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A GUIDE TO

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Edition effective January 1, 2018 (for HMDA submissions due
March 1, 2019)
This edition of the Guide is the comprehensive edition for the 2018 calendar
year data (due March 1, 2019). Appendices include:


Overview of Data Requirements Chart;



HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide;



Instructions on Collection of Data on Ethnicity, Race, and Sex;



Step-by-step charts summarizing transactional and institutional
coverage;

Last Edited:
January 31, 2018



Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 1003;



Official Interpretation to Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 1003;



Federal HMDA Reporting Agencies; and



HMDA Poster.

Contents

Foreword ....................................................................................... iii
Summary of Requirements .......................................................... 1
Institutional Coverage: Who Must Report? ............................................................. 1
Transactional Coverage: What Is Reported? .......................................................... 10
Compilation of Reportable Data: What Is Reported? ............................................. 28
Recording, Reporting, and Disclosure: When is it Reported? .............................. 29

Appendices .................................................................................. 35
Overview of Data Requirements Chart .................................................................. A-1
HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide ................................................................. B-1
Instructions on Collection of Data on Ethnicity, Race, and Sex ....................... C-1
Transactional Coverage Chart .............................................................................. D-1
Institutional Coverage Chart ................................................................................. E-1
Regulation C ............................................................................................................ F-1
Official Interpretations to Regulation C ............................................................... G-1
Federal HMDA Reporting Agencies ..................................................................... H-1
HMDA Poster ............................................................................................................ I-1

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A Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right! will assist you in complying with the

Foreword

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) as implemented by the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau’s Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 1003 (Regulation C). The purpose of
this Guide is to provide an easy-to-use summary of certain key requirements. This
Guide does not provide detailed information about the HMDA submission process, or
file, data, and edit specifications. Information about those topics may be found on the
FFIEC’s Resources for HMDA Filers website, available at
www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/hmda/for-filers and
www.ffiec.gov/hmda/.
The Foreword and Summary of Requirements sections of the Guide were developed by
the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) — the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the CFPB the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the State Liaison Committee
(SLC) — and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The
appendices include, in addition to Regulation C and its Official Interpretations, certain
HMDA compliance materials developed and issued exclusively by the CFPB and not by
the FFIEC or its other member agencies. Financial institutions may wish to consult and
rely upon additional compliance resources that their Federal supervisory agencies may
offer. Contact information for each agency is available in Appendix H.
This edition of the Guide incorporates the amendments made to HMDA in the Dodd1

Frank Act. The Dodd-Frank Act amended HMDA, transferring rulewriting authority to
the Bureau and expanding the scope of information that must be collected, reported,
and disclosed under HMDA, among other changes. In October 2015, the Bureau issued
the 2015 HMDA Final Rule implementing the Dodd-Frank Act amendments to

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376, section
2097- 101 (2010).

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Regulation C. On August 24, 2017, the Bureau issued a final rule further amending
Regulation C to make technical corrections and to clarify and amend certain
requirements adopted by the 2015 HMDA Final Rule.

The 2015 HMDA Final Rule modified the types of institutions and transactions subject to
Regulation C, the types of data that institutions are required to collect, and the
processes for reporting and disclosing the required data.

The Summary of Requirements reviews HMDA’s purposes and data collection,
reporting, and disclosure requirements. It provides a high level summary of:


The institutions covered by Regulation C.



The transactions covered by Regulation C.



The information that covered institutions are required to collect, record, and
report.



The requirements for reporting and disclosing data.

This Guide is not a substitute for HMDA or Regulation C. Regulation C and its
official interpretations (also known as the commentary) are the definitive sources of
information regarding their requirements. Regulation C is available in Appendix F and G
of this Guide and at www.consumerfinance.gov/regulatory-implementation/hmda/.

Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C), 80 FR 66128 (Oct. 28, 2015) (October 2015 HMDA Final Rule).
Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C); 82 FR 43088 (Sept. 13, 2017) (September 2017 HMDA Final
Rule). For more information on the specific changes made by the 2017 technical corrections and clarifications
to Regulation C, review the Executive Summary, available at
www.consumerfinance.gov/documents/5206/201707_cfpb_hmda-executive-summary.pdf.
October 2015 HMDA Final Rule, 80 FR 66128-29. For more information on the specific changes made by the
2015 amendments to Regulation C, review the Executive Summary for the October 15, 2015 HMDA Rule,
available at www.consumerfinance.gov/documents/5218/201510_cfpb_hmda-executive-summary.pdf.
Further, Section 2 of the HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide, available in Appendix B of this Guide, also
provides an overview of these changes.

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Additionally, this Guide is not a substitute for the requirements for filing the reportable
data. The Filing Instructions Guide is the definitive source for information regarding the
filing requirements and is available at www.consumerfinance.gov/dataresearch/hmda/for-filers.

Feedback
The FFIEC welcomes suggestions for changes or additions that might make this
Guide more helpful.
Write to:
FFIEC, 3501 Fairfax Drive
Room B-7081a
Arlington, VA 22226
Send an e-mail to:
[email protected]

Questions
If, after reviewing the resources in this Guide, you have a question regarding a specific
provision of the regulation, or have questions about how to file HMDA data, please
email [email protected] with your specific question, identifying the filing year you
are referencing, and, when applicable, the section(s) of the regulation related to your
question. You can also submit the inquiry online using the form available at

The Federal HMDA reporting agencies (the Board, the Bureau, HUD, FDIC, NCUA, and OCC), referred to as
the “appropriate Federal agency” in Regulation C, have agreed that, beginning on January 1, 2018, all HMDA
filers will file their HMDA data with the CFPB. The CFPB will process the HDMA data for the Federal HMDA
reporting agencies and the FFIEC, and prepare and make available data products to the general public on
behalf of the Federal HMDA reporting agencies and the FFIEC. For HMDA data reporting beginning in 2018,
a web-based data submission and edit-check system (the HMDA Platform) will be available to process HMDA
data. For a financial institution to submit its file, it must be in pipe delimited format. For more information on
the format and how to submit the file, review the Filing Instructions Guide.

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hmdahelp.consumerfinance.gov. The information you provide will permit the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to process your request or inquiry. You may also
contact your appropriate Federal HMDA reporting agency (see Appendix H to this
Guide.)

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Summary of
Requirements

Generally, this Guide will point you to the relevant resources that discuss:


The institutions covered by Regulation C.



The transactions covered by Regulation C.



The information that covered institutions are required to collect, record, and
report.



Institutional

The requirements for reporting and disclosing data.

The material can be found after the introduction in the referenced appendix section.

Coverage
 Coverage Generally

Institutional Coverage: Who Must Report?

 Coverage Tests
 Exemptions Based on
State Law

INSTITUTIONAL COVERAGE GENERALLY
An institution is required to comply with Regulation C only if it is a “financial institution”

 Mergers and

as that term is defined in Regulation C. The definition of financial institution includes

Acquisitions

both depository financial institutions and nondepository financial institutions, as those

Transactional
Coverage

terms are separately defined in Regulation C. 12 CFR 1003.2(g).
An institution uses these two definitions, which are outlined below, as coverage tests to
determine whether it is a financial institution that is required to comply with Regulation

Compilation of

C. For the purposes of this Guide, the term “financial institution” refers to an institution

Reportable Data

that is either a depository financial institution or a nondepository financial institution
that is subject to Regulation C.

Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure

Where to Look: Regulation C’s institutional coverage criteria are found within the
definition of “financial institution,” located at 12 CFR 1003.2(g) and the associated commentary,
available in Appendix F and G of this Guide. You may also want to review section 3 of the
HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide in Appendix B and the Institutional Coverage Chart in
Appendix D of this Guide.

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Summary of
Requirements

INSTITUTIONAL COVERAGE TESTS

DEPOSITORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
A bank, savings association, or credit union is a depository financial institution and
subject to Regulation C if it meets ALL of the following:
1. Asset-Size Threshold. On the preceding December 31, the bank, savings

Institutional

association, or credit union had assets in excess of the asset-size threshold published

Coverage

annually in the Federal Register, included in the official interpretations, 12 CFR Part

 Coverage Generally

1003, Comment 2(g)-2, and posted on the Bureau’s website. 12 CFR 1003.2(g)(1)(i).

 Coverage Tests

The phrase “preceding December 31” refers to the December 31 immediately

 Exemptions Based on

preceding the current calendar year. For example, in 2018, the preceding December

State Law
 Mergers and
Acquisitions

Transactional
Coverage

31 is December 31, 2017. Comment 2(g)-1.
2. Location Test. On the preceding December 31, the bank, savings association, or
credit union had a home or branch office located in a metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). 12 CFR 1003.2(g)(1)(ii).
For purposes of this location test, a branch office for a bank, savings association, or
credit union is an office: (a) of the bank, savings association, or credit union (b) that is

Compilation of

considered a branch by the institution’s Federal or State supervisory agency. For

Reportable Data

purposes of Regulation C, an automated teller machine or other free-standing
electronic terminal is not a branch office regardless of whether the supervisory agency

Recording,

would consider it a branch. 12 CFR 1003.2(c)(1). A branch office of a credit union is

Reporting, and

any office where member accounts are established or loans are made, whether or not

Disclosure

an agency has approved the office as a branch. Comment 2(c)(1)-1.
3. Loan Activity Test. During the preceding calendar year, the bank, savings
association, or credit union originated at least one home purchase loan or refinancing
of a home purchase loan secured by a first lien on a one-to four-unit dwelling. 12 CFR
1003.2(g)(1)(iii). For more information on whether a loan is secured by a dwelling, is a
home purchase loan, or is a refinancing, see 12 CFR 1003.2(f), (j), and (p) and

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associated commentary; and Sections 4.1.1.2 and 5.7 of the HMDA Small Entity

Requirements

Compliance Guide available in Appendix B of this Guide.
4. Federally Related Test. The bank, savings association, or credit union:
a. Is federally insured; or
b. Is federally regulated; or

Institutional

c. Originated at least one home purchase loan or refinancing of a home purchase

Coverage

loan that was secured by a first lien on a one- to-four-unit dwelling and also (i)

 Coverage Generally

was insured, guaranteed or supplemented by a Federal agency or (ii) was

 Coverage Tests

intended for sale to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or

 Exemptions Based on

the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). 12 CFR

State Law
 Mergers and
Acquisitions

Transactional
Coverage

1003.2(g)(1)(iv).
5. Loan-Volume Threshold. The bank, savings association, or credit union meets or
exceeds either the closed-end mortgage loan or the open-end line of credit loanvolume threshold in each of the two preceding calendar years. Effective January 1,
2018 and through December 31, 2019, a bank, savings association, or credit union
that originated at least 25 closed-end mortgage loans in each of the two preceding
calendar years, or originated at least 500 open-end lines of credit in each of the two

Compilation of

preceding calendar years meets or exceeds the loan-volume threshold.

Reportable Data
When the bank, savings association, or credit union determines whether it meets

Recording,

these loan-volume thresholds, it does not count transactions excluded by 12 CFR

Reporting, and

1003.3(c)(1) through (10) and (13). 12 CFR 1003.2(g)(1)(v). Closed-end mortgage

Disclosure

loans, open-end lines of credit, and these excluded transactions are discussed below
in TRANSACTIONAL COVERAGE: WHAT IS REPORTED?.

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When determining if it meets the loan-volume thresholds, a bank, savings association,

Requirements

or credit union only counts closed-end mortgage loans and open-end lines of credit
that it originated. Only one institution is deemed to have originated a specific closedend mortgage loan or open-end line of credit under Regulation C, even if two or more
institutions are involved in the origination process. Only the institution that is deemed
to have originated the transaction under Regulation C counts it for purposes of the
Loan-Volume Threshold. Comment 2(g)-5; see also Comments 4(a)-2 through -4.

Institutional

These requirements are discussed below in TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MULTIPLE

Coverage

ENTITIES.

 Coverage Generally

Regulation C also includes a separate test to ensure that financial institutions that

 Coverage Tests

meet only the closed-end mortgage loan threshold are not required to report their

 Exemptions Based on

open-end lines of credit, and that financial institutions that meet only the open-end line

State Law

of credit threshold are not required to report their closed-end mortgage loans. 12 CFR

 Mergers and

1003.3(c)(11) and (12). For more information, see HMDA Small Entity Compliance

Acquisitions

Guide, Section 4.1.2 available in Appendix B of this Guide.

Transactional
Coverage
Compilation of
Reportable Data
Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure
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If a financial institution is required under Regulation C to report only closed-end mortgage loans, it may
optionally report open-end lines of credit that are excluded because the financial institution does not meet
the transactional threshold for open-end lines of credit but that would otherwise be covered loans. Similarly,
if a financial institution is required under Regulation C to report only open-end lines of credit, it may
optionally report closed-end mortgage loans that are excluded because the financial institution does not
meet the transactional threshold for closed-end mortgage loans but that would otherwise be covered loans.
However, if it chooses to optionally report either closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit, the
financial institution must report all such transactions that would otherwise be covered loans for that calendar
year. Comments 3(c)(11)-2 and 3(c)(12)-2.

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NONDEPOSITORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Requirements
Under Regulation C, a for-profit mortgage-lending institution other than a bank,
savings association, or credit union is a nondepository financial institution and subject
to Regulation C if it meets BOTH of the following:
1. Location Test. The institution had a home or branch office in a metropolitan

Institutional

statistical area (MSA) on the preceding December 31. 12 CFR 1003.2(g)(2)(i). The

Coverage

phrase “preceding December 31” refers to the December 31 immediately preceding
the current calendar year. For example, in 2018, the preceding December 31 is

 Coverage

December 31, 2017. Comment 2(g)-1

 Coverage Tests
 Exemptions Based on
State Law
 Mergers and
Acquisitions

For purposes of this location test, a branch office of a nondepository financial
institution is any one of the institution’s offices at which the institution takes from the
public applications for covered loans. A nondepository financial institution is also
deemed to have a branch office in an MSA if, in the preceding calendar year, it
received applications for, originated, or purchased five or more covered loans related

Transactional

to property located in that MSA, even if it does not have an office in that MSA. 12 CFR

Coverage

1003.2(c)(2). Covered loans and applications for covered loans are discussed below
in TRANSACTIONAL COVERAGE: WHAT IS REPORTED?.

Compilation of
Reportable Data
Recording,
Reporting, and
Disclosure

2. Loan-Volume Threshold. The institution meets or exceeds either the closed-end
mortgage loan-volume threshold or the open-end line of credit loan-volume threshold
in each of the two preceding calendar years. Effective January 1, 2018 through
December 31, 2019, an institution that originated at least 25 closed-end mortgage
loans in each of the two preceding calendar years, or originated at least 500 open-end
lines of credit in each of the two preceding calendar years meets or exceeds the loanvolume threshold.

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When an institution determines whether it meets the loan-volume thresholds, it does

Requirements

not count transactions excluded by 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(1) through (10) and (13). 12
CFR 1003.2(g)(2)(ii). Closed-end mortgage loans, open-end lines of credit, and these
excluded transactions are discussed below in TRANSACTIONAL COVERAGE: WHAT IS
REPORTED?.
When determining if it meets the loan-volume thresholds, an institution only counts

Institutional

closed-end mortgage loans and open-end lines of credit that it originated. Only one

Coverage

institution is deemed to have originated a specific closed-end mortgage loan or openend line of credit under Regulation C, even if two or more institutions are involved in

 Coverage Generally

the origination process. Only the institution that is deemed to have originated the

 Coverage Tests

transaction under Regulation C counts it for purposes of the loan volume threshold.

 Exemptions Based on

Comment 2(g)-5; see also Comments 4(a)-2 through -4. These requirements are

State Law

discussed below in TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MULTIPLE ENTITIES.

 Mergers and
Acquisitions

Regulation C also includes a separate test to ensure that financial institutions that
meet only the 25 closed-end mortgage loan threshold are not required to report their

Transactional

open-end lines of credit, and that financial institutions that meet only the 500 open-end

Coverage

line of credit threshold are not required to report their closed-end mortgage loans. 12
7

CFR 1003.3(c)(11) and (12). For more information, see the HMDA Small Entity

Compilation of

Compliance Guide, Section 4.1.2 available in Appendix B of this Guide.

Reportable Data
Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure
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Requirements

EXEMPTIONS BASED ON STATE LAW
Regulation C provides that financial institutions may apply for an exemption from
coverage. Specifically, the Bureau may exempt a State-chartered or State-licensed
financial institution if the Bureau determines that the financial institution is subject to a
State disclosure law that contains requirements substantially similar to those imposed
by Regulation C and adequate enforcement provisions. Any State-licensed or State-

Institutional
Coverage

chartered financial institution or association of such institutions may apply to the
Bureau for an exemption. An exempt institution shall submit the data required by State
law to its State supervisory agency. 12 CFR 1003.3(a). A financial institution that

 Coverage

loses its exemption must comply with Regulation C beginning with the calendar year

 Coverage Tests

following the year for which it last reported data under the State disclosure law. 12

 Exemptions Based on

CFR 1003.3(b).

State Law
 Mergers and
Acquisitions

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
After a merger or acquisition, the surviving or newly formed institution is subject to
Regulation C if it satisfies the coverage criteria for either a depository financial

Transactional

institution or a nondepository financial institution. See INSTITUTIONAL COVERAGE TESTS,

Coverage

above, and Section 3 of the HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide available in
Appendix B of this Guide.

Compilation of
Reportable Data

Reporting responsibility for the calendar year after a merger or acquisition.
When determining whether the surviving or newly formed institution is covered for the

Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure

calendar year after a merger or acquisition, the surviving or newly formed institution
must consider the combined assets, locations, and lending activities of the surviving
or newly formed entity and the merged or acquired entities or acquired branches.
Comment 2(g)-3.
Reporting responsibility for the calendar year of a merger or acquisition. The
following discusses the applicability of Regulation C during the calendar year of a
merger or acquisition:

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Requirements

1. If two institutions that are not subject to Regulation C merge but the newly
formed or surviving institution is subject to Regulation C, no data collection is
required for the calendar year of the merger.
2. When a branch office of an institution that is not subject to Regulation C is
acquired by another institution that is not subject to Regulation C, and the
acquisition results in the acquiring institution becoming subject to Regulation C,

Institutional
Coverage

no data collection is required for the calendar year of the acquisition.
3. If an institution that is subject to Regulation C and an institution that is not
subject to Regulation C merge, and the surviving or newly formed institution is

 Coverage

subject to Regulation C, for the calendar year of the merger, data collection is

 Coverage Tests

required for covered loans and applications handled in the offices of the

 Exemptions Based on

institution that was previously subject to Regulation C. For the calendar year of

State Law
 Mergers and
Acquisitions

the merger, data collection is optional for covered loans and applications
handled in offices of the institution that was not previously subject to Regulation
C.
4. When an institution that is subject to Regulation C acquires a branch office of an

Transactional

institution that is not subject to Regulation C, data collection is optional for

Coverage

covered loans and applications handled by the acquired branch office for the
calendar year of the acquisition.

Compilation of
Reportable Data

5. If an institution that is subject to Regulation C and an institution that is not
subject to Regulation C merge and the surviving or newly formed institution is
not subject to Regulation C, data collection is required for covered loans and

Recording,

applications handled prior to the merger in the previously covered institution’s

Reporting, and

offices. After the merger date, data collection is optional for covered loans and

Disclosure

applications handled in the offices of the institution that was previously covered.
6. When an institution that is not subject to Regulation C acquires a branch office
of an institution that is subject to Regulation C but that acquisition does not
result in the acquiring institution becoming subject to Regulation C, data
collection is required for transactions of the acquired branch office that take
place prior to the acquisition. Data collection by the acquired branch office is

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optional for transactions taking place in the remainder of the calendar year of

Requirements

the acquisition.
7. If two or more institutions that are subject to Regulation C merge and the
surviving or newly formed institution is also subject to Regulation C, data
collection is required for the entire calendar year of the merger. The surviving
or newly formed financial institution files either a consolidated submission or
separate submissions for that calendar year.

Institutional
Coverage

8. When one institution subject to Regulation C acquires a branch office of another
covered institution, data collection is required for the entire calendar year of the

 Coverage

merger. Data for the acquired branch office may be submitted by either

 Coverage Tests

financial institution. Comment 2(g)-4.

 Exemptions Based on
State Law
 Mergers and
Acquisitions

Transactional
Coverage

CHANGES TO APPROPRIATE FEDERAL HMDA REPORTING AGENCY OR TIN
Under Regulation C, if the appropriate Federal HMDA reporting agency for a financial
institution changes, the financial institution must identify its new appropriate Federal
HMDA reporting agency in its annual submission for the year of the change. For
example, if a financial institution’s appropriate Federal HMDA reporting agency
changes in February 2019, it must identify its new appropriate Federal HMDA
reporting agency beginning with the annual submission of its 2019 data by March 1,

Compilation of

2020.

Reportable Data
If a financial institution obtains a new Tax Identification Number (TIN), it should

Recording, Reporting,

provide the new number in its subsequent data submission. For example, if two

and Disclosure

financial institutions that previously reported HMDA data merge and the surviving
financial institution retained its Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) but obtained a new TIN,
then the surviving financial institution should report the new TIN with its next HMDA
data submission. Comment 5(a)-5.

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Transactional Coverage: What is Reported?

Requirements
A financial institution is required to collect, record, and report information only for
transactions that are subject to Regulation C. The transactions covered may come
from multiple departments in an institution, including its closed-end loan, open-end
loan, and commercial loan departments. All lines of business will need to be reviewed

Institutional
Coverage

for covered transactions.
Where to Look: Regulation C’s transactional coverage criteria is generally found within
the definition of “Covered Loan,” located at 12 CFR 1003.2(e) and the associated commentary,

Transactional

available in Appendix F and G of this Guide. You may also want to review Section 4 of the

Coverage

HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide available in Appendix B and the Transactional Coverage
Chart available in Appendix E of this Guide.

 Covered Loans
 Reportable Activity
 Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

COVERED LOANS
A covered loan can be either a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of
credit, but an excluded transaction cannot be a covered loan. 12 CFR 1003.2(e).

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To determine if a transaction is subject to Regulation C, a financial institution should

Reportable Data

first determine whether the loan or line of credit involved in the transaction is either a
closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit. SEE IS IT A CLOSED-END

Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure

MORTGAGE LOAN OR AN OPEN-END LINE OF CREDIT?, below, or Section 4.1.1 of the
HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide, available in Appendix B of this Guide. If the
loan or line of credit is neither a closed-end mortgage loan nor an open-end line of
credit, the transaction does not involve a covered loan, and the financial institution is
not required to report the transaction. If the loan or line of credit is either a closed-end
mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit, the financial institution must determine if
the closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit is an excluded transaction.
See IS IT AN EXCLUDED TRANSACTION?, below, and Section 4.1.2 of the HMDA Small
Entity Compliance Guide, available in Appendix B of this Guide. If the closed-end
mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit is an excluded transaction, it is not a
covered loan, and the financial institution is not required to report the transaction. If
the loan or line of credit is a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit

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and is not an excluded transaction, the financial institution may be required to report

Requirements

the transaction. See REPORTABLE ACTIVITY, below, and Section 4.2 of the HMDA
Small Entity Compliance Guide, available in Appendix B of this Guide.

1. IS IT A CLOSED-END MORTGAGE LOAN OR AN OPEN-END LINE OF
CREDIT?
Institutional

A closed-end mortgage loan is:

Coverage
1. An extension of credit (See EXTENSION OF CREDIT, below);

Transactional
Coverage

2. Secured by a lien on a dwelling (See SECURED BY A LIEN ON A DWELLING, below);
and
3. Not an open-end line of credit. 12 CFR 1003.2(d).

 Covered Loans
 Reportable Activity
 Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

Compilation of
Reportable Data
Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure

An open-end line of credit is:
1. An extension of credit (See EXTENSION OF CREDIT, below);
2. Secured by a lien on a dwelling (See SECURED BY A LIEN ON A DWELLING, below);
and
3. An open-end credit plan for which:
a. The lender reasonably contemplates repeated transactions;
b. The lender may impose a finance charge from time-to-time on an
outstanding unpaid balance; and
c.

The amount of credit that may be extended to the borrower during the term
of the plan (up to any limit set by the lender) is generally made available to
the extent that any outstanding balance is repaid. 12 CFR 1003.2(o); 12
CFR 1026.2(a)(20).

Financial institutions may rely on Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.2(a)(20), and its official
commentary when determining whether a transaction is extended under a plan for
which the lender reasonably contemplates repeated transactions, the lender may
impose a finance charge from time-to-time on an outstanding unpaid balance, and
the amount of credit that may be extended to the borrower during the term of the plan
is generally made available to the extent that any outstanding balance is repaid.

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Summary of

A business-purpose transaction that is exempt from Regulation Z but is otherwise

Requirements

open-end credit under Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.2(a)(20) would be an open-end
line of credit under Regulation C if it is an extension of credit secured by a lien on a
dwelling and is not an excluded transaction. Comment 2(o)-1.
Extension of credit. A closed-end loan or open-end line of credit is not a closedend mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit under Regulation C unless it

Institutional

involves an extension of credit. Individual draws on an open-end line of credit are

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not separate extensions of credit. Comment 2(o)-2.

Transactional

Under Regulation C, an “extension of credit” generally requires a new debt obligation.

Coverage
 Covered Loans
 Reportable Activity
 Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

Comment 2(d)-2. Thus, for example, a loan modification where the existing debt
obligation is not satisfied and replaced is not generally a covered loan (i.e., closedend mortgage loan or open-end line of credit) under Regulation C. Except as
described below, if a transaction modifies, renews, extends, or amends the terms of
an existing debt obligation, but the existing debt obligation is not satisfied and
replaced, the transaction is not a covered loan. It is important to note that Regulation
C defines the phrase “extension of credit” differently than Regulation B, 12 CFR Part

Compilation of

1002.8 Comment 2(d)-2 and 2(o)-2.

Reportable Data

Regulation C provides two narrow exceptions to the requirement that an “extension
of credit” involve a new debt obligation. The exceptions are designed to capture

Recording, Reporting,

transactions that are substantially similar to new debt obligations and should be

and Disclosure

treated as such.
1. Assumptions. Assumptions are extensions of credit under Regulation C. A
loan assumption is a transaction in which a financial institution enters into a
written agreement accepting a new borrower in place of an existing borrower as
the obligor on an existing debt obligation. Regulation C clarifies that
assumptions include successor-in-interest transactions in which an individual
succeeds the prior owner as the property owner and then assumes the existing
debt secured by the property. Assumptions are extensions of credit even if the
new borrower merely assumes the existing debt obligation and no new debt

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obligation is created. Comment 2(d)-2.i.
2. New York CEMAs. Regulation C provides that transactions completed
pursuant to a New York State consolidation, extension, and modification
agreement and classified as a supplemental mortgage under New York Tax
Law Section 255, such that the borrower owes reduced or no mortgage
recording taxes (New York CEMA), is an extension of credit. However, the

Institutional

regulation also provides that certain transactions providing new funds that are

Coverage

consolidated into a New York CEMA are excluded from the HMDA reporting
requirements. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(13); Comment 2(d)-2.ii.

