owner of a mortgage loan to collect payments on the mortgage loan and enforce the terms of the mortgage loan.

Authorities

6.60.090

Notes

Recent Bills that will modify this

HB 12 MORTGAGE LENDING AND LOAN ORIGINATORS

Implemented As

3 AAC 14.411
3 AAC 14.420

References

AS 6.60.090 .090">Sec. 06.60.090. Inactive license.

History

(Sec. 2 ch 50 SLA 2007; am Sec. 9 - 13 ch 51 SLA 2016)