Transactional

Secured by a lien on a dwelling. A loan is not a closed-end mortgage loan and a

Coverage

line of credit is not an open-end line of credit unless it is secured by a lien on a
dwelling. A dwelling is a residential structure. There is no requirement that the

 Covered Loans

structure be attached to real property or that it be the applicant’s or borrower’s

 Reportable Activity

residence. Examples of dwellings include:

 Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

1. Principal residences;
2. Second homes and vacation homes;

Compilation of

3. Investment properties;

Reportable Data

4. Residential structures attached to real property;

Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure

5. Detached residential structures;
6. Individual condominium and cooperative units;
7. Manufactured homes or other factory-built homes; and
8. Multifamily residential structures or communities, such as apartment buildings,
condominium complexes, cooperative buildings or housing complexes, and
manufactured home communities. 12 CFR 1003.2(f); Comments 2(f)-1 and -2.
A dwelling is not limited to a structure that has four or fewer units. It also includes a
multifamily dwelling, which is a dwelling that includes five or more individual dwelling
units. A multifamily dwelling includes a manufactured home community.

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A loan related to a manufactured home community is secured by a dwelling even if it

Requirements

is not secured by any individual manufactured homes, but is secured only by the land
that constitutes the manufactured home community. However, a loan related to a
multifamily residential structure or community other than a manufactured home
community is not secured by a dwelling unless it is secured by one or more individual
dwelling units. For example, a loan that is secured only by the common areas of a
condominium complex or only by an assignment of rents from an apartment building is

Institutional

not secured by a dwelling. Comment 2(f)-2. Further, a covered loan secured by five or

Coverage

more separate dwellings, which are not multifamily dwellings, in more than one
location is not a loan secured by a multifamily dwelling. For example, assume a

Transactional

landlord uses a covered loan to improve five or more dwellings, each with one

Coverage

individual dwelling unit, located in different parts of a town, and the loan is secured by
those properties. The covered loan is not secured by a multifamily dwelling as

 Covered Loans

defined by § 1003.2(n). Comment 2(n)-3.

 Reportable Activity
 Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

Compilation of
Reportable Data

The following are not dwellings:
1. Recreational vehicles, such as boats, campers, travel trailers, or park model
recreational vehicles;
2. Houseboats, floating homes, or mobile homes constructed before June 15,
1976;

Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure

3. Transitory residences, such as hotels, hospitals, college dormitories, or
recreational vehicle parks; and
4. Structures originally designed as a dwelling but used exclusively for commercial
purposes, such as a home converted to a daycare facility or professional office.
Comment 2(f)-3.
A property that is used for both residential and commercial purposes, such as a
building that has apartment and retail units, is a dwelling if the property’s primary use
is residential. Comment 2(f)-4.
A property used for both long-term housing and to provide assisted living or
supportive housing services is a dwelling. However, transitory residences used to

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provide such services are not dwellings. Properties used to provide medical care,

Requirements

such as skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or long-term medical care, are not dwellings. If
a property is used for long-term housing, to provide related services (such as assisted
living), and to provide medical care, the property is a dwelling if its primary use is
residential. Comment 2(f)-5.
A financial institution may use any reasonable standard to determine a property’s

Institutional

primary use, such as square footage, income generated, or number of beds or units

Coverage

allocated for each use. It may select the standard on a case-by-case basis.
Comments 2(f)-4 and -5.

Transactional
Coverage
 Covered Loans
 Reportable Activity
 Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

Compilation of
Reportable Data

2. IS IT AN EXCLUDED TRANSACTION?
Regulation C does not apply to transactions that are specifically excluded from
coverage. 12 CFR 1003.3(c). Therefore, an excluded transaction is not a covered
loan. Regulation C retains and clarifies existing categories of transactions that are
excluded from coverage. It also expands the existing exclusion for agricultural loans,
and adds new categories of transactions that are excluded from coverage. Effective
January 1, 2018, the following are excluded transactions:
1. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit that a financial
institution originates or purchases in a fiduciary capacity, such as a closed-end

Recording, Reporting,

mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit that a financial institution originates

and Disclosure

or purchases as a trustee. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(1); Comment 3(c)(1).
2. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit secured by a lien on
unimproved land. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(2). Generally, a loan or line of credit must
be secured by a dwelling to be a covered loan. Regulation C also lists closedend mortgage loans and open-end lines of credit secured only by vacant or
unimproved land as excluded transactions. However, a loan or line of credit
secured by a lien on unimproved land is deemed to be secured by a dwelling
(and might not be excluded) if the financial institution knows, based on
information that it receives from the applicant or borrower at the time the
application is received or the credit decision is made, that the proceeds of that

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Summary of

loan or credit line will be used within two years after closing or account opening

Requirements

to construct a dwelling on, or to purchase a dwelling to be placed on, the land.
Comment 3(c)(2)-1.
3. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit that is temporary
financing. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(3). A transaction is excluded as temporary
financing if it is designed to be replaced by separate permanent financing

Institutional
Coverage

extended to the same borrower at a later time. The separate permanent
financing may be extended by any lender (i.e., by either the lender that
extended the temporary financing or another lender). Comment 3(c)(3)-1. A
construction-only loan or line of credit is considered temporary financing and

Transactional

excluded under Regulation C if the loan or line of credit is extended to a person

Coverage

exclusively to construct a dwelling for sale. Comment 3(c)(3)-2.

 Covered Loans
 Reportable Activity
 Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

4. The purchase of an interest in a pool of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end
lines of credit, such as mortgage-participation certificates, mortgage-backed
securities, or real estate mortgage investment conduits. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(4);
Comment 3(c)(4)-1.
5. The purchase solely of the right to service closed-end mortgage loans or open-

Compilation of
Reportable Data

end lines of credit. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(5).
6. The purchase of a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit as
part of a merger or acquisition or as part of the acquisition of all of a branch

Recording, Reporting,

office’s assets and liabilities. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(6); Comment 3(c)(6)-1. For

and Disclosure

more information on mergers and acquisitions under Regulation C, see
Comments 2(g)-3 and -4. See also HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide,
Section 8, available in Appendix B of this Guide.
7. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit, or an application for a
closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit, for which the total dollar
amount is less than $500. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(7).
8. The purchase of a partial interest in a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end
line of credit. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(8); Comment 3(c)(8)-1.

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9. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit if the proceeds are
used primarily for agricultural purposes or if the closed-end mortgage loan or
open-end line of credit is secured by a dwelling that is located on real property
that is used primarily for agricultural purposes. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(9); Comment
3(c)(9)-1. Regulation C directs financial institutions to Regulation Z’s official
commentary for guidance on what is an agricultural purpose. Regulation Z’s
official commentary states that agricultural purposes include planting,

Institutional

propagating, nurturing, harvesting, catching, storing, exhibiting, marketing,

Coverage

transporting, processing, or manufacturing food, beverages, flowers, trees,
livestock, poultry, bees, wildlife, fish or shellfish by a natural person engaged in

Transactional
Coverage

farming, fishing, or growing crops, flowers, trees, livestock, poultry, bees or
wildlife. See Comment 3(a)-8 in the official interpretations of Regulation Z, 12
CFR Part 1026. A financial institution may use any reasonable standard to

 Covered Loans

determine the primary use of the property, and may select the standard to apply

 Reportable Activity

on a case-by-case basis. Comment 3(c)(9)-1.

 Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

10. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit that is or will be made
primarily for business or commercial purposes, unless it is a home improvement
loan, a home purchase loan, or a refinancing. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(10). Not all

Compilation of

transactions that are primarily for a business purpose are excluded transactions.

Reportable Data

Thus, a financial institution must collect, record, and report data for dwellingsecured, business-purpose loans and lines of credit that are home improvement

Recording, Reporting,

loans, home purchase loans, or refinancings if no other exclusion applies. For

and Disclosure

more information on determining whether a loan or line of credit is a home
purchase loan, home improvement loan, or refinancing, see 12 CFR 1003.2(f),
(i), (j), and (p) and the associated commentary. See also, HMDA Small Entity
Compliance Guide, Section 5.7, available in Appendix B of this Guide.
Regulation C provides that, if a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line
of credit is deemed to be primarily for a business, commercial, or organizational
purpose under Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.3(a), and its official commentary,
then the loan or line of credit also is deemed to be primarily for a business or
commercial purpose. Comment 3(c)(10)-2. For more information and examples

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of business-purpose or commercial-purpose transactions that are and are not
covered loans, see Comments 3(c)(10)-3 and -4.
11. A closed-end mortgage loan if the financial institution originated fewer than 25
closed-end mortgage loans in either of the two preceding calendar years. 12
CFR 1003.3(c)(11). A financial institution is not required to collect, record, or
report closed-end mortgage loans if it originated fewer than 25 of them in either
of the two preceding calendar years. However, the financial institution may still

Institutional

be required to collect and report information regarding open-end lines of credit,

Coverage

depending on the number of open-end lines of credit it originated in the
preceding two calendar years. Comment 3(c)(11)-1. For more information on

Transactional

how to determine if a financial institution “originated” a particular loan when

Coverage

multiple entities are involved in the transaction, see Comments 4(a)-2 through 4. See also HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide, Section 2.3, available in

 Covered Loans

Appendix B of this Guide.

 Reportable Activity

A financial institution may report applications for, originations of, and purchases

 Transaction involving

of closed-end mortgage loans that are excluded transactions under 12 CFR

Multiple Entities

1003.3(c)(11). However a financial institution that chooses to report such
excluded applications, originations, and purchases must report all such

Compilation of

applications it received for closed-end mortgage loans, all closed-end mortgage

Reportable Data

loans it originates, and all closed-end mortgage loans it purchases that would
otherwise be covered loans for a given calendar year. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(11);

Recording, Reporting,

Comment 3(c)(11)-2. Regulation B permits a financial institution to collect

and Disclosure

information regarding the ethnicity, race, and sex of an applicant for a closedend mortgage loan that is an excluded transaction under 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(11),
if the financial institution submits HMDA data concerning such closed-end
mortgage loans and applications or if it submitted such HMDA data for any of

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the preceding five calendar years.

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12. An open-end line of credit if the number of open-end lines of credit that the

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financial institution originated in either of the two preceding calendar years does
not meet or exceed the applicable threshold. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(12); Comment
3(c)(12)-1. Effective January 1, 2018 until December 31, 2019, the applicable
threshold is 500 open-end lines of credit. During this time period, a financial
institution is not required to collect, record, or report open-end lines of credit if it

Institutional

originated fewer than 500 of them in either of the two preceding calendar years.

Coverage

For more information on how to determine if a financial institution “originated” a
particular line of credit when multiple entities are involved in the transaction, see

Transactional

Comments 4(a)-2 through -4. See also HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide,

Coverage

Section 2.3, available in Appendix B of this Guide.

 Covered Loans

A financial institution may report applications for, originations of, or purchases of

 Reportable Activity

open-end lines of credit that are excluded transactions under 12 CFR

 Transaction involving

1003.3(c)(12). However, a financial institution that chooses to report such
excluded applications, originations, or purchases must report all applications for

Multiple Entities

otherwise covered open-end lines of credit that it receives, all otherwise covered
open-end lines of credit it originates, and all otherwise covered open-end lines

Compilation of

of credit it purchases that would otherwise be covered loans for a given

Reportable Data

calendar year. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(12); Comment 3(c)(12)-2. Regulation B
permits a financial institution to collect information regarding the ethnicity, race,

Recording, Reporting,

and sex of an applicant for an open-end line of credit that is an excluded

and Disclosure

transaction under 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(12), if it submits HMDA data concerning

Amendments to Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B) Ethnicity and Race Information Collection; 82
FR 45680 (Oct. 2, 2017) (October 2017 Regulation B Amendments). This final rule amends Regulation B to
allow creditors flexibility in complying with Regulation B to facilitate compliance with Regulation C and
transition to the 2016 Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA).

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such open-end lines of credit and applications or if it submitted such HMDA data

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for any of the preceding five calendar years.

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13. A transaction that provided (or, in the case of an application, proposed to
provide) new funds to the borrower in advance of being consolidated in a New
York CEMA classified as a supplemental mortgage under New York Tax Law
section 255. However, the transaction is excluded only if final action on the
consolidation was taken in the same calendar year as the final action on the

Institutional

new funds transaction. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(13). Additionally, the transaction is

Coverage

excluded only if, at the time that it originated the transaction providing the new
funds, the financial institution intended to consolidate the loan into a New York

Transactional

CEMA. This exclusion does not apply to similar preliminary transactions that

Coverage

are consolidated pursuant to laws other than New York Tax Law section 255.
Such preliminary transactions under other laws must be reported if they are

 Covered Loans

covered loans and are not covered by another exclusion. Comment 3(c)(13)-1.

 Reportable Activity

New funds provided in advance of being consolidated into a New York CEMA

 Transaction involving

classified as a supplemental mortgage under New York Tax Law section 255

Multiple Entities

are reported only insofar as they form part of the total amount of the reported
New York CEMA. They are not reported as a separate amount. If a New York

Compilation of

CEMA that consolidates an excluded preliminary transaction is carried out in a

Reportable Data

transaction involving an assumption, the financial institution reports the New
York CEMA and does not report the preliminary transaction separately.

Recording, Reporting,

Comment 3(c)(13)-1.

and Disclosure

October 2017 Regulation B Amendments.

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REPORTABLE ACTIVITY
Once a financial institution has determined whether a transaction involves a covered
loan, it must determine whether it has engaged in activity that obligates it to report
information about the transaction. Generally, a financial institution is required to report
information for actions taken on applications (as that term is defined below) for covered
loans, originations of covered loans, and purchases of covered loans. If a financial
institution receives an application and that application results in the financial institution

Institutional

originating a covered loan, the financial institution reports the origination of the covered

Coverage

loan, and does not separately report the application. For more information on when to
report information regarding applications and covered loans, see APPLICATIONS,

Transactional

PREAPPROVAL REQUESTS, and ORIGINATIONS AND PURCHASES OF COVERED LOANS,

Coverage

below, and Sections 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 of the HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide,
available in Appendix B of this Guide. There are special rules that apply if multiple

 Covered Loans

entities are involved in the transaction. These special rules are discussed in

 Reportable Activity

TRANSACTION INVOLVING MULTIPLE ENTITIES, below, and Section 4.2.3 of the HMDA

 Transaction involving

Small Entity Compliance Guide, available in Appendix B of this Guide.

Multiple Entities

APPLICATIONS
Compilation of
Reportable Data
Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure

For purposes of Regulation C, an application is:
a. an oral or written request
b. for a covered loan
c.

that is made in accordance with procedures the financial institution uses for the
type of credit requested. 12 CFR 1003.2(b)(1).

This definition of application is similar to the Regulation B definition, except that
prequalification requests are not applications under Regulation C. Interpretations that
appear in the official interpretations to Regulation B are generally applicable to the
definition of application under Regulation C, except for those interpretations that
include a prequalification request within the definition of application. Comment 2(b)-1.

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PREAPPROVAL REQUESTS

Requirements
Under Regulation C, a request for a preapproval may be treated differently than a
request for a prequalification for certain types of loans. The determination of whether
a request is a prequalification request (which is not an application) or a preapproval
request (which might be an application) is based on Regulation C, not on the labels
that a financial institution uses or interpretations of other regulations, such as

Institutional

Regulation B.

Coverage
A preapproval request is an application under Regulation C if the request is:

Transactional
Coverage

1. For a home purchase loan;
2. Not secured by a multifamily dwelling;

 Covered Loans

3. Not for an open-end line of credit or for a reverse mortgage; and

 Reportable Activity

4. Reviewed under a preapproval program (see definition of preapproval program

 Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

Compilation of
Reportable Data

immediately below). 12 CFR 1003.2(b)(2).
A preapproval program for purposes of Regulation C is a program in which the
financial institution:
1. Conducts a comprehensive analysis of the applicant’s creditworthiness
(including income verification), resources, and other matters typically reviewed

Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure

as part of the financial institution’s normal credit evaluation program; and then
2. Issues a written commitment that: (a) is for a home purchase loan; (b) is valid
for a designated period of time and up to a specified amount; and (c) is subject
only to specifically permitted conditions. 12 CFR 1003.2(b)(2); Comment 2(b)-3.
The written commitment issued as part of the preapproval program can be subject to
only the following types of conditions:
1. Conditions that require the identification of a suitable property;
2. Conditions that require that no material change occur regarding the applicant’s
financial condition or creditworthiness prior to closing; and

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3. Limited conditions that (a) are not related to the applicant’s financial condition or
creditworthiness and (b) the financial institution ordinarily attaches to a
traditional home mortgage application. Examples of conditions ordinarily
attached to a traditional home mortgage application include requiring an
acceptable title insurance binder or a certificate indicating clear termite
inspection and, if the applicant plans to use the proceeds from the sale of the
applicant’s present home to purchase a new home, a settlement statement

Institutional

showing adequate proceeds from the sale of the present home. 12 CFR

Coverage

1003.2(b)(2); Comment 2(b)-3.
A program that a financial institution describes as a “preapproval program” but that

Transactional

does not satisfy the Regulation C definition is not a preapproval program for purposes

Coverage

of the regulation. Comment 2(b)-3.



Covered Loans

If a financial institution does not regularly use procedures to consider requests but



Reportable Activity

instead considers requests on an ad hoc basis, the financial institution is not required



Transaction involving

to treat the ad hoc requests as having been reviewed under a preapproval program.

Multiple Entities

However, a financial institution should be generally consistent in following uniform
procedures for considering such ad hoc requests. Comment 2(b)-3.

Compilation of
Reportable Data
Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure

Under Regulation C, a financial institution must collect, record, and report data
regarding an application it receives if: (1) the application did not result in the financial
institution originating a covered loan; and (2) the financial institution took action on the
application or the applicant withdrew the application while the financial institution was
reviewing it. For example, a financial institution reports information regarding an
application that it denied, that it approved but the applicant did not accept, or that it
closed for incompleteness. 12 CFR 1003.4(a) and 1003.5(a); Comment 4(a)-1. If the
application results in the financial institution originating a covered loan, the financial
institution reports the covered loan, not the application itself. For more information on
reporting applications when multiple entities are involved, see TRANSACTIONS
INVOLVING MULTIPLE ENTITIES, below, and in Section 4.2.3 of the HMDA Small Entity
Compliance Guide, available in Appendix B of this Guide.

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Although requests under preapproval programs are applications, a financial institution

Requirements

reports data regarding a request under a preapproval program only if the preapproval
request is denied or approved but not accepted. A financial institution will also report
a request under a preapproval program that results in the financial institution
originating a home purchase loan, but it will be reported as an originated covered
loan. Comment 4(a)-1.ii.

Institutional

A financial institution reports the data for an application, including a reportable

Coverage

preapproval request, on its HMDA Loan/Application Register (LAR) for the calendar
year during which it takes action even if the financial institution received the

Transactional
Coverage
 Covered Loans
 Reportable Activity
 Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

Compilation of
Reportable Data

application in a previous calendar year. Comment 4(a)-1.iv.

ORIGINATIONS AND PURCHASES OF COVERED LOANS
A financial institution must collect, record, and report information regarding
originations and purchases of covered loans. For more information on when a
financial institution reports the origination or purchase of a covered loan when multiple
entities are involved, see TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MULTIPLE ENTITIES, below, and in
Section 4.2.3 of the HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide, available in Appendix B
of this Guide.
A purchase includes a repurchase of a covered loan, regardless of whether the

Recording, Reporting,

financial institution chose to repurchase the covered loan or was required to

and Disclosure

repurchase it because of a contractual obligation and regardless of whether the
repurchase occurred within the same calendar year that the covered loan was
originated or in a different calendar year. Comment 4(a)-5.
A purchase does not include a temporary transfer of a covered loan to an interim
funder or warehouse creditor as part of an interim funding agreement under which the
financial institution that originated the covered loan is obligated to repurchase it for
sale to a subsequent investor. Such funding agreements are often referred to as
“repurchase agreements” and are sometimes used as the functional equivalents of
warehouse lines of credit. Comment 4(a)-5.

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TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MULTIPLE ENTITIES
Only one financial institution reports the origination of a covered loan. If more than
one institution is involved in the origination of a covered loan, the institution that
makes the credit decision approving the application before loan closing or account
opening is responsible for reporting the origination of the covered loan. It is not
relevant whether the loan closed in the reporting financial institution’s name. If more

Institutional
Coverage
Transactional

than one institution approved an application prior to loan closing or account opening
and one of those institutions purchased the covered loan after closing or account
opening, the institution that purchased the covered loan after closing or account
opening is responsible for reporting the origination of the covered loan. Comment
4(a)-2.i.

Coverage
If a financial institution reports a covered loan as an origination, it reports all of the
 Covered Loans

information required to be reported for the origination of a covered loan, even if the

 Reportable Activity

covered loan was not initially payable to the financial institution that is reporting the

 Transaction involving

covered loan as an origination. Comment 4(a)-2.i. When reporting a covered loan as

Multiple Entities

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an origination, a financial institution cannot rely on exceptions or exclusions that apply
to purchased covered loans, but that do not apply to originations of covered loans.
Comment 4(a)-2.i.

Reportable Data
If a financial institution and other parties review the same application and the financial

Recording, Reporting,

institution is not responsible for reporting the origination of the resulting covered loan,

and Disclosure

the financial institution reports the actions that the financial institution took on the
application. For example, the financial institution is still required to report the
application if the financial institution denied the application or if the financial institution
approved the application but the applicant did not accept the loan. The financial
institution is also required to report the application if the financial institution was
reviewing the application when it was withdrawn or the file was closed for
incompleteness. Comment 4(a)-2.ii.
If a financial institution makes a credit decision on a covered loan or application
through the actions of an agent, the financial institution reports the covered loan or

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application. State law determines whether one party is the agent of another party.

Requirements

Comment 4(a)-4.
The following examples illustrate when a financial institution reports certain
transactions related to covered loans involving multiple entities.

Examples

Institutional
Coverage

1. Ficus Bank receives an application for a covered loan from an applicant and
forwards that application to Pine Bank, which reviews and approves the
application prior to closing. The loan closes in Ficus Bank’s name. Pine Bank

Transactional

purchases the loan from Ficus Bank after closing. Pine Bank is not acting as

Coverage

Ficus Bank’s agent when it reviews and approves the application. Because
Pine Bank made the credit decision prior to closing, Pine Bank reports the

 Covered Loans

transaction as an originated covered loan, not as a purchased covered loan.

 Reportable Activity

Ficus Bank does not report the transaction.

 Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

Compilation of
Reportable Data
Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure

Ficus Mortgage Company receives an application for a covered loan from an
applicant and forwards that application to Pine Bank, which reviews and denies
the application before the loan would have closed. Pine Bank is not acting as
Ficus Mortgage Company’s agent when it reviews and denies the application.
Because Pine Bank makes the credit decision, Pine Bank reports the
application as denied. Ficus Mortgage Company does not report the application.
If, under the same facts, the application is withdrawn before Pine Bank makes a
credit decision, Pine Bank reports the application as withdrawn, and Ficus
Mortgage Company does not report the application.
2. Ficus Bank receives an application for a covered loan from an applicant and
approves the application. Ficus Bank closes the loan in its name. Ficus Bank is
not acting as Pine Bank’s agent when it approves the application or closes the
loan. Pine Bank does not review the application before closing. Pine Bank
purchases the covered loan from Ficus Bank. Ficus Bank reports the loan as
an originated covered loan. Pine Bank reports the loan as a purchased covered
loan.

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3. Pine Bank reviews an application and makes a credit decision to approve a
covered loan using the underwriting criteria provided by Ficus Mortgage
Company. Pine Bank is not acting as Ficus Mortgage Company’s agent, and no
one acting on behalf of Ficus Mortgage Company reviews the application or
makes a credit decision prior to closing. Pine Bank reports the application or, if
the application results in a covered loan, it reports the loan as an originated

Institutional
Coverage
Transactional
Coverage


Covered Loans



Reportable Activity



Transaction involving
Multiple Entities

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covered loan. If the application results in a covered loan and Ficus Mortgage
Company purchases it after closing, Ficus Mortgage Company reports the loan
as a purchased covered loan.
4. Ficus Bank receives an application for a covered loan and forwards it to Aspen
Bank and Pine Bank. Ficus Bank makes a credit decision, acting as Elm Bank’s
agent, and approves the application. Pine Bank makes a credit decision and
denies the application. Aspen Bank makes a credit decision approving the
application. The applicant does not accept the loan from Elm Bank. The
applicant accepts the loan from Aspen Bank and credit is extended. Aspen
Bank reports the loan as an originated covered loan. Pine Bank reports the
application as denied. Elm Bank reports the application as approved but not
accepted. Ficus Bank does not report the application.

Reportable Data
Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure

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Compilation of Reportable Data: What is

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Reported?
Appendix A of this Guide contains a summary of the data points required to be
collected, recorded, and reported beginning in 2018, and where to find specific
guidance in the regulation and commentary on what should be included for each data
10

Each data point may correspond to more than one field reported on the

Institutional

point.

Coverage

HMDA LAR. Accordingly, there are 48 data points described in Regulation C and 110
fields reported on the HMDA LAR. One example of a data point that corresponds to
multiple fields is the ethnicity data point. Each applicant and co-applicant may enter

Transactional

up to five ethnicities on their application. See 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(10)(i); Appendix B to

Coverage

Part 1003.

Compilation of

Additional information on the fields and codes used in preparing the HMDA LAR are

Reportable Data

provided in the Filing Instructions Guide, available at
www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/hmda/for-filers.

 Applicant Information
Where to Look: Regulation C’s reportable data criteria are found in 12 CFR 1003.4 and

Recording, Reporting,

the associated commentary, available in Appendix F and G of this Guide. You may also want to

and Disclosure

review Section 5 of the HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide available in Appendix B of this
Guide.

APPLICANT INFORMATION
A financial institution must report information about ethnicity, race, and sex, as well as
age, for applicants who are natural persons. Appendix B to Regulation C provides

Additionally, Section 5 of the Bureau’s HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide, available in Appendix B of
this Guide, contains a plain language guide for the reportable data, including examples from the
commentary.

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instructions on how to collect ethnicity, race, and sex information, and is available in

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Requirements

Appendix F and G of this Guide.

Recording, Reporting, and Disclosure: When
is it Reported?
Institutional

Where to Look: Regulation C’s Recording, Reporting, and Disclosure criteria are found

Coverage

within 12 CFR 1003.5 and the associated commentary, available in Appendix F and G of this
Guide. You may also want to review Section 6 of the HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide

Transactional

available in Appendix B of this Guide.

Coverage
RECORDING

Compilation of

Regulation C requires a financial institution to record the data about a covered loan or

Reportable Data

application on a HMDA LAR within 30 calendar days after the end of the calendar
quarter in which the financial institution takes final action on the covered loan or

Recording, Reporting,

application. 12 CFR 1003.4(f). A financial institution is not required to record all of its

and Disclosure

HMDA data for a quarter on a single HMDA LAR. Rather, a financial institution may
record data on a single HMDA LAR or may record data on one or more HMDA LARs

 Recording

for different branches or different loan types (such as home purchase loans or home

 Reporting

improvement loans, or loans on multifamily dwellings). Comment 4(f)-1.

 Disclosure of Data
Other State or Federal regulations may require a financial institution to record its data
on a HMDA LAR more frequently. Comment 4(f)-2.
Financial institutions may maintain their quarterly records in electronic or any other
format, provided they can make the information available to their regulatory agencies
in a timely manner upon request. Comment 4(f)-3.

Section 5.1 of the Bureau’s HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide, available in Appendix B of this Guide,
contains a plain language guide for collecting and reporting application information. Further, Appendix C of
this Guide contains the Bureau’s chart on Collecting Ethnicity, Race, and Sex.

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REPORTING
In addition to the required data discussed in 12 CFR 1003.4 and Section 5 of the
HMDA Small Entity Compliance guide, available in Appendix B of this Guide,
effective January 1, 2019, a financial institution must include the following when it
submits its HMDA data:

Institutional
Coverage
Transactional
Coverage

1. Its name;
2. The calendar year the data submission covers;
3. The name and contact information for a person who can be contacted with
questions about the submission;
4. The financial institution’s appropriate Federal HMDA reporting agency;
5. The total number of entries in the submission;

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6. The financial institution’s TIN; and

Reportable Data

7. The financial institution’s LEI. 12 CFR 1003.5(a)(3).

Recording, Reporting,
and Disclosure
 Recording
 Reporting
 Disclosure of Data

If the appropriate Federal HMDA reporting agency for a financial institution changes,
the financial institution must identify its new appropriate Federal HMDA reporting
agency in its annual submission for the year of the change. Comment 5(a)-2. For
example, if a financial institution’s appropriate Federal HMDA reporting agency
changes in February 2018, it must identify its new appropriate Federal HMDA
reporting agency beginning with its annual submission of 2018 data by March 1, 2019.
If a financial institution obtains a new TIN, it must provide the new TIN in its
subsequent data submissions. For example, if two financial institutions that previously
reported HMDA data merge and the surviving financial institution retained its LEI but
obtained a new TIN, the surviving financial institution reports the new TIN beginning
with its next HMDA data submission. Comment 5(a)-5.
A financial institution that is a subsidiary of a bank or savings association must
complete its own HMDA LAR and submit it, directly or through its parent, to

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the appropriate Federal HMDA reporting agency for the subsidiary’s parent. 12 CFR

Requirements

1003.5(a)(2). A financial institution is a subsidiary of a bank or savings association
(for purposes of reporting HMDA data to the same agency as the parent) if the bank or
savings association holds or controls an ownership interest in the financial institution
that is greater than 50 percent. Comment 5(a)-6.

ANNUAL REPORTING
Institutional
Coverage

Regulation C maintains the annual reporting requirement, but requires financial
institutions to submit data electronically in accordance with the procedures published

Transactional

by the Bureau. 12 CFR 1003.5(a)(5). This Guide does not provide detailed

Coverage

information about the HMDA submission process, or file, data, and edit specifications.
Information about those topics can be found on the FFIEC’s Resources for HMDA

Compilation of
Reportable Data

Filers website, available at www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/hmda/forfilers and www.ffiec.gov/hmda/.
Under Regulation C, a financial institution must submit its annual HMDA LAR in

Recording, Reporting,

electronic format to its appropriate Federal HMDA reporting agency by March 1 of the

and Disclosure

year following the calendar year for which the data are collected. Appendix A to Part
1003 (through December 31, 2018); 12 CFR 1003.5(a)(1)(i) (after December 31,

 Recording

2018). An individual who is an authorized representative of the financial institution

 Reporting

and who has knowledge regarding the submitted data must certify its accuracy and

 Disclosure of Data

completeness. Appendix A to Part 1003 (through December 31, 2018); 12 CFR
1003.5(a)(1)(i) (after December 31, 2018).
A financial institution must retain a copy of its submitted annual HMDA LAR for at
least three years. 12 CFR 1003.5(a)(1)(i). Financial institutions may retain their
annual HMDA LARs in either paper or electronic form. Comment 5(a)-4.
For more information on reporting under Regulation C or on the electronic submission

Comment 5(a)-6 is an accurate reference above until January 1, 2019. Under the October 2015 HMDA
Final Rule, effective January 1, 2019, the reference will become comment 5(a)-3.

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of data, please see www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/hmda/for-filers.
DISCLOSURE OF DATA

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Institutional
Coverage

Under Regulation C, the FFIEC shall provide a notice to the financial institution that
the financial institution’s disclosure statement (aggregated data derived from loanlevel data submitted for the prior calendar year) is available. 12 CFR 1003.5(b)(1). No
later than three business days (any calendar day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or

Transactional

legal public holiday) after receiving notice from the FFIEC, the financial institution

Coverage

must make available to the public, upon request, a written notice that clearly conveys
that the financial institution’s disclosure statement may be obtained on the Bureau’s

Compilation of

website at www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda. 12 CFR 1003.5(b)(2); Comment 5(b)-

Reportable Data

1. A financial institution may, but is not required to, use the sample notice to satisfy
Regulation C’s disclosure statement requirement. A copy of the sample notice is

Recording, Reporting,

included as Attachment C of the HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide, available in

and Disclosure

Appendix B of this Guide. The notice may be made available in paper or electronic
form. Comment 5(b)-2.

 Recording
 Reporting

A financial institution must make the notice available to the public for a period of five

 Disclosure of Data

years. 12 CFR 1003.5(d)(1).
At its discretion, a financial institution may also provide its disclosure statement and
impose a reasonable fee for costs incurred reproducing or providing the statement. 12
CFR 1003.5(d)(2). Even if it provides the disclosure statement, a financial institution
must comply with the notice requirement.

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MODIFIED HMDA LAR 13

Summary of
Requirements

Upon request from a member of the public, a financial institution must provide a
written notice regarding the availability of its modified HMDA LAR (the financial
institution’s HMDA LAR, as modified by the Bureau to protect applicant and borrower
privacy). The written notice must clearly convey that the financial institution’s HMDA
LAR, as modified by the Bureau to protect borrower and applicant privacy, may be

Institutional

obtained on the Bureau’s website at www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda. 12 CFR

Coverage

1003.5(c).

Transactional

A financial institution may, but is not required to, use the sample notice to satisfy

Coverage

Regulation C’s modified HMDA LAR requirement. Comment 5(c)-2. A copy of the
sample notice is included as Attachment C of the HMDA Small Entity Compliance
Guide, available in Appendix B of this Guide. A financial institution may, but is not

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required to, use the same notice for purposes of this disclosure requirement and the

Reportable Data

disclosure statement requirement discussed in the DISCLOSURE STATEMENT section
above. See also Section 6.3.1 of the HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide, available

Recording, Reporting,

in Appendix B of this Guide. The notice may be made available in paper or

and Disclosure

electronic form. Comment 5(c)-1.

 Recording

The notice must be made available in the calendar year following the calendar year

 Reporting

for which the financial institution collected data. The notice must be made available

 Disclosure of Data

for three years. 12 CFR 1003.5(d)(1). For example, for data that it was required to
collect in 2018 a financial institution must make available a notice that its modified
HMDA 2018 LAR is available through calendar year 2021.

Information on the Bureau’s proposed policy on the modifications to protect consumer privacy is available at
www.consumerfinance.gov/policy-compliance/notice-opportunities-comment/archiveclosed/disclosure-loan-level-hmda-data/

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At its discretion, a financial institution may also provide its HMDA LAR, as modified by

Requirements

the Bureau, and impose a reasonable fee for any costs incurred to reproduce or
provide the data. 12 CFR 1003.5(d)(2). Even if it decides to provide the modified
HMDA LAR, a financial institution must comply with the notice requirement.

POSTED NOTICES
Institutional

A financial institution must post, in the lobby of its home office and each branch office

Coverage

physically located in an MSA or Metropolitan Division (MD), a general notice about the
availability of its HMDA data on the Bureau’s website. 12 CFR 1003.5(e). A financial

Transactional
Coverage
Compilation of
Reportable Data
Recording, Reporting,

institution may, but is not required to, use the sample notice to satisfy this
requirement. A copy of the sample posted notice is available in Appendix I of this
Guide and as Attachment C of the HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide, available in
Appendix B of this Guide. In any case, the notice must clearly convey that the
financial institution’s HMDA data are available on the Bureau’s website at
www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda. Comment 5(e)-1.

AGGREGATED DATA

and Disclosure
The FFIEC will use the annual data submitted pursuant to Regulation C to make
 Recording

available aggregated data for each MSA and MD, showing lending patterns by

 Reporting

property location, age of housing stock, and income level, sex, ethnicity, and race. 12

 Disclosure of Data

CFR 1003.5(f).

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Appendix

APPENDIX

The following appendices provide additional HMDA materials that you may find
useful, including certain implementation resources provided by the CFPB that are

G: Official

also available at www.consumerfinance.gov/policy-

Interpretations to

compliance/guidance/implementation-guidance/hmda-implementation/.

Regulation C

Financial institutions may wish to consult with their Federal supervisory agencies

H: Federal HMDA

regarding additional compliance resources that the agencies may offer. Agency

Reporting Agencies

websites and contact information can be found below in Appendix H.

I: HMDA Poster

Appendix

APPENDIX A:

Overview of Data Requirements Chart

This following chart developed by the CFPB is intended to be used as a reference tool
for data points required to be collected, recorded, and reported under Regulation C,
as amended by the HMDA Rules issued on October 15, 2015 and on August 24,

G: Official

2017. Relevant regulation and commentary sections are provided for ease of

Interpretations to

reference. The chart also incorporates the information found in Section 4.2.2 of the

Regulation C
H: Federal HMDA
Reporting Agencies
I: HMDA Poster

2018 Filing Instructions Guide for ease of reference. Finally, the chart provides when
to report “not applicable,” and the code used for reporting “not applicable” from
Section 4 of the 2018 Filing Instructions Guide for ease of reference. This chart does
not provide data fields or enumerations used in preparing the HMDA LAR. For more
information on preparing the HMDA LAR, please
see www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/hmda/for-filers.

Effective January 1, 2018

Reportable HMDA Data: A Regulatory and Reporting Overview Reference Chart a
This chart is intended to be used as a reference tool for data points required to be collected, recorded, and reported under Regulation C, as amended by the HMDA Rules issued on October 15, 2015
and on August 24, 2017. Relevant regulation and commentary sections are provided for ease of reference. The chart also incorporates the information found in Section 4.2.2 of the 2018 Filing
Instructions Guide and provides when to report not applicable, including the code used for reporting not applicable from section 4 of the 2018 Filing Instructions Guide for ease of reference. This
chart does not provide data fields or enumerations used in preparing the HMDA loan/application register (LAR). For more information on preparing the HMDA LAR, please
see http://www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda.

Data point

Regulation C
references

(1) Legal Entity
Identifier (LEI)

§ 1003.4(a)(1)(i)(
A)

Description

Filing instructions

Identifier issued to the
financial institution (FI)
by a utility endorsed by
the Global LEI
Foundation or LEI
Regulatory Oversight
Committee

Enter your financial institution’s LEI.
Example: If your institution’s LEI is 10Bx939c5543TqA1144M,
enter 10Bx939c5543TqA1144M.

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Reporting “Not Applicable”

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point
(2) Universal
Loan Identifier
(ULI)

Regulation C
references
§ 1003.4(a)(1)(i),
Comments
4(a)(1)(i)-1
through -5, and
appendix C

Description
Identifier assigned to
identify and retrieve a
loan or application that
contains the FI’s LEI,
an internally generated
sequence of
characters, and a
check digit

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”

1. Begins with the financial institution’s Legal Entity Identifier as defined
in § 1003.4(a)(1)(i)(A).
2. Follows the Legal Entity Identifier with up to 23 additional characters to
identify the covered loan or application, which:




May be letters, numerals, or a combination of letters and
numerals;
Must be unique within the financial institution; and
Must not include any information that could be used to directly
identify the applicant or borrower.

3. Ends with a two-character check digit that is calculated using the
ISO/IEC 7064, MOD 97-10 as it appears on the International Standard
ISO/IEC 7064:2003, which is published by the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO).
A check digit can be generated by:
 Using the check digit tool. Information regarding the check digit
tool will be located at http://www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda/forfilers; or
 Applying the procedures provided in appendix C to Regulation C.
Example:

10Bx939c5543TqA1144M999143X99
LEI

(3) Application
Date

§ 1003.4(a)(1)(ii),
Comments
4(a)(1)(ii)-1
through -3

Date the application
was received or the
date on the application
form

Loan or
Application
Identifier

Check
Digit

Enter, in numeral form, the date the application was received or the
date shown on the application form by year, month, and day, using
YYYYMMDD format.
Example: If the application was received on July 21, 2018, enter

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Enter “NA” for purchased covered loans, §
1003.4(a)(1)(ii)

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”

20180721.

(4) Loan Type

§ 1003.4(a)(2),
Comment
4(a)(2)-1

Whether the loan or
application is insured
by the Federal Housing
Administration,
guaranteed by the
Department of
Veterans Affairs, Rural
Housing Service, or
Farm Service Agency

Indicate the type of covered loan or application by entering:
 Code 1—Conventional (not insured or guaranteed by FHA, VA,
RHS, or FSA)
 Code 2—Federal Housing Administration insured (FHA)
 Code 3—Veterans Affairs guaranteed (VA)
 Code 4—USDA Rural Housing Service or Farm Service Agency
guaranteed (RHS or FSA)

(5) Loan
Purpose

§ 1003.4(a)(3),
Comments
4(a)(3)-1 through
-6

Whether the
transaction is for home
purchase, home
improvement,
refinancing, cash-out
refinancing, or another
purpose

Indicate the purpose of the covered loan or application by entering:
 Code 1—Home purchase
 Code 2—Home improvement
 Code 31—Refinancing
 Code 32—Cash-out refinancing
 Code 4—Other purpose
 Code 5—Not applicable

(6) Preapproval

§ 1003.4(a)(4),
Comments
4(a)(4)-1 and -2

Whether the
transaction involved a
preapproval request for
a home purchase loan
under a preapproval
program

Indicate preapproval for a covered loan or application by entering:
 Code 1—Preapproval requested
 Code 2—Preapproval not requested

(7) Construction

§ 1003.4(a)(5),

Whether the dwelling is

Indicate the construction method for the dwelling by entering:

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To report not applicable, enter “Code 5” for
purchased covered loans where origination took
place prior to January 1, 2018, Comment 4(a)(3)6.

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions

Method

Comments
4(a)(5)-1 through
-3

site-built or a
manufactured home




(8) Occupancy
Type

§ 1003.4(a)(6),
Comments
4(a)(6)-1 through
-5

Whether the property
will be used as a
principal residence,
second residence, or
investment property

Indicate the occupancy type by entering:
 Code 1—Principal residence
 Code 2—Second residence
 Code 3—Investment property

(9) Loan
Amount

§ 1003.4(a)(7),
Comments
4(a)(7)-1 through
-9

Amount of the loan or
the amount applied for

Enter, in dollars, the amount of the covered loan, or the amount applied
for, as applicable.
Example: If the loan amount is $110,500, enter 110500 or
110500.00. If the loan amount is $110,500.24, enter 110500.24.

(10) Action
Taken and (11)
Action Taken
Date

§ 1003.4(a)(8),
Comments
4(a)(8)(i)-1
through -14 and
4(a)(8)(ii)-1
through -6

Type and date of
action the FI took on
the loan, application, or
preapproval request

ACTION TAKEN. Indicate the action taken on the covered loan or
application by entering:
 Code 1—Loan originated
 Code 2—Application approved but not accepted
 Code 3—Application denied
 Code 4—Application withdrawn by applicant
 Code 5—File closed for incompleteness
 Code 6—Purchased loan
 Code 7—Preapproval request denied
 Code 8—Preapproval request approved but not accepted

Code 1—Site-built
Code 2—Manufactured home

ACTION TAKEN DATE. Enter, in numeral form, the date of action
taken by year, month, and day, using YYYYMMDD format.
Example: If the action taken date is July 21, 2018, enter 20180721.

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Reporting “Not Applicable”

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point
(12) Property
Address

Regulation C
references
§ 1003.4(a)(9)(i),
Comments
4(a)(9)-1 through
-5 and 4(a)(9)(i)-1
through -3

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”

Address of the
property securing the
loan (or proposed to
secure a loan)

STREET ADDRESS. Enter the street address of the property as one
(1) data field. U.S. Postal Service Publication 28, Sub-Sections 231239 can be used as a guide for formatting the street address to help
improve geocoding accuracy. Address components include, as
applicable, the following individual items:
 Primary Address Number
 Predirectional
 Street Name
 Prefix
 Suffix
 Postdirectional
 Secondary Address Identifier, such as apartment
 Secondary Address, such as apartment number
CITY. Enter the city of the property as one (1) data field.
STATE. Enter the two letter state code of the property as one (1) data
field.
ZIP CODE. Enter the ZIP code of the property as one (1) data field.

Enter “NA” in each of the property address fields
for:
 Covered loans or applications if the property
address of the property securing the covered
loan is not known (e.g., the property did not
have a property address at closing, or the
property address was not provided to the
institution before the application was denied,
withdrawn, or closed for incompleteness),
Comment 4(a)(9)(i)-3;
 Covered loans or applications if a site of a
manufactured home has not been identified,
Comment 4(a)(9)-5

NON-STANDARD ADDRESSING. U.S. Postal Service Publication 28,
Sub-Section 24, 25 and 29, respectively, can be used as guides for
formatting non-standard style addressing including rural route, Highway
Contract Route, and Puerto Rico addresses to increase the accuracy
for geocoding.
The following address formats are generally not preferred:
 General Delivery addresses, such as General Delivery, Anytown,
CA 90049-9998.
 Post Office Box addresses, such as P.O. Box 100 Anytown, CA

Description

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STATE ONLY: For transactions for which State
reporting is not required under § 1003.4(a)(9)(i), a
financial institution may not report not applicable
for the PropertyAddress State unless the institution
is permitted to report not applicable for State for
Property Location. See below for when you may
report not applicable for Property Location.

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(13), (14), and
(15) Property
Location

§ 1003.4(a)(9)(ii),
Comments
4(a)(9)-1 through
-5, 4(a)(9)(ii)-1,
4(a)(9)(ii)(A)-1,
4(a)(9)(ii)(B)-1
and -2, and
4(a)(9)(ii)(C)-1
and -2

Location of the
property securing the
loan (or proposed to
secure a loan) by
state, county, and
census tract

90049-9998.
Spelled-out numbers, such as Four Hundred Fifty Six W
Somewhere Ave Apt Two Hundred One.

COUNTY. Enter the five digit Federal Information Processing
Standards (FIPS) numerical code for the county. Do not use commas.
Example: Enter 06037 for the FIPS code for Los Angeles County,
CA.
CENSUS TRACT. Enter the 11 digit census tract number as defined by
the U.S. Census Bureau. Do not use decimals.
Example: Enter 06037264000 for a census tract within Los
Angeles County, CA.
STATE. Enter the two letter state code of the property as one (1) data
field.

Reporting “Not Applicable”

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Enter “NA” for:
 Applications only if the state, county, or
census tract in which the property is located is
not known before the application is denied,
withdrawn, or closed for incompleteness,
Comments 4(a)(9)(ii)(A)-1, 4(a)(9)(ii)(B)-2, and
4(a)(9)(ii)(C)-2.
 Covered loans or applications if a site of a
manufactured home has not been identified,
Comment 4(a)(9)-5;
 Covered loans or applications if the property is
not located in an Metropolitan Statistical Area
(MSA) or Metropolitan Division (MD) in which
the institution has a home or branch office and
the institution is not required to report data on
small business, small farm, and community
development lending under regulations that
implement the Community Reinvestment Act
of 1977, § 1003.4(a)(9)(ii) and § 1003.4(e)
 CENSUS TRACT ONLY: Covered loans or
applications if the property is located in a
county with a population of 30,000 or less
according to the most recent decennial census
conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, §

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Reporting “Not Applicable”

1003.4(a)(9)(ii)(C)
NOTE: For transactions for which State, county,
or census tract reporting is not required under
§ 1003.4(a)(9)(ii) or § 1003.4(e), financial
institutions may report that the requirement is not
applicable, or they may voluntarily report the
State, county, or census tract information,
Comment 4(a)(9)(ii)-1
STATE ONLY: For transactions for which State
reporting is not required under § 1003.4(a)(9)(ii), a
financial institution may not report not applicable
for the Property Location State unless the
institution is permitted to report not applicable for
Property Address. See above for when you may
report not applicable for Property Address.
(16) Ethnicity,

§ 1003.4(a)(10)(i
),
Comments
4(a)(10)(i)-1 and
-2 and appendix
B

Applicant’s or
borrower’s ethnicity,
race, and sex, and if
information was
collected by visual
observation or
surname

ETHNICITY OF APPLICANT OR BORROWER. Indicate the ethnicity
of the applicant or borrower, or of the first co-applicant or co-borrower,
as applicable, by entering up to five (5):
 Code 1—Hispanic or Latino
o Code 11—Mexican
o Code 12—Puerto Rican
o Code 13—Cuban
o Code 14—Other Hispanic or Latino
NOTE: If the applicant or borrower, or any co-applicant or coborrower, did not select Code 14, but provided an other Hispanic

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To report not applicable, enter “Code 4” for
Ethnicity of Applicant or Borrower and “Code
3” for Ethnicity Collected on the Basis of
Visual Observation or Surname for:




Purchased covered loans for which the
financial institution chooses not to report the
applicant’s or co-applicant’s ethnicity, race,
and sex, appendix B;
Covered loans or applications when applicant
or co-applicant is not a natural person,

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



or Latino ethnicity(ies) in the Ethnicity Free Form Text Field
for Other Hispanic or Latino, your institution is permitted, but
not required, to report Code 14 in one of the Ethnicity of
Applicant or Borrower data fields. This will be counted as one of
the five (5) reported ethnicities, whether or not you also choose
to report Code 14 as one of the Ethnicity of Applicant or
Borrower, or Ethnicity of Co-Applicant or Co-Borrower, data
fields. See below for information about the Ethnicity Free Form
Text Field for Other Hispanic or Latino.
Code 2—Not Hispanic or Latino
Code 3—Information not provided by applicant in mail, internet, or
telephone application
NOTE: Use Code 3 if the applicant or borrower, or co-applicant
or co-borrower does not provide the information in an application
taken by mail, internet, or telephone. Leave the remaining
Ethnicity of Applicant or Borrower data fields blank.
Code 4—Not applicable
NOTE: Use Code 4 if the requirement to report the applicant’s or
borrower’s ethnicity does not apply to the covered loan or
application that your institution is reporting. Leave the remaining
Ethnicity of Applicant or Borrower data fields blank.
Code 5—No co-applicant
NOTE: Use Code 5 in the co-applicant field if there are no coapplicants or co-borrowers. Leave the remaining Ethnicity of
Applicant or Borrower data fields blank.

If there is more than one co-applicant or co-borrower, provide the
required information only for the first co-applicant or co-borrower listed
on the collection form.

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Reporting “Not Applicable”

appendix B

NOTE: Use Code 3 if the financial institution
received the application prior to January 1st, 2018,
and the financial institution chooses not to report
whether the ethnicity of the applicant or borrower,
or of the first co-applicant or co-borrower, as
applicable, was collected on the basis of visual
observation or surname.

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Description

Filing instructions

Do not enter the same code more than once for the applicant or
borrower, or any co-applicant or co-borrower, as applicable, for any
covered loan or application.
If fewer than five (5) ethnicities are provided by the applicant or
borrower, or by any co-applicant or co-borrower, leave the remaining
Ethnicity of Applicant or Borrower data fields blank.
ETHNICITY FREE FORM TEXT FIELD. Enter the specific other
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(ies) not listed above, if provided by the
applicant or borrower, or by any co-applicant or co-borrower, as
applicable. For example, enter Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican,
Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, or Spaniard, and so on, if provided by the
applicant or borrower, or by any co-applicant or co-borrower, as
applicable. Enter more than one other Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, if
provided by the applicant or borrower, or by any co-applicant or coborrower, as applicable. The maximum number of characters for this
field is 100 characters, including spaces. If the applicant or borrower,
or any co-applicant or co-borrower, did not provide an other Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity(ies), leave this field blank.
ETHNICITY COLLECTED ON THE BASIS OF VISUAL
OBSERVATION OR SURNAME. Indicate whether the ethnicity of the
applicant or borrower, or of the first co-applicant or co-borrower, as
applicable, was collected on the basis of visual observation or surname
by entering:
 Code 1—Collected on the basis of visual observation or surname
 Code 2—Not collected on the basis of visual observation or

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

Reporting “Not Applicable”

surname
Code 3—Not applicable
NOTE: Use Code 3 if the requirement to report the applicant’s or
borrower’s ethnicity does not apply to the covered loan or
application that your institution is reporting.
Code 4—No co-applicant
NOTE: Use Code 4 in the co-applicant field if there are no coapplicants or co-borrowers

If there is more than one co-applicant or co-borrower, provide the
required information only for the first co-applicant or co-borrower listed
on the collection form.
(17) Race

§ 1003.4(a)(10)(i
),
Comments
4(a)(10)(i)-1 and
-2 and appendix
B

Applicant’s or
borrower’s ethnicity,
race, and sex, and if
information was
collected by visual
observation or
surname

RACE OF APPLICANT OR BORROWER. Indicate the race of the
applicant or borrower, or of the first co-applicant or co-borrower, as
applicable, by entering up to five (5):
 Code 1—American Indian or Alaska Native
NOTE: If the applicant or borrower, or any co-applicant or coborrower, did not select Code 1, but provided the name of the
applicant’s or borrower’s American Indian or Alaska Native
Enrolled or Principal Tribe(s) in the Race Free Form Text Field
for American Indian or Alaska Native Enrolled or Principal
Tribe, your institution is permitted, but not required, to report
Code 1 in one of the Race of Applicant or Borrower data fields.
Each reported race will be counted as one of the five (5)
reported races, whether or not you also choose to report Code 1
as one of the Race of Applicant or Borrower, or Race of CoApplicant or Co-Borrower, data fields. See below for information
about the Race Free Form Text Field for American Indian or

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To report not applicable, enter “Code 7” for Race
of Applicant or Borrower and “Code 3” for
Race Collected On The Basis Of Visual
Observation Or Surname for:
 Purchased covered loans for which the
financial institution chooses not to report the
applicant’s or co-applicant’s ethnicity, race,
and sex, appendix B;
 Covered loans or applications when applicant
or co-applicant is not a natural person,
appendix B
NOTE: Use Code 3 if the financial institution
received the application prior to January 1st,
2018, and the financial institution chooses not to
report whether the race of the applicant or
borrower, or of the first co-applicant or co-

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




Alaska Native Enrolled or Principal Tribe.
Code 2—Asian
o Code 21—Asian Indian
o Code 22—Chinese
o Code 23—Filipino
o Code 24—Japanese
o Code 25—Korean
o Code 26—Vietnamese
o Code 27—Other Asian
NOTE: If the applicant or borrower, or any co-applicant or
co-borrower, did not select Code 27, but provided the name
of the applicant’s or borrower’s other Asian race(s) in the
Race Free Form Text Field for Other Asian, your
institution is permitted, but not required, to report Code 27
in one of the Race of Applicant or Borrower data fields.
Each reported race will be counted as one of the five (5)
reported races, whether or not you also choose to report
Code 27 as one of the Race of Applicant or Borrower, or
Race of Co-Applicant or Co-Borrower, data fields. See
below for information about the Race Free Form Text Field
for Other Asian.
Code 3—Black or African American
Code 4—Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
o Code 41—Native Hawaiian
o Code 42—Guamanian or Chamorro
o Code 43—Samoan
o Code 44—Other Pacific Islander
NOTE: If the applicant or borrower, or any co-applicant or
co-borrower, did not select Code 44, but provided the name

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borrower, as applicable, was collected on the
basis of visual observation or surname.

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




of the applicant’s or borrower’s other Pacific Islander
race(s) in the Race Free Form Text Field for Other
Pacific Islander, your institution is permitted, but not
required, to report Code 44 in one of the Race of Applicant
or Borrower data fields. Each reported race will be counted
as one of the five (5) reported races, whether or not you
also choose to report Code 44 as one of the Race of
Applicant or Borrower, or Race of Co-Applicant or CoBorrower, data fields. See below for information about the
Race Free Form Text Field for Other Pacific Islander.
Code 5—White
Code 6—Information not provided by applicant in mail, internet, or
telephone application
NOTE: Use Code 6 if the applicant or borrower, or co-applicant
or co-borrower does not provide the information in an application
taken by mail, internet, or telephone. Leave the remaining Race
of Applicant or Borrower data fields blank.
Code 7—Not applicable
NOTE: Use Code 7 if the requirement to report the applicant’s or
borrower’s race does not apply to the covered loan or application
that your institution is reporting. Leave the remaining Race of
Applicant or Borrower data fields blank.
Code 8—No co-applicant
NOTE: Use Code 8 in the co-applicant field if there are no coapplicants or co-borrowers. Leave the remaining Race of
Applicant or Borrower data fields blank.

Do not enter the same code more than once for the applicant or
borrower, or any co-applicant or co-borrower, as applicable, for any

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covered loan or application.
If fewer than five (5) races are provided by the applicant or borrower, or
by any co-applicant or co-borrower, leave the remaining Race of
Applicant or Borrower data fields blank.
RACE FREE FORM TEXT FIELDS.
 RACE FREE FORM TEXT FIELD FOR AMERICAN INDIAN OR
ALASKAN NATIVE ENROLLED OR PRINCIPAL TRIBE. Enter
the name of the applicant’s or borrower’s American Indian or
Alaska Native enrolled or Principal Tribe(s), if provided by the
applicant or borrower, or by any co-applicant or co-borrower, as
applicable in the Race Free Form Text Field for American
Indian or Alaskan Native Enrolled or Principal Tribe. For
example, enter Navajo if provided by the applicant or borrower, or
by any co-applicant or co-borrower, as applicable. Enter more
than one American Indian or Alaska Native Enrolled or Principal
Tribe, if provided by the applicant or borrower, or by any coapplicant or co-borrower, as applicable. The maximum number of
characters for this field is 100 characters, including spaces. If the
applicant or borrower, or any co-applicant or co-borrower did not
provide an American Indian or Alaska Native Enrolled or Principal
Tribe(s), leave the Race Free Form Text Field for American
Indian or Alaska Native Enrolled or Principal Tribe field blank.
 RACE FREE FORM TEXT FIELD FOR OTHER ASIAN. Enter the
specific other Asian race(s) not listed above, if provided by the
applicant or borrower, or by any co-applicant or co-borrower, as
applicable in the Race Free Form Text Field for Other Asian.
For example, enter Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Pakistani, or

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

Cambodian, and so on, if provided by the applicant or borrower, or
by any co-applicant or co-borrower, as applicable. Enter more
than one other Asian race, if provided by the applicant or borrower,
or by any co-applicant or co-borrower, as applicable. The
maximum number of characters for this field is 100 characters,
including spaces. If the applicant or borrower, or any co-applicant
or co-borrower, did not provide an other Asian race(s), leave the
Race Free Form Text Field for Other Asian field blank.
RACE FREE FORM TEXT FIELD FOR OTHER PACIFIC
ISLANDER. Enter the specific Other Pacific Islander race(s) not
listed above, if provided by the applicant or borrower, or by any coapplicant or co-borrower, as applicable in the Race Free Form
Text Field for Other Pacific Islander. For example, enter Fijian,
or Tongan, and so on, if provided by the applicant or borrower, or
by any co-applicant or co-borrower, as applicable. Enter more
than one Other Pacific Islander race, if provided by the applicant or
borrower, or by any co-applicant or co-borrower, as applicable.
The maximum number of characters for this field is 100
characters, including spaces. If the applicant or borrower, or any
co-applicant or co-borrower, did not provide an Other Pacific
Islander race(s), leave the Race Free Form Text Field for Other
Pacific Islander field blank.

RACE COLLECTED ON THE BASIS OF VISUAL OBSERVATION OR
SURNAME. Indicate whether the race of the applicant or borrower, or of
the first co-applicant or co-borrower, as applicable, was collected on the
basis of visual observation or surname by entering:
 Code 1—Collected on the basis of visual observation or surname
 Code 2—Not collected on the basis of visual observation or

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

Reporting “Not Applicable”

surname
Code 3—Not applicable
NOTE: Use Code 3 if the requirement to report the applicant’s or
borrower’s race does not apply to the covered loan or application
that your institution is reporting.
Code 4—No co-applicant
NOTE: Use Code 4 in the co-applicant field if there are no coapplicants or co-borrowers.

If there is more than one co-applicant or co-borrower, provide the
required information only for the first co-applicant or co-borrower listed
on the collection form.
(18) Sex

§ 1003.4(a)(10)(i)
, Comments
4(a)(10)(i)-1 and 2 and appendix B

Applicant’s or
borrower’s ethnicity,
race, and sex, and if
information was
collected by visual
observation or
surname

SEX OF APPLICANT OR BORROWER. Indicate the sex of the
applicant or borrower, or of the first co-applicant or co-borrower, as
applicable, by entering:
 Code 1—Male
 Code 2—Female
 Code 3—Information not provided by applicant in mail, internet, or
telephone application
NOTE: Use Code 3 if the applicant or co-applicant does not
provide the information in an application taken by mail, internet,
or telephone.
 Code 4—Not applicable
NOTE: Use Code 4 if the requirement to report the applicant’s or
borrower’s sex does not apply to the covered loan or application
that your institution is reporting.
 Code 5—No co-applicant
NOTE: Use Code 5 in the co-applicant field if there are no co-

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To report not applicable, enter “Code 4” for Sex
of Applicant or Borrower and “Code 3” for Sex
Collected on the Basis of Visual Observation
or Surname for:
 Purchased covered loans for which the
financial institution chooses not to report the
applicant’s or co-applicant’s ethnicity, race,
and sex, appendix B;
 Covered loans or applications when applicant
or co-applicant is not a natural person,
appendix B
NOTE: Use Code 3 if the financial institution
received the application prior to January 1st,
2018, and the financial institution chooses not to
report whether the sex of the applicant or
borrower, or of the first co-applicant or co-

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Description

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”

applicants or co-borrowers.
 Code 6—Applicant selected both male and female
NOTE: Use Code 6 if the applicant or co-applicant selected both
male and female.
If there is more than one co-applicant or co-borrower, provide the
required information only for the first co-applicant or co-borrower listed
on the collection form.

borrower, as applicable, was collected on the
basis of visual observation or surname.

SEX COLLECTED ON THE BASIS OF VISUAL OBSERVATION OR
SURNAME. Indicate whether the sex of the applicant or borrower, or of
the first co-applicant or co-borrower, as applicable, was collected on
the basis of visual observation or surname by entering:
 Code 1—Collected on the basis of visual observation or surname
 Code 2—Not collected on the basis of visual observation or
surname
 Code 3—Not applicable
NOTE: Use Code 3 if the requirement to report the applicant’s or
borrower’s sex does not apply to the covered loan or application
that your institution is reporting.
 Code 4—No co-applicant
NOTE: Use Code 4 in the co-applicant field if there are no coapplicants or co-borrowers.
If there is more than one co-applicant or co-borrower, provide the
required information only for the first co-applicant or co-borrower listed
on the collection form.
(19) Age

§ 1003.4(a)(10)(ii

Applicant’s or

Enter, in numeral form, the age, in years, of the applicant or borrower,

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To report not applicable, enter “Code 8888” for:

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), Comments
4(a)(10)(ii)-1
through -5

Description

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”

borrower’s age

or of the first co-applicant or co-borrower, as applicable. Age is
calculated, as of the application date, as the number of whole years
derived from the date of birth shown on the application form.
Example: If the applicant or borrower is 24 years old, enter 24.




Or, enter:
 Code 8888—Not applicable
 Code 9999—No co-applicant
NOTE: Use Code 9999 in the co-applicant field if there are no
co-applicants or co-borrowers.

Purchased covered loans for which the
financial institution chooses not to report the
applicant’s or co-applicant’s age, Comment
4(a)(10)(ii)-3;
Covered loans or applications when applicant
or co-applicant is not a natural person,
Comment 4(a)(10)(ii)-4

If there is more than one co-applicant or co-borrower, provide the
required information only for the first co-applicant or co-borrower listed
on the collection form.
(20) Income

§ 1003.4(a)(10)(iii
), Comments
4(a)(10)(iii)-1
through -10

If credit decision is
made, gross annual
income relied on in
making the credit
decision;
Or, if a credit decision
was not made, the
gross annual income
relied on in processing
the application

Enter, in dollars, the gross annual income relied on in making the credit
decision, or if a credit decision was not made, the gross annual income
relied on in processing the application. Round all dollar amounts to the
nearest thousand (round $500 up to the next $1,000).
Example: If the income amount is $35,500, enter 36.

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Enter “NA” for:
 Covered loans or applications for which the
credit decision did not consider, or would not
have considered income, § 1003.4(a)(10)(iii);
Comment 4(a)(10)(iii)-6;
 Covered loans or applications when applicant
or co-applicant is not a natural person,
Comment 4(a)(10)(iii)-7;
 Covered loan is secured by, or application is
proposed to be secured by, a multifamily
dwelling, Comment 4(a)(10)(iii)-8;
 Purchased covered loans for which the
financial institution chooses not to report the

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

income, Comment 4(a)(10)(iii)-9;
Covered loan to, or an application from, the
institution’s employees to protect their privacy,
even if the institution relied on their income in
making the credit decision, Comment
4(a)(10)(iii)-3

(21) Type of
Purchaser

§ 1003.4(a)(11),
Comments
4(a)(11)-1
through -10

Type of entity that
purchased the loan

Indicate the type of entity purchasing a covered loan from your
institution within the same calendar year that your institution originated
or purchased the loan by entering:
 Code 0—Not applicable
 Code 1—Fannie Mae
 Code 2—Ginnie Mae
 Code 3—Freddie Mac
 Code 4—Farmer Mac
 Code 5—Private securitizer
 Code 6—Commercial bank, savings bank, or savings association
 Code 71—Credit union, mortgage company, or finance company
 Code 72—Life insurance company
 Code 8—Affiliate institution
 Code 9—Other type of purchaser

To report not applicable, enter “Code 0” for:
 Applications that were denied, withdrawn,
closed for incompleteness, or approved but
not accepted by the applicant, Comment
4(a)(11)-10;
 Preapproval requests that were denied or
approved but not accepted by the applicant,
Comment 4(a)(11)-10;
 Originated or purchased covered loans that
the financial institution did not sell during that
same calendar year, Comment 4(a)(11)-10

(22) Rate
Spread

§ 1003.4(a)(12),
Comments
4(a)(12)-1
through -9

Difference between the
annual percentage rate
and average prime
offer rate for a
comparable
transaction

Enter, as a percentage, to at least three (3) decimal places, the
difference between the covered loan’s annual percentage rate (APR)
and the average prime offer rate (APOR) for a comparable transaction
as of the date the interest rate is set.

Enter “NA” for:
 Covered loans that are assumptions, reverse
mortgages, purchased loans, or are not
subject to Regulation Z, § 1003.4(a)(12)(i);
Comment 4(a)(12)-7;
 Applications that did not result in an origination
other than approved but not accepted,

Numbers calculated to beyond three (3) decimal places may either be
reported beyond three (3) decimal places or rounded or truncated to

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three (3) decimal places. Decimal place trailing zeros may either be
included or omitted.
 If the APR exceeds the APOR, enter a positive number.
Example: If the APR is 3.678% and the APOR is 3.25%, enter
0.428. If the APR is 4.560% and the APOR is 4.25%, enter either
0.31 or 0.310
 If the APR is less than the APOR, enter a negative number.
Example: If the APR 3.1235% and the APOR is 3.25%, enter
-0.1265. Alternatively, the rate spread may be truncated to
-0.126 or rounded to -0.127.
(23) HOEPA
Status

§ 1003.4(a)(13),
Comment
4(a)(13)-1

Whether the loan is a
high-cost mortgage
under the Home
Ownership and Equity
Protection Act
(HOEPA)

Indicate whether the covered loan is a high-cost mortgage under
Regulation Z, § 1026.32(a) by entering:
 Code 1—High-cost mortgage
 Code 2—Not a high-cost mortgage
 Code 3—Not applicable

(24) Lien Status

§ 1003.4(a)(14),
Comments
4(a)(14)-1 and -2

Whether the property
is a first or subordinate
lien

Indicate the lien status of the property securing the covered loan, or in
the case of an application, proposed to secure the covered loan, by
entering:
 Code 1—Secured by a first lien
 Code 2—Secured by a subordinate lien

(25) Credit
Score

§ 1003.4(a)(15),
Comments
4(a)(15)-1

Credit score(s) relied
on and the name and
version of the credit

CREDIT SCORE OF APPLICANT OR BORROWER. Enter, in numeral
form, the credit score, or scores relied on in making the credit decision
for the applicant or borrower, or of the first co-applicant or co-borrower,

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Reporting “Not Applicable”



Comment 4(a)(12)-7
Applications approved but not accepted, if no
disclosures under Regulation Z are required,
Comment 4(a)(12)-8

To report not applicable, enter “Code 3” for:
 Covered loans not subject to the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act
(HOEPA) of 1994, as implemented in
Regulation Z, § 1026.32(a), § 1003.4(a)(13);
Comment 4(a)(13)-1
 Applications that did not result in originations,
Comment 4(a)(13)-1

To report not applicable, enter “Code 8888” for
Credit Score of Applicant or Borrower or “Code
9” for Name and Version of Credit Scoring

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

through -7

scoring model

Filing instructions

as applicable. If Regulation C requires your institution to report a single
score that corresponds to multiple applicants or borrowers, report the
score in either the applicant field or the co-applicant field.
Or, enter
 Code 7777—Credit score is not a number



Code 8888—Not applicable
Code 9999—No co-applicant
NOTE: Use Code 9999 in the co-applicant field if there are no
co-applicants or co-borrowers.

NOTE: If Regulation C requires your institution to report a single score
that corresponds to multiple applicants or borrowers, either report the
credit score in the applicant field, and use Code 8888 in the coapplicant field; or report the credit score in the co-applicant field and
use Code 8888 in the applicant field.
NAME AND VERSION OF CREDIT SCORING MODEL. Indicate the
name and version of the credit scoring model used to generate the
credit score, or scores, relied on in making the credit decision by
entering:
 Code 1—Equifax Beacon 5.0
 Code 2—Experian Fair Isaac
 Code 3—FICO Risk Score Classic 04
 Code 4—FICO Risk Score Classic 98
 Code 5—VantageScore 2.0
 Code 6—VantageScore 3.0
 Code 7—More than one credit scoring model
 Code 8—Other credit scoring model

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Reporting “Not Applicable”

Model for:
 Purchased covered loans, § 1003.4(a)(15)(i);
Comment 4(a)(15)-6;
 Transactions for which no credit decision was
made (e.g., files closed for incompleteness, or
if an application was withdrawn before a credit
decision was made), Comment 4(a)(15)-4;
 Transactions for which the credit decision was
made without relying on a credit score,
Comment 4(a)(15)-5;
 Covered loans or applications when applicant
and co-applicant are not natural persons,
Comment 4(a)(15)-7

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions




Reporting “Not Applicable”

NOTE: If Code 8 is selected in the Name and Version of Credit
Scoring Model Field, enter the specific other credit scoring model
that is not listed above in the Name and Version of Credit
Scoring Model Conditional Free Form Text Field for Code 8.
If Code 8 is not entered, leave this field blank.
Code 9—Not applicable
Code 10—No co-applicant
NOTE: Use Code 10 in the co-applicant field if there are no coapplicants or co-borrowers.

NOTE: If Regulation C requires your institution to report a single score
that corresponds to multiple applicants or borrowers, either report the
name and version of the credit scoring model in the applicant field,
and use Code 9 in the co-applicant field; or report the name and
version of the credit scoring model in the co-applicant field and use
Code 9 in the applicant field.
(26) Reason for
Denial

§ 1003.4(a)(16),
Comments
4(a)(16)-1
through -4

Reason(s) the
application was denied

Indicate the principal reason, or reasons, for denial by entering up to
four (4):
 Code 1—Debt-to-income ratio
 Code 2—Employment history
 Code 3—Credit history
 Code 4—Collateral
 Code 5—Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)
 Code 6—Unverifiable information
 Code 7—Credit application incomplete
 Code 8—Mortgage insurance denied
 Code 9—Other

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To report not applicable, enter “Code 10” for
applications that were not denied (e.g., loan is
originated or purchased by the financial
institution), Comment 4(a)(16)-4

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions



NOTE: If Code 9 is selected in any Reason for Denial field, enter
the specific other reason(s) for denial not listed above in the
Reason for Denial Conditional Free Form Text Field for Code
9. See below for more information on the Reason for Denial
Conditional Free Form Text Field for Code 9.
Code 10—Not applicable
NOTE: Use Code 10 if the requirement to report reasons for
denial does not apply to the covered loan or application that your
institution is reporting. Leave the remaining Reason for Denial
data fields blank.

Do not enter the same code more than once for any covered loan or
application.
If there are fewer than four principal (4) reasons for denial, leave the
remaining Reason for Denial data fields blank.
MODEL FORM. If your institution uses the model form contained in
appendix C to Regulation B, 12 CFR part 1002 (Form C–1, Sample
Notice of Action Taken and Statement of Reasons), use the following:
 Code 1—Income insufficient for amount of credit requested, and
Excessive obligations in relation to income
 Code 2—Temporary or irregular employment, and Length of
employment
 Code 3—Insufficient number of credit references provided;
Unacceptable type of credit references provided; No credit file;
Limited credit experience; Poor credit performance with us;
Delinquent past or present credit obligations with others; Number

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Reporting “Not Applicable”

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions




Reporting “Not Applicable”

of recent inquiries on credit bureau report; Garnishment,
attachment, foreclosure, repossession, collection action, or
judgment; and Bankruptcy
Code 4—Value or type of collateral not sufficient
Code 6—Unable to verify credit references; Unable to verify
employment; Unable to verify income; and Unable to verify
residence
Code 7—Credit application incomplete
Code 9—Length of residence; Temporary residence; and Other
reasons specified on the adverse action notice.

REASON FOR DENIAL CONDITIONAL FREE FORM TEXT FIELD
FOR CODE 9. The maximum number of characters for this field is 255
characters, including spaces. If Code 9 is not entered, leave this field
blank.
(27) Total Loan
Costs or Total
Points and Fees

§ 1003.4(a)(17),
Comments
4(a)(17)(i)-1
through -3 and
4(a)(17)(ii)-1
through -2

Either total loan costs,
or total points and fees
charged

Enter either Total Loan Costs or Total Points and Fees:
 TOTAL LOAN COSTS. Enter, in dollars, the amount of total loan
costs. If the amount is zero, enter 0.
 TOTAL POINTS AND FEES. Enter, in dollars, the total points and
fees charged in connection with the covered loan. If the amount is
zero, enter 0.

Enter “NA” for:

TOTAL LOAN COSTS.



Example: If the total loan costs or the total points and fees are
$2,399.04, enter 2399.04.



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Applications, Comment 4(a)(17)(i)-1;
Covered loans that are not subject to
Regulation Z, § 1026.43(c), § 1003.4(a)(17);
Covered loans subject to Regulation Z §
1026.43(c) for which a disclosure is not
provided pursuant to § 1026.19(f), §
1003.4(a)(17)
Purchased covered loans for which applications
were received by the selling entity prior to the
effective date of Regulation Z, § 1026.19(f),
Comment 4(a)(17)(i)-2

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”

TOTAL POINTS AND FEES.





(28) Origination
Charges

§ 1003.4(a)(18),
Comments
4(a)(18)-1
through -3

Total borrower-paid
origination charges

Enter, in dollars, the total of all itemized amounts that are designated
borrower-paid at or before closing. If the total is zero, enter 0.
Example: If the origination charges are $2,399.04, enter 2399.04.

(29) Discount
Points

§ 1003.4(a)(19),
Comments
4(a)(19)-1
through -3

Points paid to the
creditor to reduce the
interest rate

Enter, in dollars, the points paid to the creditor to reduce the interest
rate. If no points were paid, leave this field blank.
Example: If the amount paid for discount points is $2,399.04, enter
2399.04.

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Applications, Comment 4(a)(17)(ii)-1;
Covered loans that are not subject to
Regulation Z, § 1026.43(c), Comment
4(a)(17)(ii)-1;
Covered loans subject to Regulation Z, §
1026.43(c) for which a disclosure is provided
pursuant to Regulation Z, § 1026.19(f), §
1003.4(a)(17)(ii);
Purchased covered loans, Comment
4(a)(17)(ii)-1

Enter “NA” for:
 Applications, Comment 4(a)(18)-1;
 Covered loans not subject to Regulation Z, §
1026.19(f), § 1003.4(a)(18); Comment 4(a)(18)1;
 Purchased covered loans with applications that
were received by the selling entity prior to the
effective date of Regulation Z, § 1026.19(f),
Comment 4(a)(18)-2
Enter “NA” for:
Applications, Comment 4(a)(19)-1;
Covered loans not subject to Regulation Z, §
1026.19(f), § 1003.4(a)(19); Comment 4(a)(19)1;
 Purchased covered loans with applications that
were received by the selling entity prior to the




Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”

effective date ofRegulation Z, § 1026.19(f),
Comment 4(a)(19)-2
(30) Lender
Credits

§ 1003.4(a)(20),
Comments
4(a)(20)-1
through -3

Amount of lender
credits

Enter, in dollars, the amount of lender credits. If no lender credits were
provided, leave this field blank.
Example: If the amount is $1500.24, enter 1500.24.

Enter “NA” for:
 Applications, Comment 4(a)(20)-1;
 Covered loans not subject to Regulation Z, §
1026.19(f), § 1003.4(a)(20); Comment 4(a)(20)1;
 Purchased covered loans with applications that
were received by the selling entity prior to the
effective date of Regulation Z, § 1026.19(f),
Comment 4(a)(20)-2

(31) Interest
Rate

§ 1003.4(a)(21),
Comments
4(a)(21)-1
through -3

Interest rate on the
approved application
or loan

Enter, as a percentage, to at least three (3) decimal places, the interest
rate. Numbers calculated to beyond three (3) decimal places may either
be reported beyond three (3) decimal places or rounded or truncated to
three (3) decimal places. Decimal place trailing zeros may be either
included or omitted.
Example: If the interest rate is 4.125%, enter 4.125.

Enter “NA” for applications that have been denied,
withdrawn, or closed for incompleteness,
Comment 4(a)(21)-2

If the interest rate is exactly 4.500%, enter 4.5, 4.50, or 4.500.

(32)
Prepayment
Penalty Term

§ 1003.4(a)(22),
Comments
4(a)(22)-1
through -2

Term in months of any
prepayment penalty

Enter, in numeral form, the term, in months, of any prepayment penalty.
Enter “NA” for:
Example: If a prepayment penalty may be imposed within the first
 Covered loans or applications that are not
24 months after closing or account opening, enter 24.
subject to Regulation Z, § 1026,
§ 1003.4(a)(22); Comment 4(a)(22)-1;
 Covered loans or applications that have no
prepayment penalty, Comment 4(a)(22)-2

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Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”

(33) Debt-toIncome Ratio

§ 1003.4(a)(23),
Comments
4(a)(23)-1
through -7

Ratio of the applicant’s
or borrower’s total
monthly debt to total
monthly income relied
on

Enter, as a percentage, the ratio of the applicant’s or borrower’s total
monthly debt to the total monthly income relied on in making the credit
decision. Use decimal places only if the ratio relied upon uses decimal
places.
Example: If the relied upon debt-to-income ratio is 42.95, enter
42.95, and not 43. If, however, your institution rounded the ratio
up to 43% and relied on the rounded-up number, enter 43.

(34) Combined
Loan-to-Value
Ratio

§ 1003.4(a)(24),
Comments
4(a)(24)-1
through -6

Ratio of the total
amount of debt that is
secured by the
property to the value of
the property that was
relied on

Enter “NA” for:
Enter, as a percentage, the ratio of the total amount of debt secured by
 Purchased covered loans, § 1003.4(a)(24);
the property to the value of the property relied on in making the credit
Comment 4(a)(24)-5;
decision. Use decimal places only if the ratio relied upon uses decimal
 Transactions for which no credit decision was
places.
Example: If the relied upon combined loan-to-value ratio is 80.05,
made (e.g., files closed for incompleteness, or
enter 80.05, and not 80. If, however, your institution rounded the
if an application was withdrawn before a credit
ratio down to 80 and relied on the rounded-down number, enter 80.
decision was made), Comment 4(a)(24)-3;

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Enter “NA” for:
 Purchased covered loans, § 1003.4(a)(23);
Comment 4(a)(23)-7;
 Transactions for which no credit decision was
made (e.g., files closed for incompleteness, or
if an application was withdrawn before a credit
decision was made), Comment 4(a)(23)-3;
 Transactions for which the credit decision was
made without relying on debt-to-income ratio,
Comment 4(a)(23)-4;
 Covered loans or applications when applicant
and co-applicant are not natural persons,
Comment 4(a)(23)-5;
 Covered loan secured by, or an application
proposed to be secured by, a multifamily
dwelling, Comment 4(a)(23)-6

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”


(35) Loan Term

§ 1003.4(a)(25),
Comments
4(a)(25)-1
through -5

Number of months
after which the legal
obligation will mature
or terminate

Enter, in numeral form, the number of months after which the legal
obligation will mature or terminate, or would have matured or
terminated.
Example: If the loan term is 360 months, enter 360.

(36) Introductory
Rate Period

§ 1003.4(a)(26),
Comments
4(a)(26)-1
through -5

Number of months until
the first date the
interest rate may
change

Enter, in numeral form, the number of months, or proposed number of
months in the case of an application, until the first date the interest rate
may change after closing or account opening.
Example: If the introductory rate period is 24 months, enter 24.

(37) NonAmortizing
Features

§ 1003.4(a)(27),
Comment
4(a)(27)-1

Whether the
transaction involves a
balloon payment,
interest-only payments,
negative amortization,
or any other type of
non-amortizing feature

BALLOON PAYMENT. Indicate whether the contractual terms include,
or would have included, a balloon payment by entering:
 Code 1—Balloon payment
 Code 2—No balloon payment
INTEREST-ONLY PAYMENTS. Indicate whether the contractual terms
include, or would have included, interest-only payments by entering:
 Code 1—Interest-only payments
 Code 2—No interest-only payments

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Transactions for which the credit decision was
made without relying on combined loan-tovalue ratio, Comment 4(a)(24)-4
Enter “NA” for covered loan or application without
a definite term, such as a reverse mortgage,
Comment 4(a)(25)-5

Enter “NA” for:
Covered loan or application with a fixed rate,
Comment 4(a)(26)-3;
 Purchased covered loan with a fixed rate,
Comment 4(a)(26)-4


Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”

NEGATIVE AMORTIZATION. Indicate whether the contractual terms
include, or would have included, a term that would cause the covered
loan to be a negative amortization loan by entering:
 Code 1—Negative amortization
 Code 2—No negative amortization
OTHER NON-AMORTIZING FEATURES. Indicate whether the
contractual terms include, or would have included, any term, other than
those described in §§ 1003.4(a)(27)(i), (ii), and (iii) that would allow for
payments other than fully amortizing payments during the loan term by
entering:
 Code 1—Other non-fully amortizing features
 Code 2—No other non-fully amortizing features
(38) Property
Value

§ 1003.4(a)(28),
Comments
4(a)(28)-1
through -4

Value of the property
relied on that secures
the loan

Enter, in dollars, the value of the property securing the covered loan or,
in the case of an application, proposed to secure the covered loan,
relied on in making the credit decision.
Example: If the property value is $350,500, enter 350500.

(39)
Manufactured
Home Secured
Property Type

§ 1003.4(a)(29),
Comments
4(a)(29)-1
through -4

Whether the covered
loan is secured by a
manufactured home
and land or a
manufactured home
and not land

Indicate whether the covered loan or application is, or would have
been, secured by a manufactured home and land, or by a
manufactured home and not land, by entering:
 Code 1—Manufactured home and land
 Code 2—Manufactured home and not land
 Code 3—Not applicable

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Enter “NA” for:
 Transactions for which no credit decision was
made (e.g., files closed for incompleteness, or if
an application was withdrawn before a credit
decision was made), Comment 4(a)(28)-3;
 Transactions for which the credit decision was
made without relying on property value,
Comment 4(a)(28)-4
To report not applicable, enter “Code 3” for:
The dwelling related to the property identified is
not a manufactured home, § 1003.4(a)(29);
Comment 4(a)(29)-4
 The dwelling related to the property identified is
a manufactured home community that is a
multifamily dwelling, Comment 4(a)(29)-2;



Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”

Comment 4(a)(29)-4
(40)
Manufactured
Home Land
Property Interest

§ 1003.4(a)(30),
Comments
4(a)(30)-1
through -6

Information about the
applicant’s or
borrower’s ownership
or leasehold interest in
the land where the
manufactured home is
located

Indicate the applicant’s or borrower’s land property interest in the land
on which a manufactured home is, or will be, located by entering:
 Code 1—Direct ownership
 Code 2—Indirect ownership
 Code 3—Paid leasehold
 Code 4—Unpaid leasehold
 Code 5—Not applicable

(41) Total Units

§ 1003.4(a)(31),
Comments
4(a)(31)-1
through -4

Number of individual
dwelling units related
to the property

Enter, in numeral form, the number of individual dwelling units related
to the property securing the covered loan or, in the case of an
application, proposed to secure the covered loan.
Example: If there are five (5) individual dwelling units, enter 5.

(42) Multifamily
Affordable Units

§ 1003.4(a)(32),
Comments
4(a)(32)-1
through -6

Number of individual
dwelling units related
to the property that are
income-restricted
under federal, state, or
local affordable
housing programs

Enter, in numeral form, the number of individual dwelling units related
to any multifamily dwelling property securing the covered loan or, in the
case of an application, proposed to secure the covered loan, that are
income-restricted pursuant to Federal, State, or local affordable
housing programs.
Example: If there are five (5) multifamily affordable units, enter 5.
NOTE: Enter “0” for a covered loan or application related to a

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To report not applicable, enter “Code 5” for:
The dwelling related to the property identified is
not a manufactured home, § 1003.4(a)(30);
Comment 4(a)(30)-6
 The dwelling related to the property identified is
a manufactured home community that is a
multifamily dwelling, Comment 4(a)(30)-4;
Comment 4(a)(30)-6
 A location for the manufactured home related to
a covered loan or application has not been
identified, § 1003.4(a)(30); Comment 4(a)(9)-5


Enter “NA” for covered loans or applications
where the property securing the covered loan or,
in the case of an application, proposed to secure
the covered loan is not a multifamily dwelling, §
1003.4(a)(32); Comment 4(a)(32)-6

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”

multifamily dwelling that does not contain any such income-restricted
individual dwelling units.
(43) Application
Channel
(Submission of
Application and
Initially Payable
to Your
Institution)

§ 1003.4(a)(33),
Comments
4(a)(33)-1,
4(a)(33)(i)-1, and
4(a)(33)(ii)-1
through -2

Indicators of whether
the application was
submitted directly to
the FI, and whether the
obligation was initially
payable to the FI

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION. Indicate whether the applicant or
borrower submitted the application directly to your institution by
entering:
 Code 1—Submitted directly to your institution
 Code 2—Not submitted directly to your institution
 Code 3—Not applicable
INITIALLY PAYABLE TO YOUR INSTITUTION. Indicate whether the
obligation arising from the covered loan was, or, in the case of an
application, would have been, initially payable to your institution
byentering:
 Code 1—Initially payable to your institution
 Code 2—Not initially payable to your institution
 Code 3—Not applicable

(44) Mortgage
Loan Originator
NMLSR
Identifier

§ 1003.4(a)(34),
Comments
4(a)(34)-1
through -4

National Mortgage
Licensing System &
Registry (NMLSR)
identifier for the
mortgage loan
originator

Enter the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry
mortgage loan originator unique identifier (NMLSR ID) for the mortgage
loan originator.
Example: If the NMLSR ID for the mortgage loan originator is
123450, enter 123450.

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To report not applicable for Submission of
Application, enter “Code 3”
 Purchased covered loans, § 1003.4(a)(33);
To report not applicable for Initially Payable to
Your Institution, enter “Code 3”
 Purchased covered loans, § 1003.4(a)(33);
 Applications that were withdrawn, denied, or
closed for incompleteness, if the institution
had not determined whether the covered loans
would have been initially payable to the
institution reporting the applications, Comment
4(a)(33)(ii)-2

Enter “NA” for:
 Covered loans or applications in which the
mortgage loan originator is not required to
obtain and has not been assigned an NMLSR
identifier, Comment 4(a)(34)-2.
Enter “NA” or voluntarily report the NMLSR ID for:
 Purchased covered loans that satisfy the
coverage criteria of Regulation Z, § 1026.36(g)
and were originated prior to January 10, 2014,

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions

Reporting “Not Applicable”



(45) Automated
Underwriting
System

§ 1003.4(a)(35),
Comments
4(a)(35)-1
through -7

Name of the
automated
underwriting system
used by the FI to
evaluate the
application and the
result generated by
that system

AUTOMATED UNDERWRITING SYSTEM. Indicate the automated
underwriting system(s) (AUS) used by your institution to evaluate the
application by entering up to five (5) of the following:
 Code 1—Desktop Underwriter (DU)
 Code 2—Loan Prospector (LP) or Loan Product Advisor
 Code 3—Technology Open to Approved Lenders (TOTAL)
Scorecard
 Code 4—Guaranteed Underwriting System (GUS)
 Code 5—Other
NOTE: If Code 5 is selected in any Automated Underwriting
System field, enter the name of the specific other AUS(s) not
listed above in the AUS Conditional Free Form Text Field for
Code 5. See below for more information on the AUS
Conditional Free Form Text Field for Code 5.
 Code 6—Not applicable
NOTE: If fewer than five (5) automated underwriting systems were
used by your institution to evaluate the application or if Code 6 is
selected, leave the remaining Automated Underwriting System data
fields blank.
AUS CONDITIONAL FREE FORM TEXT FIELD FOR CODE 5. Enter

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Comment 4(a)(34)-4;
Purchased covered loans that do not satisfy
the coverage criteria of Regulation Z,
§ 1026.36(g) and were originated prior to
January 1, 2018, Comment 4(a)(34)-4.

To report not applicable, enter “Code 6” for
Automated Underwriting System and “Code 17”
for Automated Underwriting System Result for:
 Purchased covered loans, § 1003.4(a)(35);
Comment 4(a)(35)-5;
 Transactions for which an AUS, as defined in
§ 1003.4(a)(35)(ii), was not used to evaluate
the application, Comment 4(a)(35)-2 and -4;
 Covered loans or applications when applicant
and co-applicant are not natural persons,
Comment 4(a)(35)-6

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions

more than one other Automated Underwriting System, as applicable.
The maximum number of characters for this field is 255 characters,
including spaces. If Code 5 is not
AUTOMATED UNDERWRITING SYSTEM RESULT. Indicate the
result(s) generated by the automated underwriting system (AUS)
previously indicated by entering:
 Code 1—Approve/Eligible
 Code 2—Approve/Ineligible
 Code 3—Refer/Eligible
 Code 4—Refer/Ineligible
 Code 5—Refer with Caution
 Code 6—Out of Scope
 Code 7—Error
 Code 8—Accept
 Code 9—Caution
 Code 10—Ineligible
 Code 11—Incomplete
 Code 12—Invalid
 Code 13—Refer
 Code 14—Eligible
 Code 15—Unable to Determine
 Code 16—Other
NOTE: If Code 16 is selected in an Automated Underwriting
System Result field, enter the specific other AUS result(s) not
listed above in the AUS Result Conditional Free Form Text
Field for Code 16. See below for more information on the AUS
Result Conditional Free Form Text Field for Code 16.

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Reporting “Not Applicable”

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions


Code 17—Not applicable
NOTE: Use Code 17 if the requirement to report an AUS result
does not apply to the covered loan or application that your
institution is reporting. Leave the remaining Automated
Underwriting System Result data fields blank.

For the following AUS results returned, use the following Codes for
these AUS:
 Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)-Use Code 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 16
 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)-Use
Code 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 16
 FHA TOTAL Scorecard- Use Code 8 or 13
 GUS-Use Code 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15 or 16
NOTE: If fewer than five (5) results were generated by the automated
underwriting system(s) previously indicated or Code 17 is used, leave
the remaining Automated Underwriting System Result data fields blank.
AUS RESULT CONDITIONAL FREE FORM TEXT FIELD FOR CODE
16. Enter more than one other Automated Underwriting System Result,
as applicable. The maximum number of characters for this field is 255
characters, including spaces. If Code 16 is not entered, leave this field
blank.
(46) Reverse
Mortgage

§ 1003.4(a)(36)

Indicator of whether
the transaction is for a
reverse mortgage

Indicate whether the covered loan is, or the application is for, a reverse
mortgage by entering:
 Code 1—Reverse mortgage

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Reporting “Not Applicable”

Effective January 1, 2018

Data point

Regulation C
references

Description

Filing instructions


Reporting “Not Applicable”

Code 2—Not a reverse mortgage

(47) Open-End
Line of Credit

§ 1003.4(a)(37),
Comment
4(a)(37)-1

Indicator of whether
the transaction is for
an open-end line of
credit

Indicate whether the covered loan is, or the application is for, an openend line of credit by entering:
 Code 1—Open-end line of credit
 Code 2—Not an open-end line of credit

(48) Business or
Commercial
Purpose

§ 1003.4(a)(38),
Comment
4(a)(38)-1

Indicator of whether
the transaction is
primarily for a business
or commercial purpose

Indicate whether the covered loan is, or the application is for a covered
loan that will be made, primarily for a business or commercial purpose
by entering:
 Code 1—Primarily for a business or commercial purpose
 Code 2—Not primarily for a business or commercial purpose

This chart combines information from the previous Summary of Reportable Data Chart and Reporting “Not Applicable” Chart, as well as the 2018 Filing Instructions Guide. This chart does not contain information
about the submission process or procedures. This chart summarizes requirements under HMDA and Regulation C, and does not itself establish any binding obligations. It is intended only to act as a reference and not
as a substitute for the regulation or its official commentary. Always consult the regulation text and official commentary for a complete understanding of the law.
b This column provides the information from Section 4.2 of the 2018 Filing Instructions Guide. Further information can be found in the 2018 Filing Instructions Guide. Some information may not be presented exactly
as in the 2018 Filing Instructions Guide. This chart is not a substitute for the 2018 Filing Instructions Guide, and that chart should be consulted.
c This column details the information provided in Regulation C on when a data point is considered not applicable and the appropriate code found in the 2018 Filing Instructions Guide to signify it . If more information
is needed, please review the rule and commentary specified and the 2018 Filing Instructions Guide.

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Appendix

APPENDIX B:

HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide

The following is a copy of the CFPB’s HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide, an
easy-to-use summary of Regulation C, as amended by the 2015 and 2017 HMDA

G: Official Interpretations

Final Rules, and to highlight information that financial institutions and those that work

to Regulation C

with them might find helpful when complying with Regulation C.

H: Federal HMDA

This Guide is not a substitute for Regulation C. Regulation C and its official

Reporting Agencies

interpretations (also known as the commentary) are the definitive sources of
information regarding its requirements. Regulation C and its official interpretations are

I: HMDA Poster

available in Appendix F and G of this Guide and at
www.consumerfinance.gov/regulatory-implementation/hmda/.

October 2017
OMB Control No. 3170-0008

Home Mortgage
Disclosure (Regulation C)
Small Entity Compliance Guide

Version Log
The Bureau updates this guide on a periodic basis. Below is a version log noting the history of
this document and its updates:
Date

Version

Rule Changes

October 2017

2.0

Updates to incorporate content of the final rule issued on August 24,
2017, including changes and clarification regarding:


Institutional coverage and the uniform loan-volume threshold for
open-end lines of credit (Sections 2.1, 3.2, and 9.1)



Transactional coverage for open-end lines of credit (Sections
2.2, 4.1.2, and 9.1)



Collection and reporting of applicant information (Sections 2.4,
5.1, 9.2.1, and Attachment A)



Effective date of enforcement provisions for larger volume
reporters (Sections 2.8 and 7)



Whether certain installment sales contracts are extensions of
credit for purposes of the HMDA Rule (Section 4.1.1.1)



An exclusion from coverage for certain preliminary transactions
that consolidate new funds into a New York CEMA (Sections
4.1.1.1. and 4.1.2)



What constitutes a loan secured by a multifamily dwelling under
the HMDA Rule (Section 4.1.1.2)



The exclusion from coverage for temporary financing (Section
4.1.2)



Including certain distributions from retirement and other asset
accounts when reporting income (Section 5.1.2)



Reporting the ULI and use of check digit tool provided by the
Bureau (Section 5.2)




Reporting loan purpose (Section 5.7)
Reporting property address and location when certain
information is unknown or unavailable (Section 5.12)



Reporting census tract using the geocoding tool provided by the
Bureau (Sections 5.12 and 7)



Reporting CLTV when the calculation includes property other
than the Identified Property (Section 5.21)



Reporting credit score when there are multiple scores or
multiple applicants (Section 5.22)

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

Securitizers and automated underwriting systems (Section 5.23)



Reporting interest rate, rate spread, and certain other data
points when revised or corrected disclosures are provided
(Sections 5.24, 5.26, and 5.28)



Reporting the introductory rate (Section 5.25)



Reporting rate spread, including for applications that are
approved but not accepted (Section 5.26)



Reporting mortgage loan originator identifier for certain
purchased covered loans (Section 5.30)



Reporting action taken if there is a counteroffer (Attachment B)

Also, makes miscellaneous administrative changes to various sections
December 2015

1.0

Original Document

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Table of contents
Table of contents......................................................................................................... 3
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 7
1.1

Purpose of this guide ................................................................................ 8

1.2

Additional implementation resources ...................................................... 9

2. Key changes and effective dates ...................................................................... 10
2.1

Institutional coverage ............................................................................. 10

2.2 Transactional coverage ............................................................................ 11
2.3 Required data points............................................................................... 13
2.4 Collection and reporting of applicant information ................................ 14
2.5 Annual reporting ..................................................................................... 14
2.6 Quarterly reporting ..................................................................................15
2.7 Disclosure requirements ......................................................................... 16
2.8 Enforcement provisions for larger-volume reporters ............................. 17
3. Institutional coverage ......................................................................................... 18
3.1

Institutional coverage during 2017......................................................... 18

3.2 Institutional coverage on or after January 1, 2018 ................................ 21
3.3 Exempt institutions ................................................................................ 26
4. Transactional coverage ...................................................................................... 27

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4.1

Covered loans .......................................................................................... 27

4.2 Reportable activity .................................................................................. 38
5. Reportable data................................................................................................... 44
5.1

Applicant information ............................................................................ 44

5.2 Universal loan identifier (ULI) ............................................................... 53
5.3 Application date ...................................................................................... 54
5.4 Application channel ................................................................................ 55
5.5 Preapproval request ................................................................................ 56
5.6 Loan type ................................................................................................. 57
5.7

Loan purpose .......................................................................................... 57

5.8 Loan amount ........................................................................................... 60
5.9 Loan term ................................................................................................ 61
5.10 Action taken and date ............................................................................. 62
5.11 Reason for denial .................................................................................... 62
5.12 Property address and location ................................................................ 64
5.13 Construction method .............................................................................. 66
5.14 Occupancy type ....................................................................................... 66
5.15 Lien status ............................................................................................... 67
5.16 Manufactured home information ........................................................... 68
5.17 Property value ......................................................................................... 70
5.18 Total units ................................................................................................ 71
5.19 Multifamily affordable units ................................................................... 72
5.20 Debt-to-income ratio .............................................................................. 73
5.21 Combined loan-to-value ......................................................................... 74
5.22 Credit score information......................................................................... 75

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5.23 Automated underwriting system information ....................................... 77
5.24 Interest rate............................................................................................. 81
5.25 Introductory rate period ......................................................................... 83
5.26 Rate spread ............................................................................................. 85
5.27 Contractual features................................................................................ 90
5.28 Data points for certain loans subject to Regulation Z ............................ 90
5.29 Transaction indicators ............................................................................ 94
5.30 Mortgage loan originator identifier ........................................................ 95
5.31 Type of purchaser ................................................................................... 96
6. Recording and reporting .................................................................................... 99
6.1

Recording ................................................................................................ 99

6.2 Reporting ................................................................................................ 99
6.3 Disclosure of data ................................................................................. 102
7. Enforcement provisions ................................................................................... 104
8. Mergers and acquisitions ................................................................................ 106
8.1

Determining coverage ........................................................................... 106

8.2 Reporting responsibility for calendar year of merger or acquisition... 106
8.3 Changes to appropriate Federal agency or TIN ................................... 108
8.4 Determining quarterly reporting coverage........................................... 108
9. Practical implementation and compliance considerations ........................... 110
9.1

Identifying affected institutions, products, departments, and staff ..... 110

9.2 Implementation and compliance management support activities ....... 113
Attachment A:........................................................................................................116

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Attachment B: .......................................................................................................... 117
Action taken chart .......................................................................................... 117
Attachment C: .......................................................................................................... 122
Sample notices ............................................................................................... 122
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this
collection is 3170-0008. It expires on May 31, 2019. The information collections created by the
Final Rule published October 28, 2015 at 80 FR 66127 will not become effective until either
three years from the date of publication of the rule or 2020 in the case of certain information
collections. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average
between 161 hours and 9,000 hours per response depending on the size of the institution. The
obligation to respond to this collection of information is mandatory per the Home Mortgage
Disclosure Act, 12 U.S.C. 2801-2810, as implemented by CFPB’s Regulation C, 12 CFR part
1003. Comments regarding this collection of information, including the estimated response
time, suggestions for improving the usefulness of the information, or suggestions for reducing
the burden to respond to this collection should be submitted to the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552, or by
email to [email protected]. The other agencies collecting information under this regulation
maintain OMB control numbers for their collections as follows: Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (1557–0159), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (3064–0046), the Federal
Reserve System (7100–0247), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (2502–
0529), and the National Credit Union Administration (3133–0166).

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1. Introduction
The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), which Congress enacted in 1975, requires certain
financial institutions to collect, record, report, and disclose information about their mortgage
lending activity. Regulation C implements HMDA and sets out specific requirements for the
collection, recording, reporting, and disclosure of mortgage lending information. The datarelated requirements in HMDA and Regulation C serve three primary purposes: (1) to help
determine whether financial institutions are serving their communities’ housing needs; (2) to
assist public officials in distributing public investment to attract private investment; and (3) to
assist in identifying potential discriminatory lending patterns and enforcing antidiscrimination
statutes.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act)
transferred rulemaking authority for HMDA to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(Bureau), effective July 2011. It also amended HMDA to require financial institutions to report
new data points and authorized the Bureau to require financial institutions to collect, record,
and report additional information. On August 29, 2014, the Bureau published proposed
amendments to Regulation C to implement the Dodd-Frank Act changes and to make additional
changes. The Bureau carefully reviewed and considered the comments it received on its
proposed amendments. On October 15, 2015, the Bureau issued a final rule (2015 HMDA Rule)
amending Regulation C. The 2015 HMDA Rule was published in the Federal Register on
October 28, 2015. On August 24, 2017, the Bureau issued a final rule (2017 HMDA Rule) further
amending Regulation C to make technical corrections and to clarify and amend certain
requirements adopted by the 2015 HMDA Final Rule. The 2017 HMDA Rule was published in
the Federal Register on September 13, 2017. In this guide, the 2015 HMDA Rule and 2017
HMDA Rule are collectively referred to as the HMDA Rule.

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1.1

Purpose of this guide

The purpose of this guide is to provide an easy-to-use summary of Regulation C, as amended by
the HMDA Rule, and to highlight information that financial institutions and those that work
with them might find helpful when implementing the HMDA Rule.
This guide meets the requirements of Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, which requires the Bureau to issue a small entity compliance guide to help
small entities comply with new regulations. Larger entities may also find this guide useful.
This guide is not a substitute for the 2015 HMDA Rule, the 2017 HMDA Rule, or
Regulation C. Regulation C, the 2015 HMDA Rule, the 2017 HMDA and their official
interpretations (also known as the commentary) are the definitive sources of information
regarding their requirements. The 2015 HMDA Rule and the 2017 HMDA Rule are available at
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/regulatory-implementation/hmda/.
The focus of this guide is Regulation C, as amended by the HMDA Rule. Except when
specifically needed to explain a provision of amended Regulation C, this guide does not discuss
other Federal or State laws that may apply to mortgage lending.
This guide has examples to illustrate some portions of the HMDA Rule. The examples do not
include all possible factual situations that could illustrate a particular provision, trigger a
particular obligation, or satisfy a particular requirement. Even though an example may identify
a fictitious financial institution as, for example, “Ficus Bank” or “Ficus Mortgage Company,” the
provision or obligation being illustrated in the example may apply to all financial institutions,
including both depository and nondepository financial institutions.
Sometimes this guide will distinguish between the requirements of the HMDA Rule and the
requirements of Regulation C as they apply before a specific part of the HMDA Rule goes into
effect. When making these distinctions, the guide generally refers to the requirements of
Regulation C as they apply before a specific part of the HMDA Rule goes into effect as “current
Regulation C.” However, it should be understood that this means the requirements of
Regulation C as they are before the specific part of the HMDA Rule being discussed goes into
effect, not Regulation C as of any specific date (such as the date the guide is being read).

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1.2

Additional implementation resources

Additional resources to help institutions understand and comply with the HMDA Rule are
available on the Bureau’s website at http://www.consumerfinance.gov/regulatoryimplementation/hmda/.
A person who has a specific regulatory interpretation question about the HMDA Rule after
reviewing these materials may submit the question on the Bureau’s website at
https://reginquiries.consumerfinance.gov/. A person may also leave his or her question in a
voicemail at 202-435-7700. Bureau staff provides only informal responses to regulatory
inquiries, and the responses do not constitute official interpretations or legal advice.
Generally, Bureau staff is not able to respond to specific inquiries the same business day or
within a particular requested timeframe. Actual response times will vary based on the number
of questions Bureau staff is handling and the amount of research needed to respond to a specific
question.
Technical questions about collecting or reporting 2015 and 2016 HMDA data
(reported in 2016 and 2017) should continue to be directed to [email protected]
or 202-452-2016. Technical questions about collecting HMDA data for 2017 and
later years or reporting HMDA data in 2018 and later years should be directed to
[email protected].

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2. Key changes and effective
dates
The HMDA Rule changes: (1) the types of financial institutions that are subject to Regulation C;
(2) the types of transactions that are subject to Regulation C; (3) the data that financial
institutions are required to collect, record, and report; and (4) the processes for reporting and
disclosing HMDA data.
Most provisions of the HMDA Rule go into effect on January 1, 2018 and apply to data collected
in 2018 and reported in 2019 or later years. However, an institutional coverage change for
depository institutions was effective January 1, 2017. Certain changes regarding reporting and
changes to the enforcement provisions regarding good faith efforts are effective January 1, 2019.
The new quarterly reporting requirement and changes to the enforcement provisions for largervolume reporters are effective January 1, 2020. Additionally, there are institutional and
transactional coverage changes for open-end lines of credit that are effective January 1, 2020.
This section summarizes these key changes and provides the effective date for each key change.
For an illustration of the HMDA Rule’s effective dates, see the HMDA Key Dates Timeline. For
more detailed information on the HMDA Rule’s specific requirements, see Sections 3 through 8.

2.1 Institutional coverage
Effective January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 for certain changes to depository
institution coverage; effective January 1, 2018 for broader changes to institutional coverage;
effective January 1, 2020 for a change to the loan-volume threshold for covered open-end lines
of credit
The HMDA Rule changes institutional coverage in two phases.
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First, the HMDA Rule narrows the scope of depository institutions subject to Regulation C in
2017. A bank, savings association, or credit union is not subject to Regulation C in 2017 unless it
meets all of the coverage criteria for depository institutions under current Regulation C, and it
originates at least 25 home purchase loans (including refinancings of home purchase loans) in
both 2015 and 2016. 12 CFR 1003.2 (financial institution)(1).
Second, effective January 1, 2018, the HMDA Rule adopts a uniform loan-volume threshold for
all financial institutions. Beginning in 2018, a financial institution will be subject to Regulation
C if it originated at least 25 covered closed-end mortgage loans in each of the two preceding
calendar years or at least 500 covered open-end lines of credit in each of the two preceding
calendar years, and it meets other applicable coverage requirements. For depository financial
institution coverage, the HMDA Rule maintains current Regulation C’s asset-size threshold,
location test, federally related test, and loan activity test. For nondepository financial
institutions, the HMDA Rule retains the location test. A nondepository financial institution is
subject to Regulation C, effective January 1, 2018, if it originated at least 25 covered closed-end
mortgage loans or at least 500covered open-end lines of credit in each of the two preceding
calendar and meets the location test. 12 CFR 1003.2(g)(1), (2).
Effective January 1, 2020, the HMDA Rule reduces the loan-volume threshold for covered openend lines of credit to 100 covered open-end lines of credit in each of the two preceding calendar
years. The other institutional coverage criteria do not change in 2020. Thus, effective January
1, 2020, a depository financial institution or nondepository financial institution is subject to
Regulation C if it originated at least 25 covered closed-end mortgage loans in each of the
preceding two calendar years or at least 100 covered open-end lines of credit in each of the two
preceding calendar years and meets the other applicable coverage criteria.
For more information regarding which financial institutions are subject to the HMDA Rule, see
Section 3 and the HMDA Institutional Coverage Charts.

2.2 Transactional coverage
Effective January 1, 2018 for data collected on or after January 1, 2018 (to be reported in or
after 2019); effective January 1, 2020 (and applicable for data collected on or after January 1,
2020 (to be reported in or after 2021)) for a change to the exclusion for open-end lines of
credit.
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The HMDA Rule modifies the types of transactions that are subject to Regulation C and
generally adopts a dwelling-secured standard for transactional coverage.
Beginning on January 1, 2018, Regulation C generally applies to consumer-purpose, closed-end
loans and open-end lines of credit that are secured by a dwelling. 12 CFR 1003.2(d), (e), and (o).
A home improvement loan is not subject to Regulation C unless it is secured by a dwelling.
Beginning on January 1, 2018, Regulation C applies to business-purpose, closed-end loans and
open-end lines of credit that are dwelling-secured and are home purchase loans, home
improvement loans, or refinancings. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(10). For business-purpose transactions,
the HMDA Rule creates a dwelling-secured standard and maintains current Regulation C’s
purpose test.
The HMDA Rule retains existing categories of excluded transactions, clarifies some categories of
excluded transactions, and expands the existing exclusion for agricultural-purpose transactions.
12 CFR 1003.3(c). It also adds new categories of excluded transactions that are designed to
work in tandem with the HMDA Rule’s other changes. For example, closed-end mortgage loans
are excluded transactions for a financial institution that does not originate 25 or more of them in
each of the two preceding calendar years. Similarly, open-end lines of credit are excluded
transactions for a financial institution that does not originate a certain number of them in each
of the two preceding calendar years. For 2018 and 2019, open-end lines of credit are excluded
transactions for a financial institution that does not originate at least 500 of them in each of the
two preceding calendar years. Effective January 1, 2020, open-end lines of credit are excluded
transactions for a financial institution that does not originate at least 100 of them in each of the
two preceding calendar years.1
The HMDA Rule expands the types of preapproval requests that are reported, but also excludes
requests regarding some types of loans from the scope of reportable preapproval requests.

A financial institution may collect, record, report, and disclose information, as described in §§ 1003.4 and 1003.5,
for a closed-end mortgage loan excluded under § 1002.3(c)(11) or an open-end line of credit excluded under §
1002.3(c)(12) as though it were a covered loan, provided that the financial institution complies with such
requirements for all applications for closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit that it receives,
originates, and purchases that otherwise would have been covered loans during the calendar year during which final
action is taken on the excluded closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit.

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Under the HMDA Rule, reporting of preapproval requests that are approved but not accepted is
required instead of optional. However, under the HMDA Rule, preapproval requests regarding
home purchase loans to be secured by multifamily dwellings, preapproval requests for open-end
lines of credit, and preapproval requests for reverse mortgages are not reportable.
For more information regarding the transactions that are subject to the HMDA Rule, see Section
4.

2.3 Required data points
Effective January 1, 2018 and applicable to data reported in or after 2019
The HMDA Rule adds the data points specified in the Dodd-Frank Act as well as data points that
the Bureau determined will assist in carrying out HMDA’s purposes. For example, the HMDA
Rule adds new data points for age, credit score, automated underwriting information, debt-toincome ratio, unique loan identifier, property value, application channel, points and fees,
borrower-paid origination charges, discount points, lender credits, loan term, prepayment
penalty, and identification of other loan features. 12 CFR 1003.4(a). The HMDA Rule also
modifies some existing data points.
A financial institution collects, records, and reports the new and modified data points under the
HMDA Rule for applications on which final action is taken on or after January 1, 2018. If a
financial institution receives an application in 2017 but takes final action on it in 2018, it is
required to collect, record, and report the new and modified data points under the HMDA Rule.
There is a special transition rule that applies to the collection of an applicant’s ethnicity, race,
and sex. This special transition rule is discussed in Section 5.1.1.
A financial institution collects, records, and reports the new and modified data points, to the
extent that they apply to purchased loans, for purchases of covered loans that occur on or after
January 1, 2018.
For more information regarding the data points that must be reported under the HMDA Rule,
see Section 5.

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2.4 Collection and reporting of applicant
information
Effective January 1, 2018 for data collected in or after 2018 (to be reported in or after 2019)
For data collected in or after 2018, the HMDA Rule amends the requirements for collection and
reporting of information regarding an applicant’s or borrower’s ethnicity, race, and sex.
First, the HMDA Rule adds a requirement to report how the institution collected the
information about the applicant’s or borrower’s ethnicity, race, and sex. A financial institution
will report whether or not it collected the information on the basis of visual observation or
surname. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(10)(i). Financial institutions are required to collect information
about an applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex on the basis of visual observation or surname when
an applicant chooses not to provide the information for an application taken in person.
Second, financial institutions must permit applicants to self-identify using disaggregated ethnic
and racial subcategories and must report disaggregated information applicants provide.
However, the HMDA Rule does not require or permit financial institutions to use the
disaggregated subcategories when identifying the applicant’s ethnicity and race based on visual
observation or surname. The HMDA Rule includes a new sample data collection form in
appendix B that provides the required aggregated categories and disaggregated subcategories
for ethnicity and race. Appendix B to Part 1003.
For more information regarding the collection and reporting of applicant information under the
HMDA Rule, see Section 5.1.

2.5 Annual reporting
Effective January 1, 2018 for changes requiring electronic submission of 2017 HMDA data in
2018; effective January 1, 2019 for changes requiring electronic submission of HMDA data in
2019 and later years
The HMDA Rule retains the requirement that a financial institution submit its HMDA data to its
appropriate Federal agency by March 1 following the calendar year for which it collected the
data, but requires electronic submission of the data.
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The Bureau has developed a new web-based tool for electronically submitting HMDA data.
Financial institutions are required to submit data electronically using the new web-based tool
beginning in 2018 for data collected in 2017. For more information on the new submission tool,
see http://www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda/.
Appendix A to Part 1003, which includes instructions for completing and submitting the HMDA
loan/application register (LAR), is amended effective January 1, 2018 to include new transition
requirements for data collected in 2017 and reported in 2018. In particular, amended appendix
A requires that a financial institution electronically submit its HMDA data. Procedures for
electronic submission of 2017 HMDA data are available at
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda/.
Effective January 1, 2019, appendix A is removed from Regulation C. Beginning in 2019,
financial institutions are required to submit the new dataset electronically in accordance with
the HMDA Rule, using the new web-based submission tool and revised procedures available at
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda/.
For more information regarding annual reporting under the HMDA Rule, see Section 6.2.1.

2.6 Quarterly reporting
Effective January 1, 2020 for data collected and reported in or after 2020
The HMDA Rule imposes a new quarterly reporting requirement for larger-volume reporters.
In addition to their annual data submission, these larger-volume reporters will also
electronically submit their HMDA data for each of the first three quarters of the year on a
quarterly basis beginning in 2020. 12 CFR 1003.5(a)(1)(ii).
For more information regarding quarterly reporting under the HMDA Rule, see Section 6.2.2.

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2.7 Disclosure requirements
Effective January 1, 2018 for data collected on or after January 1, 2017 (to be reported in or
after 2018)
The HMDA Rule replaces Regulation C’s requirements to provide a disclosure statement and
modified LAR2 to the public upon request with new requirements to provide notices that the
institution’s disclosure statement and modified LAR are available on the Bureau’s website.
12 CFR 1003.5(b)(2) and (c).
The Bureau will determine if it should modify data to protect applicant and borrower privacy
before posting the data to the Bureau’s website.3
The HMDA Rule also modifies the content of the posting required under Regulation C.
The HMDA Rule includes sample language that financial institutions can use to provide notice
that the institution’s HMDA data are available on the Bureau’s website and to comply with the
posting requirement. These revised disclosure requirements are effective January 1, 2018 and
apply to data collected on or after January 1, 2017 and reported in or after 2018.
For more information regarding the disclosure requirements under the HMDA Rule, see Section
6.3.

HMDA requires a financial institution to make available to the public, upon request, “loan application register
information” in the form required under Regulation C, and requires the Bureau to determine if deletions from the
information are appropriate to protect applicants’ and borrowers’ privacy interests or to protect financial
institutions from liability under privacy laws. 12 USC 304(j). Prior to being disclosed to the public, LARs must be
modified to remove loan application register information that the Bureau determines should be deleted.

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required under current Regulation C, the Bureau will redact three fields (application or loan number, application
date, and date action taken) from the 2017 HMDA data prior to disclosing the data to the public. For data collected
under the HMDA Rule, the Bureau will use a balancing test to determine whether and, if so, how data should be
modified prior to disclosure. The Bureau will balance the potential harm to applicant and borrower privacy with the
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2.8 Enforcement provisions for largervolume reporters
Effective January 1, 2020
The HMDA Rule provides that inaccuracies or omissions in quarterly reporting are not
violations of HMDA or Regulation C if the financial institution makes a good-faith effort to
report quarterly data timely, fully, and accurately, and then corrects or completes the data prior
to its annual submission. 12 CFR 1003.6(c)(2). For more information regarding the
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3. Institutional coverage
An institution is required to comply with Regulation C only if it is a “financial institution” as that
term is defined in Regulation C. The HMDA Rule changes the Regulation C definition of
“financial institution” in two phases. The first phase of institutional coverage changes, which is
effective January 1, 2017, only affects banks, savings associations, and credit unions. The
second phase of institutional coverage changes, which is effective January 1, 2018, affects all
institutions.

3.1 Institutional coverage during 2017
During 2017, a bank, savings association, or credit union uses the revised coverage criteria,
outlined in Section 3.1.1, to determine if it is a financial institution under Regulation C.
12 CFR 1003.2 (financial institution)(1). Although the coverage criteria for an institution other
than a bank, savings association, or credit union does not change in 2017, Section 3.1.2 of this
guide outlines the coverage criteria that an institution other than a bank, credit union, or
savings association uses to determine if it is a financial institution under Regulation C during
2017. 12 CFR 1003.2 (financial institution)(2). An institution may also find the 2017 HMDA
Institutional Coverage Chart helpful when determining whether it is subject to Regulation C in
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3.1.1 Banks, savings associations, and credit unions
Under the HMDA Rule, between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017, a bank, savings
association, or credit union is subject to Regulation C if it meets ALL4 of the following:
1. Asset-Size Threshold. On December 31, 2016, the bank, savings association, or credit
union had assets in excess of the asset-size threshold published annually in the Federal
Register and posted on the Bureau’s website. 12 CFR 1003.2 (financial institution)(1)(i);
comment (financial institution)-2.
2. Location Test. On December 31, 2016, the bank, savings association, or credit union had a
home or branch office located in a metropolitan statistical area (MSA).
12 CFR 1003.2(financial institution)(1)(ii).
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines MSAs. For more information on
MSAs, see https://www.ffiec.gov/census/default.aspx and
https://www.ffiec.gov/geocode/help1.aspx.
3. Loan Activity Test. During 2016, the bank, savings association, or credit union originated
at least one home purchase loan (including a refinancing of a home purchase loan) secured
by a first lien on a one-to-four-family dwelling. 12 CFR 1003.2 (financial institution)(1)(iii).
4. Federally Related Test. The bank, savings association, or credit union:
a. Is federally insured; or
b. Is federally regulated; or
c. Originated a home purchase loan (including a refinancing of a home purchase loan) that
was secured by a first lien on a one-to-four-family dwelling and that also (i) was insured,
guaranteed, or supplemented by a Federal agency OR (ii) was intended for sale to Fannie
Mae or Freddie Mac. 12 CFR 1003.2 (financial institution)(1)(iv).

When determining whether it meets these criteria for 2017, a bank, savings association, or credit union relies on the
definitions in the version of Regulation C effective in 2017. For example, a bank, saving association, or credit union
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5. Loan-Volume Threshold. In each of the two preceding calendar years, the bank, savings
association, or credit union originated at least 25 home purchase loans (including
refinancings of home purchase loans). Coverage depends on the number of home purchase
loans (including refinancings of home purchase loans) that the bank, savings association, or
credit union originated. To determine whether activities with respect to a particular loan
constitute an origination, see the official commentary effective in 2017, including comments
1(c)-2 through -6 and 4(a)-1.iii and -1.iv.

3.1.2 For-profit mortgage-lending institutions
Between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017, a for-profit mortgage-lending institution
(other than a bank, savings association, or credit union) is subject to Regulation C if it meets
ALL5 of the following:
1. Location Test. On December 31, 2016, the mortgage-lending institution had a home or
branch office located in an MSA. 12 CFR 1003.2 (financial institution)(2)(ii).
The OMB defines MSAs. For more information on MSAs, see
https://www.ffiec.gov/census/default.aspx and https://www.ffiec.gov/geocode/help1.aspx.
For purposes of this location test, a branch office of a for-profit mortgage-lending institution
is: (a) any one of the institution’s offices (b) that takes applications from the public for home
purchase loans, home improvement loans, or refinancings. A mortgage-lending institution
is also deemed to have a branch office in an MSA if, in the preceding calendar year, it
received applications for, originated, or purchased five or more home purchase loans, home
improvement loans, or refinancings related to property located in that MSA. 12 CFR 1003.2
(branch office)(2).
2. Loan Volume or Amount Test. During 2016, the mortgage-lending institution either:
a. Originated home purchase loans (including refinancings of home purchase loans) that
equaled at least 10 percent of its loan-origination volume (measured in dollars); or

When determining whether it meets these criteria for 2017, a for-profit mortgage-lending institution relies on the
definitions in the version of Regulation C effective in 2017. For example, a for-profit mortgage-lending institution
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b. Originated home purchase loans (including refinancings of home purchase loans) that
equaled at least $25 million. 12 CFR 1003.2(financial institution)(2)(i).
3. Loan-Volume or Asset-Size Threshold. Either:
a. On December 31, 2016, the mortgage-lending institution and its parent corporation (if
any) had assets in excess of $10 million; or
b. In 2016, the mortgage-lending institution originated at least 100 home purchase loans
(including refinancings of home purchase loans). 12 CFR 1003.2(financial
institution)(2)(iii).

3.2 Institutional coverage on or after
January 1, 2018
Beginning on January 1, 2018, the HMDA Rule further revises the definition of “financial
institution” and adds definitions for “depository financial institution” and “nondepository
financial institution.” 12 CFR 1003.2(g). As of that date, a financial institution subject to
Regulation C is either a depository financial institution or nondepository financial institution.
An institution uses these two new definitions, which are outlined below, as coverage tests to
determine whether it is a financial institution that is required to comply with Regulation C, on
or after January 1, 2018.
These coverage tests include loan-volume thresholds for closed-end mortgage loans and for
open-end lines of credit. For open-end lines of credit, the HMDA Rule includes both a
temporary higher threshold for open-end lines of credit that is effective January 1, 2018 and a
lower threshold that takes effect January 1, 2020. These thresholds are discussed in more detail
below.
Although the HMDA Rule is the definitive source regarding the institutional coverage criteria,
an institution may also find the 2018 HMDA Institutional Coverage Chart helpful when it is
determining whether it is subject to Regulation C, on or after January 1, 2018.
Throughout the remainder of this guide, an institution that meets the criteria set forth in the
HMDA Rule’s definition of depository financial institution is referred to as a Depository
Financial Institution, and an institution that meets the criteria set forth in the HMDA Rule’s
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definition of nondepository financial institution is referred to as a Nondepository Financial
Institution. The capitalized term Financial Institution refers to an institution that is either a
Depository Financial Institution or a Nondepository Financial Institution and that is an
institution that is subject to HMDA Rule.

3.2.1 Depository financial institutions
Under the HMDA Rule, effective January 1, 2018, a bank, savings association, or credit union is
a Depository Financial Institution, a Financial Institution, and subject to Regulation C if it meets
ALL6 of the following:
1. Asset-Size Threshold. On the preceding December 31, the bank, savings association, or
credit union had assets in excess of the asset-size threshold published annually in the
Federal Register and posted on the Bureau’s website. The phrase “preceding December 31”
refers to the December 31 immediately preceding the current calendar year. For example, in
2018, the preceding December 31 is December 31, 2017. 12 CFR 1003.2(g)(1)(i).
2. Location Test. On the preceding December 31, the bank, savings association, or credit
union had a home or Branch Office located in an MSA. 12 CFR 1003.2(g)(1)(ii).
For purposes of this location test, a Branch Office for a bank, savings association, or credit
union is an office: (a) of the bank, savings association, or credit union (b) that is considered
a branch by the institution’s Federal or State supervisory agency. For purposes of the
HMDA Rule, an automated teller machine or other free-standing electronic terminal is not a
Branch Office regardless of whether the supervisory agency would consider it a branch.
12 CFR 1003.2(c)(1). A Branch Office of a credit union is any office where member accounts
are established or loans are made, whether or not an agency has approved the office as a
branch. Comment 2(c)(1)-1.
3. Loan Activity Test. During the preceding calendar year, the bank, savings association, or
credit union originated at least one Home Purchase Loan or Refinancing of a Home
Purchase Loan secured by a first lien on a one-to-four-unit Dwelling.
12 CFR 1003.2(g)(1)(iii).

When determining whether it meets these criteria on or after January 1, 2018, a bank, savings association, or credit
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For more information on whether a loan is secured by a Dwelling, is a Home Purchase Loan,
or is a Refinancing of a Home Purchase Loan, see Sections 4.1.1.2 and 5.7.
4. Federally Related Test. The bank, savings association, or credit union:
a. Is federally insured; or
b. Is federally regulated; or
c. Originated at least one Home Purchase Loan or Refinancing of a Home Purchase Loan
that was secured by a first lien on a one- to-four-unit Dwelling and also (i) was insured,
guaranteed or supplemented by a Federal agency or (ii) was intended for sale to Fannie
Mae or Freddie Mac. 12 CFR 1003.2(g)(1)(iv).
5. Loan-Volume Thresholds. The bank, savings association, or credit union meets or
exceeds either the loan-volume threshold for Closed-End Mortgage Loans or the loanvolume threshold for Open-End Line of Credits in each of the two preceding calendar years.
Effective January 1, 2018, the loan-volume threshold for Closed-End Mortgage Loans is 25
Closed-End Mortgage Loans, and the loan-volume threshold for Open-End Lines of Credit is
500 Open-End Lines of Credit. The 500 Open-End Line of Credit threshold is temporary
and applies in calendar years 2018 and 2019. Effective January 1, 2020, the loan-volume
threshold for Open-End Lines of Credit is 100 Open-End Lines of Credit.
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Effective January 1, 2018 and until December 31, 2019, a bank, savings association or
credit union that originated at least 25 Closed-End Mortgage Loans in each of the two
preceding calendar years, or originated at least 500 Open-End Lines of Credit in each of
the two preceding calendar years meets or exceeds the loan-volume threshold.

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Effective January 1, 2020, a bank, savings association or credit union that originated at
least 25 Closed-End Mortgage Loans in each of the two preceding calendar years, or
originated at least 100 Open End Lines of Credit in each of the two preceding calendar
years meets or exceeds the loan-volume threshold.

When the bank, savings association, or credit union determines whether it meets these loanvolume thresholds, it does not count transactions excluded by 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(1) through
(10) and (13). 12 CFR 1003.2(g)(1)(v). These Excluded Transactions are discussed below in
Section 4.1.2 in paragraphs 1 through 10 and in paragraph 13. For more information on
Closed-End Mortgage Loans, Open-End Lines of Credit, and Excluded Transactions, see
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When determining if it meets the loan-volume thresholds, a bank, savings association, or
credit union only counts Closed-End Mortgage Loans and Open-End Lines of Credit that it
originated. Only one institution is deemed to have originated a specific Closed-End
Mortgage Loan or Open-End Line of Credit under the HMDA Rule, even if two or more
institutions are involved in the origination process. Only the institution that is deemed to
have originated the transaction under the HMDA Rule counts it for purposes of the loanvolume threshold. Comments 2(g)-5; see also comments 4(a)-2 through -4. For more
information on how to determine whether an institution is deemed to have originated a
transaction under the HMDA Rule, see Section 4.2.3.
The HMDA Rule also includes a separate test to ensure that Financial Institutions that meet
only the Closed-End Mortgage Loan threshold are not required to report their Open-End
Lines of Credit, and that Financial Institutions that meet only the Open-End Line of Credit
threshold are not required to report their Closed-End Mortgage Loans. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(11)
and (12). For more information, see Section 4.1.2.

3.2.2 Nondepository financial institutions
Under the HMDA Rule, effective January 1, 2018, a for-profit mortgage-lending institution
(other than a bank, savings association, or credit union) is a Nondepository Financial
Institution, a Financial Institution, and subject to Regulation C if it meets BOTH7 of the
following:
1. Location Test. The mortgage-lending institution had a home or Branch Office in an MSA
on the preceding December 31. The phrase “preceding December 31” refers to the December
31 immediately preceding the current calendar year. For example, in 2018, the preceding
December 31 is December 31, 2017. 12 CFR 1003.2(g)(2)(i).
For purposes of this location test, a Branch Office of a for-profit mortgage-lending
institution is: (a) any one of the institution’s offices (b) at which the institution takes from
the public Applications for Covered Loans. A mortgage-lending institution is also deemed to
have a Branch Office in an MSA if, in the preceding calendar year, it received Applications
for, originated, or purchased five or more Covered Loans related to property located in that

When determining whether it meets these criteria on or after January 1, 2018, a mortgage-lending institution relies
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MSA. 12 CFR 1003.2(c)(2). For more information on Applications and Covered Loans, see
Section 4.
2. Loan-Volume Thresholds. The mortgage-lending institution meets or exceeds either the
loan-volume threshold for Closed-End Mortgage Loans or the loan-volume threshold for
Open-End Lines of Credit in each of the two preceding calendar years. Effective January 1,
2018, the loan-volume threshold for Closed-End Mortgage Loans is 25 Closed-End Mortgage
Loans and the loan-volume threshold for Open-End Lines of Credit is 500 Open-End Lines of
Credit. The 500 Open-End Line of Credit threshold is temporary and applies in calendar
years 2018 and 2019. Effective January 1, 2020, the loan-volume threshold for Open-End
Lines of Credit is 100 Open-End Lines of Credit.
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Effective January 1, 2018 and until December 31, 2019, a mortgage-lending institution
that originated at least 25 Closed-End Mortgage Loans in each of the two preceding
calendar years, or originated at least 500 Open-End Lines of Credit in each of the two
preceding calendar years meets or exceeds the loan-volume threshold.



Effective January 1, 2020, a mortgage-lending institution that originated at least 25
Closed-End Mortgage Loans in each of the two preceding calendar years, or originated at
least 100 Open End Lines of Credit in each of the two preceding calendar years meets or
exceeds the loan-volume threshold.

When an institution determines whether it meets the loan-volume thresholds, it does not
count transactions excluded by 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(1) through (10) and
(13). 12 CFR 1003.2(g)(2)(ii). These Excluded Transactions are discussed below in Section
4.1.2 in paragraphs 1 through 10 and paragraph 13. For more information on Closed-End
Mortgage Loans, Open-End Lines of Credit, and Excluded Transactions, see Section 4.1.
When determining if it meets the loan-volume thresholds, a mortgage-lending institution
only counts Closed-End Mortgage Loans and Open-End Lines of Credit that it originated.
Only one institution is deemed to have originated a specific Closed-End Mortgage Loan or
Open-End Line of Credit under the HMDA Rule, even if two or more institutions are
involved in the origination process. Only the institution that is deemed to have originated
the transaction under the HMDA Rule counts it for purposes of the loan-volume threshold.
Comment 2(g)-5. See also comments 4(a)-2 through -4. For more information on how to
determine whether an institution is deemed to have originated a transaction under the
HMDA Rule, see Section 4.2.3. The HMDA Rule also includes a separate test to ensure that
Financial Institutions that meet only the Closed-End Mortgage Loan threshold are not
required to report their Open-End Lines of Credit, and that Financial Institutions that meet
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only the Open-End Line of Credit threshold are not required to report their Closed-End
Mortgage Loans. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(11) and (12). For more information, see Section 4.1.2.

3.3 Exempt institutions
Regulation C provides that Financial Institutions may apply for an exemption from coverage,
and the HMDA Rule does not change this provision. Specifically, the Bureau may exempt a
State-chartered or State-licensed Financial Institution if the Bureau determines that the
Financial Institution is subject to a State disclosure law that contains requirements substantially
similar to those imposed by Regulation C and adequate enforcement provisions. Any Statelicensed or State-chartered Financial Institution or association of such institutions may apply to
the Bureau for an exemption. An exempt institution shall submit the data required by State law
to its State supervisory agency. 12 CFR 1003.3(a). A Financial Institution that loses its
exemption must comply with Regulation C beginning with the calendar year following the year
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4. Transactional coverage
A Financial Institution is required to collect, record, and report information only for
transactions that are subject to Regulation C. Effective January 1, 2018, the HMDA Rule
changes the types of transactions that are subject to Regulation C. This guide uses the
capitalized term Covered Loan to refer to a loan or line of credit that is subject to Regulation C,
effective January 1, 2018. As of that date, a Financial Institution is required to collect, record,
and report information only for a transaction that involves a Covered Loan, such as the
origination or purchase of a Covered Loan.
A Financial Institution can use Section 4.1 of this guide, below, for assistance in determining
whether a transaction involves a Covered Loan.
After a Financial Institution has determined that a transaction involves a Covered Loan, it can
use Section 4.2 for assistance in determining whether it must report information related to the
transaction.

4.1 Covered loans
A Covered Loan can be either a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit (see
Section 4.1.1), but an Excluded Transaction cannot be a Covered Loan (see Section 4.1.2).
12 CFR 1003.2(e).
To determine if a transaction is subject to amended Regulation C, effective January 1, 2018, a
Financial Institution should first determine whether the loan or line of credit involved in the
transaction is either a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit. See Section
4.1.1. If the loan or line of credit is neither a Closed-End Mortgage Loan nor an Open-End Line
of Credit, the transaction does not involve a Covered Loan, and the Financial Institution is not
required to report the transaction. If the loan or line of credit is either a Closed-End Mortgage
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Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit, the Financial Institution must determine if the Closed-End
Mortgage Loan or Open-End Line of Credit is an Excluded Transaction. See Section 4.1.2. If the
Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit is an Excluded Transaction, it is not a
Covered Loan, and the Financial Institution is not required to report the transaction. If the loan
or line of credit is a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit and is not an
Excluded Transaction, the Financial Institution may be required to report the transaction. See
Section 4.2.

4.1.1 Closed-end mortgage loans and open-end lines of
credit
A Closed-End Mortgage Loan is:
1. An extension of credit;
2. Secured by a lien on a Dwelling; and
3. Not an Open-End Line of Credit. 12 CFR 1003.2(d).

An Open-End Line of Credit is:
1. An extension of credit;
2. Secured by a lien on a Dwelling; and
3. An open-end credit plan for which:
a. The lender reasonably contemplates repeated transactions;
b. The lender may impose a finance charge from time-to-time on an outstanding unpaid
balance; and
c. The amount of credit that may be extended to the borrower during the term of the plan
(up to any limit set by the lender) is generally made available to the extent that any
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Financial Institutions may rely on Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.2(a)(20),8 and its official
commentary when determining whether a transaction is extended under a plan for which the
lender reasonably contemplates repeated transactions, the lender may impose a finance charge
from time-to-time on an outstanding unpaid balance, and the amount of credit that may be
extended to the borrower during the term of the plan is generally made available to the extent
that any outstanding balance is repaid.
A business-purpose transaction that is exempt from Regulation Z but is otherwise open-end
credit under Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.2(a)(20), would be an Open-End Line of Credit under
the HMDA Rule if it is an extension of credit secured by a lien on a Dwelling and is not an
Excluded Transaction. Comment 2(o)-1.

4.1.1.1

Extension of credit

A closed-end loan or open-end line of credit is not a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End
Line of Credit under the HMDA Rule unless it involves an extension of credit. Depending on the
facts and circumstances, some transactions completed pursuant to installment sales contracts,
such as some land contracts, may not be Closed-End Mortgage Loans because no credit is
extended. Comment 2(d)-2. Individual draws on an Open-End Line of Credit are not separate
extensions of credit. Comment 2(o)-2.
Under the HMDA Rule, an “extension of credit” generally requires a new debt obligation.
Comment 2(d)-2. Thus, for example, a loan modification where the existing debt obligation is
not satisfied and replaced is not generally a Covered Loan (i.e., Closed-End Mortgage Loan or
Open-End Line of Credit) under the HMDA Rule. Except as described below, if a transaction
modifies, renews, extends, or amends the terms of an existing debt obligation, but the existing
debt obligation is not satisfied and replaced, the transaction is not a Covered Loan. It is
important to note that the HMDA Rule defines the phrase “extension of credit” differently than
Regulation B, 12 CFR part 1002.9 Comment 2(d)-2 and 2(o)-2.

Regulation Z, 12 CFR part 1026, implements the Truth in Lending Act.

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The HMDA Rule provides two narrow exceptions to the requirement that an “extension of
credit” involve a new debt obligation. The exceptions are designed to capture transactions that
the Bureau believes are substantially similar to new debt obligations and should be treated as
such.
First, the HMDA Rule maintains Regulation C’s coverage of loan assumptions, even if no new
debt obligation is created. A loan assumption is a transaction in which a Financial Institution
enters into a written agreement accepting a new borrower in place of an existing borrower as the
obligor on an existing debt obligation. The HMDA Rule clarifies that, under Regulation C,
assumptions include successor-in-interest transactions in which an individual succeeds the
prior owner as the property owner and then assumes the existing debt secured by the property.
Assumptions are extensions of credit under the HMDA Rule even if the new borrower merely
assumes the existing debt obligation and no new debt obligation is created. Comment 2(d)-2.i.
Second, the HMDA Rule provides that a transaction completed pursuant to a New York State
consolidation, extension, and modification agreement and classified as a supplemental
mortgage under New York Tax Law Section 255, such that the borrower owes reduced or no
mortgage recording taxes, (New York CEMA) is an extension of credit under the HMDA Rule.
However, the HMDA Rule also provides that certain transactions providing new funds that are
consolidated into a New York CEMA are excluded from the HMDA reporting requirements.
Comment 2(d)-2.ii. See Section 4.1.2 for additional information on the exclusion for certain
transactions consolidated into a New York CEMA.

4.1.1.2

Secured by a lien on a dwelling

A loan is not a Closed-End Mortgage Loan and a line of credit is not an Open-End Line of Credit
unless it is secured by a lien on a Dwelling.
A Dwelling is a residential structure. There is no requirement that the structure be attached to
real property or that it be the applicant’s or borrower’s residence. Examples of Dwellings
include:
1. Principal residences;
2. Second homes and vacation homes;
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4. Residential structures attached to real property;
5. Detached residential structures;
6. Individual condominium and cooperative units;
7. Manufactured Homes10 or other factory-built homes; and
8. Multifamily residential structures or communities, such as apartment buildings,
condominium complexes, cooperative
buildings or housing complexes, and
A loan is not secured by a Multifamily
Manufactured Home communities.
Dwelling for purposes of the HMDA Rule
12 CFR 1003.2(f); comments 2(f)-1 and
merely because it is secured by five or more
-2.
individual units. In order for a loan to be
A Dwelling is not limited to a structure
that has four or fewer units and includes a
Multifamily Dwelling, which is a Dwelling
that contains five or more individual
dwelling units. A Multifamily Dwelling

secured by a Multifamily Dwelling, the
Dwelling must contain five or more
individual units. See comment 2(n)-3 for
examples of when a loan is and is not secured
by a Multifamily Dwelling.

includes a Manufactured Home
community.

Examples: A landlord obtains a closed-end mortgage loan from a Financial Institution
and uses the proceeds to improve five separate Dwellings, each with one individual unit,
located in different parts of a town. The loan is secured by the five separate Dwellings,
but is not secured by a Multifamily Dwelling.

A Manufactured Home is a residential structure that satisfies the definition of “manufactured home” in the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) regulations, 24 CFR 3280.2, for establishing
manufactured home construction and safety standards. 12 CFR 1003.2(l). A modular home or factory-built home
that does not meet HUD’s regulations is not a Manufactured Home under the HMDA Rule. A Manufactured Home
will generally bear a HUD Certification Label and data plate noting compliance with the Federal standards.
Comment 2(l)-2.

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An investor obtains a closed-end mortgage loan from a Financial Institution and uses the
proceeds to purchase ten individual condominium units in a 100-unit condominium
complex. The loan is secured by the ten individual units, but not by the entire
condominium complex. The loan is secured by the ten separate Dwellings, but is not
secured by a Multifamily Dwelling.

A loan related to a Manufactured Home community is secured by a Dwelling even if it is not
secured by any individual Manufactured Homes, but is secured only by the land that constitutes
the Manufactured Home community. However, a loan related to a multifamily residential
structure or community other than a Manufactured Home community is not secured by a
Dwelling unless it is secured by one or more individual dwelling units. For example, a loan that
is secured only by the common areas of a condominium complex or only by an assignment of
rents from an apartment building is not secured by a Dwelling. Comment 2(f)-2.
The following are not Dwellings:
1. Recreational vehicles, such as boats, campers, travel trailers, or park model recreational
vehicles;
2. Houseboats, floating homes, or mobile homes constructed before June 15, 1976;
3. Transitory residences, such as hotels, hospitals, college dormitories, or recreational
vehicle parks; and
4. Structures originally designed as a Dwelling but used exclusively for commercial
purposes, such as a home converted to a daycare facility or professional office. Comment
2(f)-3.
A property that is used for both residential and commercial purposes, such as a building that has
apartment and retail units, is a Dwelling if the property’s primary use is residential. Comment
2(f)-4.
A property used for both long-term housing and to provide assisted living or supportive housing
services is a Dwelling. However, transitory residences used to provide such services are not
Dwellings. Properties used to provide medical care, such as skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or
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provide related services (such as assisted living) and to provide medical care, the property is a
Dwelling if its primary use is residential. Comment 2(f)-5.
A Financial Institution may use any reasonable standard to determine a property’s primary use,
such as square footage, income generated, or number of beds or units allocated for each use. It
may select the standard on a case-by-case basis. Comments 2(f)-4 and -5.

4.1.2 Excluded transactions
Regulation C does not apply to transactions that are specifically excluded from coverage.
12 CFR 1003.3(c). Therefore, an Excluded Transaction is not a Covered Loan. The HMDA Rule
retains and clarifies existing categories of transactions that are excluded from coverage. It also
expands the existing exclusion for agricultural loans, and adds new categories of transactions
that are excluded from coverage. Effective January 1, 2018, the following are Excluded
Transactions:
1. A Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit that a Financial Institution
originates or purchases in a fiduciary capacity, such as a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an
Open-End Line of Credit that a Financial Institution originates or purchases as a trustee.
12 CFR 1003.3(c)(1); comment 3(c)(1).
2. A Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit secured by a lien on
unimproved land. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(2). Generally, a loan or line of credit must be secured
by a Dwelling to be a Covered Loan. The HMDA Rule also lists Closed-End Mortgage Loans
and Open-End Lines of Credit secured only by vacant or unimproved land as Excluded
Transactions. However, a loan or line of credit secured by a lien on unimproved land is
deemed to be secured by a Dwelling (and might not be excluded) if the Financial Institution
knows, based on information that it receives from the applicant or borrower at the time the
Application is received or the credit decision is made, that the proceeds of that loan or credit
line will be used within two years after closing or account opening to construct a Dwelling
on, or to purchase a Dwelling to be placed on, the land. Comment 3(c)(2)-1.

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3. A Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit that is temporary financing. A
transaction is excluded as temporary financing if it is designed to be replaced by separate
permanent financing extended to the same borrower at a later time. The separate
permanent financing may be extended by any lender (i.e., by either the lender that extended
the temporary financing or another lender). A construction-only loan or line of credit is
considered temporary financing and excluded under the HMDA Rule if the loan or line of
credit is extended to a person exclusively to construct a Dwelling for sale. Comment 3(c)(3)2.

Examples: Ficus Bank extends a bridge or swing loan to finance a borrower’s down
payment for a home purchase. The borrower will pay off the bridge or swing loan with
funds from the sale of his or her existing home and obtain permanent financing from
Ficus Bank at that time. The bridge or swing loan is excluded as temporary financing.
Ficus Bank extends a construction loan to a borrower to finance construction of the
borrower’s Dwelling. The borrower will obtain a new extension of credit for permanent
financing of the Dwelling from either Ficus Bank or another lender. Ficus Bank renews
the construction loan several times before the borrower obtains a new extension of credit
from another lender for permanent financing. The construction loan is excluded as
temporary financing.
Ficus Bank extends a construction loan to a borrower to finance construction of the
borrower’s Dwelling. The construction loan will automatically convert to permanent
financing after the construction phase is complete. The construction loan is not
temporary financing because it is not designed to be “replaced by” separate permanent
financing.
Ficus Bank extends a nine-month loan to an investor, who uses the loan proceeds to
purchase a home, renovate it, and sell it before the loan term expires. The loan is not
temporary financing because it is not designed to be “replaced by” separate permanent
financing.

4. The purchase of an interest in a pool of Closed-End Mortgage Loans or Open-End Lines of
Credit, such as mortgage-participation certificates, mortgage-backed securities, or real estate
mortgage investment conduits. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(4); comment 3(c)(4)-1.

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5. The purchase solely of the right to service Closed-End Mortgage Loans or Open-End Lines of
Credit. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(5).
6. The purchase of a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit as part of a
merger or acquisition or as part of the acquisition of all of a Branch Office’s assets and
liabilities. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(6); comment 3(c)(6)-1. For more information on mergers and
acquisitions under the HMDA Rule, see Section 8.
7. A Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit, or an Application for a ClosedEnd Mortgage Loan or Open-End Line of Credit, for which the total dollar amount is less
than $500. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(7).
8. The purchase of a partial interest in a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of
Credit. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(8); comment 3(c)(8)-1.
9. A Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit if the proceeds are used
primarily for agricultural purposes or if the Closed-End Mortgage Loan or Open-End Line of
Credit is secured by a Dwelling that is located on real property that is used primarily for
agricultural purposes. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(9); comment 3(c)(9)-1. The HMDA Rule directs
Financial Institutions to Regulation Z’s official commentary for guidance on what is an
agricultural purpose. Regulation Z’s official commentary states that agricultural purposes
include planting, propagating, nurturing, harvesting, catching, storing, exhibiting,
marketing, transporting, processing, or manufacturing food, beverages, flowers, trees,
livestock, poultry, bees, wildlife, fish or shellfish by a natural person engaged in farming,
fishing, or growing crops, flowers, trees, livestock, poultry, bees or wildlife. See comment
3(a)-8 in the official interpretations of Regulation Z, 12 CFR part 1026. A Financial
Institution may use any reasonable standard to determine the primary use of the property,
and may select the standard to apply on a case-by-case basis. Comment 3(c)(9)-1.
10. A Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit that is or will be made primarily
for business or commercial purposes, unless it is a Home Improvement Loan, a Home
Purchase Loan, or a Refinancing. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(10). Not all transactions that are
primarily for a business purpose are Excluded Transactions. Thus, a Financial Institution
must collect, record, and report data for Dwelling-secured, business-purpose loans and lines
of credit that are Home Improvement Loans, Home Purchase Loans, or Refinancings if no
other exclusion applies. For more information on determining whether a loan or line of
credit is a Home Purchase Loan, Home Improvement Loan, or Refinancing, see Section 5.7.
The HMDA Rule provides that, if a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of
Credit is deemed to be primarily for a business, commercial, or organizational purposes
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under Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.3(a) and its official commentary, then the loan or line of
credit also is deemed to be primarily for a business or commercial purpose under the HMDA
Rule. Comment 3(c)(10)-2. For more information and examples of business-purpose or
commercial-purpose transactions that are Covered Loans, see comment 3(c)(10)-3 and -4.
11. A Closed-End Mortgage Loan if the Financial Institution originated fewer than 25 ClosedEnd Mortgage Loans in either of the two preceding calendar years. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(11);
comment 3(c)(11)-1. A Financial Institution is not required to collect, record, or report
Closed-End Mortgage Loans if it originated fewer than 25 of them in either of the two
preceding calendar years. However, the Financial Institution may still be required to collect
and report information regarding Open-End Lines of Credit, depending on the number of
Open-End Lines of Credit it originates in the preceding two calendar years. For more
information on how to determine if a Financial Institution “originated” a particular loan
when multiple entities are involved in the transaction, see Section 4.2.3.
A Financial Institution may report applications for, originations of, and purchases of ClosedEnd Mortgage Loans that are excluded transactions under 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(11). However a
Financial Institution that chooses to report such excluded applications, originations, and
purchases must report all such applications it received for Closed-End Mortgage Loans, all
Closed-End Mortgage Loans it originates, and all Closed-End Mortgage Loans it purchases
that would otherwise be Covered Loans for a given calendar year. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(11).
Effective January 1, 2018, Regulation B permits a Financial Institution to collect information
regarding the ethnicity, race, and sex of an applicant for a Closed-End Mortgage Loan that is
an excluded transaction under 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(11), if the Financial Institution submits
HMDA data concerning such Closed-End Mortgage Loans and applications or if it submitted
such HMDA data for any of the preceding five calendar years. See the final rule issued on
September 20, 2017.
12. An Open-End Line of Credit if the number of Open-End Lines of Credit that the Financial
Institution originated in either of the two preceding calendar years does not meet or exceed
the applicable threshold. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(12); comment 3(c)(12)-1. Effective January 1,
2018 until December 31, 2019, the applicable threshold is 500 Open-End Lines of Credit.
During this time period, a Financial Institution is not required to collect, record, or report
Open-End Lines of Credit if it originated fewer than 500 of them in either of the two
preceding calendar years. Effective January 1, 2020, the applicable threshold will be 100
Open-End Lines of Credit. Effective January 1, 2020, a Financial Institution is not required
to collect, record, or report Open-End Lines of credit if it originated fewer than 100 of them
in either of the two preceding calendar years. Comment 3(c)(12)-1. However, the Financial
Institution will still be required to collect and report information regarding Closed-End
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Mortgage Loans if it originated at least 25 of them in each of the two preceding calendar
years. For more information on how to determine if a Financial Institution “originated” a
particular line of credit when multiple entities are involved in the transaction, see Section
4.2.3.
A Financial Institution may report applications for, originations of, or purchases of OpenEnd Lines of Credit that are excluded transactions under 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(12). However, a
Financial Institution that chooses to report such excluded applications, originations, or
purchases must report all applications for Open-End Lines of Credit that it receives, all
Open-End Lines of Credit it originates, and all Open-End Lines of Credit it purchases that
would otherwise be Covered Loans for a given calendar year. 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(12);
comment 3(c)(12)-2. Effective January 1, 2018, Regulation B permits a Financial Institution
to collect information regarding the ethnicity, race, and sex of an applicant for an Open-End
Line of Credit that is an excluded transaction under 12 CFR 1003.3(c)(12), if it submits
HMDA data concerning such Open-End Lines of Credits and applications or if it submitted
such HMDA data for any of the preceding five calendar years. See the final rule issued on
September 20 2017.
13. A transaction that provided (or, in the case of an application, proposed to provide) new funds
to the borrower in advance of being consolidated in a New York CEMA classified as a
supplemental mortgage under New York Tax Law section 255. However, the transaction is
excluded only if final action on the consolidation was taken in the same calendar year as the
final action on the new funds transaction. 12 CFR 1003.3(13). Additionally, the transaction
is excluded only if, at the time that it originated the transaction providing the new funds, the
Financial Institution intended to consolidate the loan into a New York CEMA. This
exclusion does not apply to similar preliminary transactions that are consolidated pursuant
to laws other than New York Tax Law section 255. Such preliminary transactions under
other laws must be reported if they are Covered Loans and are not subject to another
exclusion. Comment 3(c)(13)-1.
New funds provided in advance of being consolidated into a New York CEMA classified as a
supplemental mortgage under New York Tax Law section 255 are reported only insofar as
they form part of the total amount of the reported New York CEMA. They are not reported
as a separate amount. If a New York CEMA that consolidates an excluded preliminary
transaction is carried out in a transaction involving an assumption, the Financial Institution
reports the New York CEMA and does not report the preliminary transaction separately.
Comment 3(c)(13)-1.

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4.2 Reportable activity
Once a Financial Institution has determined whether a transaction involves a Covered Loan, it
must determine whether it has engaged in activity that obligates it to report information about
the transaction. Generally, a Financial Institution is required to report information for actions
taken on Applications (as that term is defined below) for Covered Loans, originations of Covered
Loans, and purchases of Covered Loans. If a Financial Institution receives an Application and
that Application results in the Financial Institution originating a Covered Loan, the Financial
Institution reports the origination of the Covered Loan, and does not separately report the
Application. For more information on when to report information regarding Applications and
Covered Loans, see Sections 4.2.1 and 4.2.2. There are special rules that apply if multiple
entities are involved in the transaction. These special rules are discussed in Section 4.2.3.

4.2.1 Applications
For purposes of the HMDA Rule, an Application is: (a) an oral or written request (b) for a
Covered Loan (c) that is made in accordance with procedures the Financial Institution uses for
the type of credit requested. 12 CFR 1003.2(b)(1).
This definition of Application is similar to the Regulation B definition, except that
prequalification requests11 are not Applications under the HMDA Rule. Interpretations that
appear in the official commentary to Regulation B are generally applicable to the definition of
Application under the HMDA Rule, except for those interpretations that include a
prequalification request within the definition of Application. Comment 2(b)-1.
Under the HMDA Rule, a request for a preapproval may be treated differently than a request for
a prequalification for certain types of loans. The determination of whether a request is a

Generally, a prequalification request is a request (other than a preapproval request) by a prospective loan applicant
for a preliminary determination of whether the prospective loan applicant would likely qualify for credit under the
Financial Institution’s standards, or for a determination of the amount of credit for which the prospective applicant
would likely qualify. The HMDA Rule does not require a Financial Institution to report prequalification requests,
even though these requests may constitute “applications” under Regulation B. Comment 2(b)-2.

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prequalification request (which is not an Application) or a preapproval request (which might be
an Application) is based on the HMDA Rule, not on the labels that an institution uses or
interpretations of other regulations, such as Regulation B.
A preapproval request is an Application under the HMDA Rule if the request is:
1. For a Home Purchase Loan;
2. Not secured by a Multifamily Dwelling;
3. Not for an Open-End Line Credit or for a Reverse Mortgage;12 and
4. Reviewed under a Preapproval Program (see definition of Preapproval Program
immediately below). 12 CFR 1003.2(b)(2).
A Preapproval Program for purposes of the HMDA Rule is a program in which the Financial
Institution:
1. Conducts a comprehensive analysis of the applicant’s creditworthiness (including income
verification), resources, and other matters typically reviewed as part of the Financial
Institution’s normal credit evaluation program; and then
2. Issues a written commitment that: (a) is for a Home Purchase Loan; (b) is valid for a
designated period of time and up to a specified amount, and (c) is subject only to
specifically permitted conditions. 12 CFR 1003.2(b)(2).
The written commitment issued as part of the Preapproval Program can be subject to only the
following types of conditions:
1. Conditions that require the identification of a suitable property;
2. Conditions that require that no material change occur regarding the applicant’s financial
condition or creditworthiness prior to closing; and

A Reverse Mortgage is a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit that is a reverse mortgage
transaction as defined in Regulation Z, but without regard to whether the loan or line is secured by a principal
dwelling. 12 CFR 1003.2(q).

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3. Limited conditions that (a) are not related to the applicant’s financial condition or
creditworthiness and (b) the Financial Institution ordinarily attaches to a traditional
home mortgage application. Examples of conditions ordinarily attached to a traditional
home mortgage application include requiring an acceptable title insurance binder or a
certificate indicating clear termite inspection and, if the applicant plans to use the
proceeds from the sale of the applicant’s present home to purchase a new home, a
settlement statement showing adequate proceeds from the sale of the present home.
12 CFR 1003.2(b)(2); comment 2(b)-3.
A program that a Financial Institution describes as a “preapproval program” but that does not
satisfy the HMDA Rule definition is not a Preapproval Program for purposes of the HMDA Rule.
Comment 2(b)-3.
If a Financial Institution does not regularly use procedures to consider requests but instead
considers requests on an ad hoc basis, the Financial Institution is not required to treat the ad
hoc requests as having been reviewed under a Preapproval Program. However, a Financial
Institution should be generally consistent in following uniform procedures for considering such
ad hoc requests. Comment 2(b)-3.
Under the HMDA Rule, a Financial Institution must collect, record, and report data regarding
an Application it receives if: (1) the Application did not result in the Financial Institution
originating a Covered Loan; and (2) the Financial Institution took action on the Application or
the applicant withdrew the Application while the Financial Institution was reviewing it. For
example, a Financial Institution reports information regarding an Application that it denied,
that it approved but the applicant did not accept, or that it closed for incompleteness.
12 CFR 1003.4(a) and 1003.5(a); comment 4(a)-1. If the Application results in the Financial
Institution originating a Covered Loan, the Financial Institution reports the Covered Loan, not
the Application itself. For more information on reporting Applications when multiple entities
are involved, see Section 4.2.3.
Although requests under Preapproval Programs are Applications, a Financial Institution reports
data regarding a request under a Preapproval Program only if the preapproval request is denied
or approved but not accepted. A Financial Institution will also report a request under a
Preapproval Program that results in the Financial Institution originating a Home Purchase
Loan, but it will be reported as an originated Covered Loan. Comment 4(a)-1.ii.

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A Financial Institution reports the data for an Application, including a reportable preapproval
request, on the LAR for the calendar year during which it takes action even if the Financial
Institution received the Application in a previous calendar year. Comment 4(a)-1.iv.

4.2.2 Originations and purchases of covered loans
A Financial Institution must collect, record, and report information regarding originations and
purchases of Covered Loans. For more information on when a Financial Institution reports the
origination or purchase of a Covered Loan when multiple entities are involved, see Section 4.2.3.
A purchase includes a repurchase of a Covered Loan, regardless of whether the Financial
Institution chose to repurchase the Covered Loan or was required to repurchase it because of a
contractual obligation, and regardless of whether the repurchase occurred within the same
calendar year that the Covered Loan was originated or in a different calendar year. Comment
4(a)-5.
A purchase does not include a temporary transfer of a Covered Loan to an interim funder or
warehouse creditor as part of an interim funding agreement under which the Financial
Institution that originated the Covered Loan is obligated to repurchase it for sale to a
subsequent investor. Such funding agreements are often referred to as “repurchase agreements”
and are sometimes used as the functional equivalents of warehouse lines of credit. Comment
4(a)-5.

4.2.3 Transactions involving multiple entities
Only one Financial Institution reports the origination of a Covered Loan. If more than one
institution is involved in the origination of a Covered Loan, the institution that makes the credit
decision approving the Application before loan closing or account opening is responsible for
reporting the origination of the Covered Loan. It is not relevant whether the loan closed in the
reporting Financial Institution’s name. If more than one institution approved an Application
prior to loan closing or account opening and one of those institutions purchased the Covered
Loan after closing or account opening, the institution that purchased the Covered Loan after
closing or account opening is responsible for reporting the origination of the Covered Loan.
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If a Financial Institution reports a Covered Loan as an origination, it reports all of the
information required to be reported for the origination of a Covered Loan, even if the Covered
Loan was not initially payable to the Financial Institution that is reporting the Covered Loan as
an origination. Comment 4(a)-2. When reporting a Covered Loan as an origination, a Financial
Institution cannot rely on exceptions or exclusions that apply to purchased Covered Loans, but
that do not apply to originations of Covered Loans.
If a Financial Institution and other parties review the same Application and the Financial
Institution is not responsible for reporting the origination of the resulting Covered Loan, the
Financial Institution reports the actions that the Financial Institution took on the Application.
For example, the Financial Institution is still required to report the Application if the Financial
Institution denied the Application or if the Financial Institution approved the Application but
the applicant did not accept the loan. The Financial Institution is also required to report the
Application if the Financial Institution was reviewing the Application when it was withdrawn or
the file was closed for incompleteness. Comment 4(a)-2.ii.
If a Financial Institution makes a credit decision on a Covered Loan or Application through the
actions of an agent, the Financial Institution reports the Application or Covered Loan. State law
determines whether one party is the agent of another party. Comment 4(a)-4.
The following examples illustrate when a Financial Institution reports certain transactions
related to Covered Loans involving multiple entities.

Examples: Ficus Bank receives an Application for a Covered Loan from an applicant and
forwards that Application to Pine Bank, which reviews and approves the Application prior
to closing. The loan closes in Ficus Bank’s name. Pine Bank purchases the loan from
Ficus Bank after closing. Pine Bank is not acting as Ficus Bank’s agent when it reviews
and approves the Application. Because Pine Bank made the credit decision prior to
closing, Pine Bank reports the transaction as an originated Covered Loan, not as a
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Ficus Mortgage Company receives an Application for a Covered Loan from an applicant
and forwards that Application to Pine Bank, which reviews and denies the Application
before the loan would have closed. Pine Bank is not acting as Ficus Mortgage Company’s
agent when it reviews and denies the Application. Because Pine Bank makes the credit
decision, Pine Bank reports the Application as denied. Ficus Mortgage Company does not
report the Application. If, under the same facts, the Application is withdrawn before Pine
Bank makes a credit decision, Pine Bank reports the Application as withdrawn, and Ficus
Mortgage Company does not report the Application.
Ficus Bank receives an Application for a Covered Loan from an applicant and approves the
Application. Ficus Bank closes the loan in its name. Ficus Bank is not acting as Pine
Bank’s agent when it approves the Application or closes the loan. Pine Bank does not
review the Application before closing. Pine Bank purchases the Covered Loan from Ficus
Bank. Ficus Bank reports the loan as an originated Covered Loan. Pine Bank reports the
loan as a purchased Covered Loan.
Pine Bank reviews an Application and makes a credit decision to approve a Covered Loan
using the underwriting criteria provided by Ficus Mortgage Company. Pine Bank is not
acting as Ficus Mortgage Company’s agent, and no one acting on behalf of Ficus Mortgage
Company reviews the Application or makes a credit decision prior to closing. Pine Bank
reports the Application or, if the Application results in a Covered Loan, it reports the loan
as an originated Covered Loan. If the Application results in a Covered Loan and Ficus
Mortgage Company purchases it after closing, Ficus Mortgage Company reports the loan
as a purchased Covered Loan.
Ficus Bank receives an Application for a Covered Loan and forwards it to Aspen Bank and
Pine Bank. Ficus Bank makes a credit decision, acting as Elm Bank’s agent, and approves
the Application. Pine Bank makes a credit decision and denies the Application. Aspen
Bank makes a credit decision approving the Application. The applicant does not accept
the loan from Elm Bank. The applicant accepts the loan from Aspen Bank and credit is
extended. Aspen Bank reports the loan as an originated Covered Loan. Pine Bank reports
the Application as denied. Elm Bank reports the Application as approved but not
accepted. Ficus Bank does not report the Application.

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5. Reportable data
The HMDA Rule changes the data that must be collected, recorded, and reported for Covered
Loans and Applications. Effective January 1, 2018, it modifies some existing data points and
adds new data points. 12 CFR 1003.4.
A Financial Institution collects, records, and reports the new and modified data points under the
HMDA Rule for Applications and Covered Loans on which final action is taken on or after
January 1, 2018. If a Financial Institution receives an Application in 2017 but takes final action
on it in 2018, it is required to collect, record, and report the new and modified data points under
the HMDA Rule. A Financial Institution collects, records, and reports the new and modified
data points, to the extent that they apply to purchased loans, for purchases of Covered Loans
that occur on or after January 1, 2018.
This section describes the HMDA Rule’s reportable data points and provides guidance on how to
report them. Additional instructions for reporting data will be available at
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda/.

5.1 Applicant information
A Financial Institution must report information about ethnicity, race, and sex for applicants who
are natural persons. Appendix B to Regulation C provides instructions on how to collect
ethnicity, race, and sex information. The HMDA Rule modifies the requirements for collecting
and reporting an applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex and requires that the applicant’s age be
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The HMDA Rule amends the instructions in appendix B and provides a new sample data
collection form.

5.1.1 Collection
The instructions in appendix B to the HMDA Rule require a Financial Institution:
1. To ask an applicant for ethnicity, race, and sex information regardless of whether the
Application is taken in person, by mail, by telephone, or on the internet. A Financial
Institution cannot require the applicant to provide this information.
When a Financial Institution requests ethnicity and race information from an applicant
under the HMDA Rule, it must offer the applicant the option of selecting more than one
ethnicity and race and must permit the applicant to self-identify using aggregate categories
and disaggregated subcategories. When a Financial Institution requests the applicant’s
ethnicity and race, the aggregate categories must be broken down into disaggregated
subcategories. For example, the aggregate category of Hispanic or Latino must be broken
down into the subcategories of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or Other Hispanic or Latino.
Similarly, the Asian and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander categories also must be
broken down into their respective disaggregated subcategories.
An applicant must be permitted to select one or more race or ethnicity subcategories even if
the applicant has not selected a race or ethnicity aggregate category. For example, an
applicant could select Mexican even if the applicant has not selected Hispanic or Latino.
The applicant must also be permitted to provide certain additional information. For
example, an applicant must be permitted to provide a particular Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
that is not provided on the collection form. An applicant must be permitted to provide this
information even if the applicant has not selected the Other Hispanic or Latino category.
Similarly, the applicant must be permitted to provide a particular Asian race or a particular
Pacific Islander race that is not provided on the collection form. An applicant must be
permitted to provide this information even if the applicant has not selected the Other Asian
or Other Pacific Islander category. An applicant must also be permitted to provide a
particular American Indian or Alaska Native enrolled or principal tribe even if the applicant
has not selected the American Indian or Alaska Native race category. Appendix B to
Part 1003.
For an illustration of the information that a Financial Institution must ask about an
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2. To inform the applicant that: (a) Federal law requires the information be collected in order
to protect consumers and to monitor compliance with Federal statutes that prohibit
discrimination against applicants; and (b) if the information is not provided where the
Application is taken in person, the Financial Institution is required to note the information
on the basis of visual observation or surname.
3. To collect the applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex based on visual observation or surname if
the applicant chooses not to provide the information for an Application that is taken in
person. Appendix B to Part 1003.
For an Application taken in person, there are special requirements if the applicant declines
to provide the information regarding ethnicity, race, and sex. The Financial Institution must
note that the applicant did not provide the information and then collect the applicant’s
ethnicity, race, and sex on the basis of visual observation or surname. When a Financial
Institution collects an applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex on the basis of visual observation
or surname, the Financial Institution must select from the following aggregate categories:
ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino; not Hispanic or Latino); race (American Indian or Alaska
Native; Asian; Black or African American; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander;
White); sex (male; female). The Financial Institution does not use the disaggregated
categories. Only an applicant may self-identify as being of a particular ethnic or racial
subcategory.
If a Financial Institution accepts an Application through electronic media with a video
component, it must treat the Application as taken in person. However, if a Financial
Institution accepts an Application through electronic media without a video component, it
must treat the Application as accepted by mail. Appendix B to Part 1003.
If the applicant (1) begins an Application by mail, internet, or telephone, (2) does not
provide the requested information, (3) does not select “I do not wish to provide this
information,” and (4) meets with the Financial Institution in person to complete the
Application, the Financial Institution must request the applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex
when the Financial Institution meets with the applicant in person. If the applicant does not
provide the requested information during the in-person meeting, the Financial Institution
must collect the information on the basis of visual observation or surname. If the meeting
occurs after the Application process is complete (e.g., at loan closing or account opening),
the Financial Institution is not required to obtain the applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex.
Appendix B to Part 1003.
A Financial Institution may collect the required information regarding the ethnicity, race, and
sex of an applicant on an Application form, or on a separate form that refers to the Application
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(sometimes called a collection form). For Applications taken by telephone, a Financial
Institution must state the information in the collection form orally. Appendix B to Part 1003.
Because the HMDA Rule changes the information that must be included on an Application form
or other collection form, Financial Institutions must revise their forms. A Financial Institution
must use a revised collection or Application form that includes the disaggregated categories for
Applications received on or after January 1, 2018.
On September 26, 2016, the Bureau issued an Approval Notice that permits (but does not
require) Financial Institutions to use a revised collection or Application form that includes the
disaggregated categories for Applications received during 2017. For Applications received
between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017, a Financial Institution may use a revised
collection or Application form that permits applicants to self-identify using disaggregated ethnic
and race categories as instructed in the HMDA Rule. Alternatively, for Applications received
before January 1, 2018, a Financial Institution may collect applicant information using a
collection form that complies with the Regulation C requirements in effect prior to January 1,
2018.
The HMDA Rule provides a transition provision that allows a Financial Institution to report the
applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex under the Regulation C requirements in effect at the time
that the Financial Institution collects the information, not when the Financial Institution takes
final action on the Application. Comment 4(a)(10)(i)-2.

Example: Ficus Bank receives an Application on December 30, 2017. Ficus Bank chooses
not to collect the applicant’s ethnicity and race using the disaggregated categories, and on
December 30, 2017, it collects the applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex in accordance with
the instructions in effect on that day. Ficus Bank approves the Application on January 5,
2018, records the resulting Covered Loan on its LAR for 2018, and reports the resulting
Covered Loan by March 1, 2019. Ficus Bank has complied with Regulation C, even though
the instructions for the collection of ethnicity, race, and sex changed after the information
was collected but before the date of final action. However, if Ficus Bank collects the
applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex on January 2, 2018, Ficus Bank must collect the
information in accordance with the amended instructions under the HMDA Rule.
For more information on collecting the applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex, see appendix B to the
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5.1.2 Reporting
A Financial Institution reports the following information about an applicant:
1. Ethnicity, race, and sex. A Financial Institution must report the applicant’s ethnicity,
race, and sex. It must also report whether or not it collected this information on the basis of
visual observation or surname. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(10)(i).
If an applicant provided the requested information, a Financial Institution must report the
ethnicity, race, and sex information that the applicant provided. If an applicant selected
more than one ethnicity or race, a Financial Institution must report each designation the
applicant selected, subject to the limits in appendix B, which are described below.
For ethnicity, a Financial Institution must report every aggregate ethnicity category that the
applicant selected. If the applicant also selected one or more ethnicity subcategories, the
Financial Institution must report each ethnicity subcategory that the applicant selected, up
to a combined total of five aggregate ethnicity categories and ethnicity subcategories.
Appendix B to Part 1003.
For race, a Financial Institution must report every aggregate race category the applicant
selected. If the applicant also selected one or more race subcategories, a Financial
Institution must report each race subcategory the applicant selected, up to a combined total
of five aggregate race categories and race subcategories. Appendix B to Part 1003.
Examples: An applicant selects all five aggregate race categories (i.e., American Indian
or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander, and White) and also selects the Chinese race subcategory. Because a Financial
Institution must report all of the aggregate race categories that an applicant selects and
can only report a combined total of up to five aggregate race categories and race
subcategories, Ficus Bank reports only the five aggregate race categories. It does not
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An applicant selects the White, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
aggregate race categories, and the Korean, Vietnamese, and Samoan race
subcategories. The Financial Institution must report the White, Asian, and Native
Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander aggregate race categories. The Financial Institution
also reports two of the three race subcategories. The Financial Institution chooses
which two race subcategories to report (i.e., Korean and Vietnamese, Korean and
Samoan, or Vietnamese and Samoan).

An applicant may select the Other Hispanic or Latino ethnicity subcategory, an applicant may
provide a particular Hispanic or Latino ethnicity not listed in the standard subcategories, or an
applicant may do both. If an applicant provides only a particular ethnicity not listed in the
standard subcategories, a Financial Institution is permitted, but not required, to report both the
selection of Other Hispanic or Latino in addition to the particular ethnicity that the applicant
provided. If an applicant selects Other Hispanic or Latino and provides a particular ethnicity,
the Financial Institution reports both Other Hispanic or Latino and the particular ethnicity the
applicant provided, (subject to the five ethnicity maximum described above). For purposes of
the maximum of five reportable ethnicity categories and subcategories, the Other Hispanic or
Latino subcategory and any additional information provided by the applicant together constitute
only one selection. Appendix B to Part 1003.
An applicant may select the Other Asian race subcategory or Other Pacific Islander race
subcategory, an applicant may provide a particular race not listed in the standard subcategories,
or an applicant may do both. If an applicant provides only a particular race not listed in the
standard subcategories, a Financial Institution is permitted, but not required, to report both the
selection of Other Asian or Other Pacific Islander, as applicable, in addition to the particular
race that the applicant provided. If an applicant selects Other Asian or Other Pacific Islander
and provides a particular race, the Financial Institution reports both Other Asian or Other
Pacific Islander, as applicable, and the additional information the applicant provided, subject to
the maximum of five. For purposes of the maximum of five reportable race categories and race
subcategories, the Other Asian race or Other Pacific Islander race subcategory and additional
information provided by the applicant together constitute only one selection. Appendix B to
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Examples: An applicant selects the category of Hispanic or Latino and provides
Dominican as an ethnicity not listed in the standard subcategories. The applicant does
not select the Other Hispanic or Latino subcategory or any other ethnicity categories or
subcategories. The Financial Institution reports the Hispanic or Latino category and
Dominican. It may also report the Other Hispanic or Latino subcategory, but is not
required to do so.
An applicant selects the White, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
aggregate race categories, as well as the Korean, Vietnamese, Samoan, and Other Asian
race subcategories and writes in “Thai” in the space provided on the Application form.
The Financial Institution reports two (at its option) of the four race subcategories selected
by the applicant (i.e., Korean, Vietnamese, Other Asian-Thai, Samoan) in addition to the
three aggregate race categories selected by the applicant.

If an applicant selected “I do not wish to provide this information” on a collection or Application
form taken by mail or on the internet or stated that he or she did not wish to provide the
information for an Application that is taken by telephone, the Financial Institution reports that
the information was not provided in a mail, internet, or telephone application.
If an applicant provided some but not all of the requested information, a Financial Institution
reports the information provided by the applicant, whether partial or complete. If an applicant
provided complete or partial information but also selected that he or she did not wish to provide
the information for an Application that is taken by mail, internet, or telephone, a Financial
Institution reports the ethnicity, race, and sex information that the applicant provided.
Appendix B to Part 1003.
If there are multiple applicants (i.e., an applicant and one or more co-applicants), the Financial
Institution reports the ethnicity, race, and sex information for the applicant and the first coapplicant listed on the collection or Application form. If an applicant did not provide the
information for an absent co-applicant, the Financial Institution reports that the information
was not provided by applicant in mail, internet, or telephone Application for the absent coapplicant. If there is only one applicant, a Financial Institution reports that there is no coapplicant. Appendix B to Part 1003.

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If a Covered Loan or Application includes a guarantor, a Financial Institution does not report
the guarantor’s ethnicity, race, and sex. Appendix B to Part 1003.
A Financial Institution may, but is not required to, report an applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex
for purchased Covered Loans. If a Financial Institution chooses not to report the applicant’s
ethnicity, race, and sex for a purchased Covered Loan, the Financial Institution reports that the
data points are not applicable. Appendix B to Part 1003.
If an applicant is not a natural person (e.g., a corporation, partnership, or trust), a Financial
Institution reports that the requirement to report ethnicity, race, and sex information is not
applicable. However, if an applicant is a natural person and a beneficiary of a trust (for
example, the natural person might be relying on income from or collateral owned by a trust), the
Financial Institution reports the applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex information. Appendix B to
Part 1003.
For more information on reporting an applicant’s ethnicity, race, and sex, see appendix B to the
HMDA Rule.
2. Age. A Financial Institution reports the applicant’s age (as of the Application date) as the
number of whole years derived from the date of birth shown on the Application form.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(10)(ii); comment 4(a)(10)(ii)-1.

Example: An applicant provides a date of birth of 01/15/1970 on the Application form
that Ficus Bank receives on 01/14/2018. Ficus Bank reports 47 as the applicant’s age.

If there are multiple applicants, the Financial Institution reports the age for the applicant and
the first co-applicant listed on the Application form. If a Covered Loan or Application includes a
guarantor, a Financial Institution does not report the guarantor’s age. Comments 4(a)(10)(ii)-2
and -5.
A Financial Institution may, but is not required to, report the age of an applicant for purchased
Covered Loans. If a Financial Institution chooses not to report the applicant’s age for a
purchased Covered Loan, the Financial Institution reports that the data point is not applicable.
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If an applicant is not a natural person (e.g., a corporation, partnership, or trust), a financial
institution reports that the data point is not applicable. Comment 4(a)(10)(ii)-4. However, if an
applicant is a natural person and a beneficiary of a trust (for example, the natural person might
be relying on income from or collateral owned by a trust), the Financial Institution reports the
applicant’s age.
3. Income. If a Financial Institution considers income in making its credit decision, it reports
the gross annual income that it relied on in making the credit decision.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(10)(iii). For Applications that are withdrawn or closed for incompleteness
before the Financial Institution makes a credit decision that would have taken income into
consideration, the Financial Institution reports the income information relied on in
processing the Application at the time that the Application was withdrawn or the file was
closed for incompleteness. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(10)(iii); comment 4(a)(10)(iii)-5.
If a Financial Institution relies on only a portion of an applicant’s income in its
determination, it reports only the portion of income relied on. Comment 4(a)(10)(iii)-1. If a
Financial Institution relies on the income of a co-applicant or cosigner to evaluate
creditworthiness, the Financial Institution includes the co-applicant’s or cosigner’s income
to the extent relied upon. Comments (a)(10)(iii)-1 and -2. A Financial Institution, however,
does not include the income of a guarantor who is only secondarily liable. Comment
4(a)(10)(iii)-1.
Reportable income does not include funds or amounts in addition to income, such as funds
derived from underwriting calculations of the potential annuitization or depletion of an
applicant’s remaining assets, even if the Financial Institution relied on them when making
the credit decision. Actual distributions from retirement accounts or other assets that are
relied on by the Financial Institution as income are reported as income. Comment
4(a)(10)(iii)-4.
A Financial Institution may, but is not required to, report an applicant’s income for
purchased Covered Loans. A Financial Institution reports that the data point is not
applicable if it chooses not to report the applicant’s income. Comment 4(a)(10)(iii)-9.
A Financial Institution reports that the income data point is not applicable:
a. For a Covered Loan to or an Application from a Financial Institution’s own employee,
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b. For a Covered Loan that is secured by or an Application that was proposed to be secured
by a Multifamily Dwelling;
c. If the applicant or co-applicant, if applicable, is not a natural person (e.g., a corporation,
partnership, or trust); or
d. If the Financial Institution did not consider or would not have considered income in
making the credit decision. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(10)(iii); comments 4(a)(10)(iii)-3, -6, -7,
and -8.

5.2 Universal loan identifier (ULI)
A Financial Institution must report a universal loan identifier (ULI) for a Covered Loan or
Application. The ULI:
1. Is a number that a Financial Institution assigns to the Covered Loan or Application.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(1)(i).
2. Must begin with the Financial Institution’s Legal Entity Identifier (LEI),13 followed by up to
23 additional letters and/or numbers that the Financial Institution assigns, and end with a
two-character check digit.14 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(1)(i)(A)-(C). Essentially, the ULI is the
Financial Institution’s LEI plus a loan or application number plus the two-character check
digit (in that order).

The LEI is a unique, 20-digit alphanumeric identifier issued by a utility endorsed by the LEI Regulatory Oversight
Committee or endorsed or otherwise governed by the Global LEI Foundation or a successor organization. A
Financial Institution can go to the Global LEI Foundation website, https://www.gleif.org/services/louservices/issue-new-lei, to obtain an LEI.

The two-character check digit is used to validate the ULI. It is calculated using certain standards published by the
International Organization for Standardization (www.iso.org). The Bureau will provide a check digit tool on its
website before January 1, 2018. For more information on the two-character check digit, including the methodology
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3. Cannot include information that could be used to identify the applicant or borrower directly,
such as the applicant’s or borrower’s name, date of birth, Social Security number, official
government-issued driver’s license or identification number, alien registration number,
government passport number, or employer or taxpayer identification number. Comment
4(a)(1)(i)-2.
4. Must be unique within the Financial Institution and must be used for only one Covered Loan
or Application. Comment 4(a)(1)(i)-1.
To ensure compliance, a Financial Institution must:
1. Ensure that its branches do not use the same ULI to refer to multiple Covered Loans or
Applications.
2. Assign a new ULI to a Refinancing or Application for Refinancing (i.e., not use the ULI from
the loan that is being refinanced).
3. For a purchased Covered Loan, use the ULI that was assigned to the Covered Loan by a
Financial Institution that previously reported the Covered Loan. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(1)(i)(D).
If the Financial Institution that originated the Covered Loan did not assign a ULI, the
Financial Institution that purchases the Covered Loan must assign a ULI.
A Financial Institution may use a previously reported ULI if an applicant asks the Financial
Institution: (a) to reinstate a counteroffer that the applicant did not accept earlier in the same
calendar year; or (b) to reconsider an Application that was denied, withdrawn, or closed for
incompleteness earlier during the same calendar year. However, a Financial Institution must
not use a previously reported ULI if it reinstates or reconsiders an Application that was reported
in a prior calendar year. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(1)(i)(E); comment 4(a)(1)(i)-4.

5.3 Application date
Except for a purchased Covered Loan, a Financial Institution reports the Application date,
which is reported as either the date that the Application was received or the date on the
Application form. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(1)(ii). Although a Financial Institution need not choose the
same approach for reporting Application date for its entire HMDA submission, it should be
generally consistent, such as by routinely using one approach within a particular division of the
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If a Financial Institution chooses to report the date shown on the Application form and the
Financial Institution retains multiple versions of the form, the Financial Institution reports the
date shown on the first form it received that constitutes an Application under the HMDA Rule.
Comment 4(a)(1)(ii)-1.
For an Application that was not submitted directly to the Financial Institution, the Financial
Institution may report the date the Application was received by the party that initially received
the Application, the date the Application was received by the Financial Institution, or the date
shown on the Application form. Comment 4(a)(1)(ii)-2.
If, within the same calendar year, an applicant asks a Financial Institution to reinstate a
counteroffer that the applicant previously did not accept (or asks the Financial Institution to
reconsider an Application that was denied, withdrawn, or closed for incompleteness), the
reportable Application date depends on whether the Financial Institution reports the request as
the continuation of the earlier transaction using the earlier transaction’s ULI or as a new
transaction with a new ULI. If the Financial Institution treats the request for reinstatement or
reconsideration as a new transaction, it reports the date of the request as the Application date.
If the Financial Institution does not treat the request for reinstatement or reconsideration as a
new transaction, it reports the original Application date. Comment 4(a)(1)(ii)-3.
For a purchased Covered Loan, a Financial Institution reports that this data point is not
applicable. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(1)(ii).

5.4 Application channel
Except for purchased Covered Loans, a Financial Institution reports both of the following:
1. Whether or not the applicant or borrower submitted the Application directly to
the Financial Institution. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(33)(i). For example, the Application was
submitted directly to the Financial Institution if the mortgage loan originator identified in
the data point required by 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(34) and discussed in Section 5.30 was the
reporting Financial Institution’s employee when the originator performed the origination
activities for the Covered Loan or Application. The Application was also submitted directly
to the Financial Institution if the Financial Institution directed the applicant to a third-party
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behalf of the reporting Financial Institution and the third-party agent did not assist the
applicant with applying for Covered Loans with other institutions. Comment 4(a)(33)(i)-1.
If an applicant contacted and completed an Application with a broker or correspondent that
forwarded the Application to the Financial Institution for approval, the Application was not
submitted directly to the Financial Institution. Comment 4(a)(33)(i)-1.iii.
2. Whether or not the obligation arising from the Covered Loan or Application
was or would have been initially payable to the Financial Institution.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(33)(ii). An obligation was initially payable to the Financial Institution if
the obligation was initially payable on the face of the note or contract to the Financial
Institution that is reporting the Covered Loan or Application. Comment 4(a)(33)(ii)-1. For
an Application that is withdrawn, denied, or closed for incompleteness, a Financial
Institution reports that the requirement is not applicable if the Financial Institution had not
determined, at the time it took final action on the Application, whether the loan would be
initially payable to the Financial Institution. Comment 4(a)(33)(ii)-2.
For purchased Covered Loans, a Financial Institution reports that this data point is not
applicable. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(33).

5.5 Preapproval request
A Financial Institution reports whether or not the Application or Covered Loan involved a
preapproval request for a Home Purchase Loan under a Preapproval Program.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(4). For all of the following, a Financial Institution reports that the
Application or Covered Loan did not involve a preapproval request: a purchased Covered Loan;
an Open-End Line of Credit or Application for an Open-End Line of Credit; a Reverse Mortgage
or an Application for a Reverse Mortgage; an Application for a Covered Loan that is denied; an
Application that is closed for incompleteness or withdrawn; an Application or Covered Loan for
any purpose other than Home Purchase Loan; and for a Covered Loan secured by a Multifamily
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5.6 Loan type
A Financial Institution reports whether the Covered Loan is or the Application was for a Covered
Loan that would have been:
1. Insured by the Federal Housing Administration;
2. Guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs;
3. Guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service or the Farm Service Agency; or
4. Not insured or guaranteed by any of these Federal agencies (i.e., conventional).
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(2).

5.7 Loan purpose
A Financial Institution records and reports the Covered Loan’s or Application’s purpose, under
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(3), using one of the following:
1. Home Purchase Loan. A Home Purchase Loan is a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or OpenEnd Line of Credit that is for the purpose,
in whole or part, of purchasing a Dwelling.
Home Purchase Loans do not include loans
12 CFR 1003.2(j). A Home Purchase Loan
that are excluded transactions under the
includes: (a) a Closed-End Mortgage
HMDA Rule, such as loans that are
Loan or Open-End Line of Credit secured
temporary financing under 12 CFR
by one Dwelling and used to purchase
1003.3(c)(3). See Section 4.1.2 for more
another Dwelling; (b) a combined
information on excluded transactions.
construction-to-permanent loan that is
secured by a Dwelling; (c) a separate
permanent loan that replaces a construction-only loan or line of credit to the same borrower
if the permanent loan is secured by a Dwelling; and (d) a Dwelling-secured subordinate
mortgage loan that finances some or all of the home purchaser’s down payment. Comments
2(j)-1, -3, and -4.
An assumption is a Home Purchase Loan when: (a) the assumption is a Closed-End
Mortgage or Open-End Line of Credit; (b) the Financial Institution enters into a written
agreement accepting a new borrower as the obligor on an existing obligation; and (c) the
purpose is to finance the new borrower’s purchase of the Dwelling securing the existing
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obligation. An assumption is not a Home Purchase Loan if the new borrower assumes the
existing borrower’s obligation after acquiring title to the Dwelling securing the existing
obligation because the purpose is not to finance the new borrower’s purchase of the
Dwelling. The assumption would be reported using a loan purpose other than Home
Purchase Loan. Comment 2(j)-5.

Example: Borrower A obtains title to Owner A’s Dwelling after assuming Owner A’s
existing debt obligation. Borrower A’s transaction is a Home Purchase Loan. In contrast,
Borrower B obtains title to Owner B’s Dwelling in Year 1 and in Year 2 assumes Owner B’s
existing debt obligation. Borrower B’s transaction is not a Home Purchase Loan.

2. Home Improvement Loan. A Home Improvement Loan is a Closed-End Mortgage Loan
or Open-End Line of Credit that is for the purpose, in whole or part, of repairing,
rehabilitating, remodeling, or improving a Dwelling or the real property on which the
Dwelling is located. 12 CFR 1003.2(i). For example, a Home Improvement Loan includes:
(a) a Covered Loan if any of the proceeds are used for repair, rehabilitation, remodeling, or
improvement of the Dwelling or the real property on which the Dwelling securing the
Covered Loan is located, even if the remainder is used for totally unrelated purposes, such as
college tuition; (b) a Covered Loan used to install a swimming pool, construct a garage, or
improve landscaping on the real property on which the Dwelling securing the Covered Loan
is located; and (c) a Covered Loan used to improve a Multifamily Dwelling used for
residential and commercial purposes if the proceeds are used either to improve the entire
property (e.g., to replace a heating system that services the entire structure) or primarily to
improve the residential portion of the Multifamily Dwelling. Comments 2(i)-1, -2, and -4.
3. Refinancing. A Refinancing is a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or Open-End Line of Credit in
which a new Dwelling-secured debt obligation satisfies and replaces an existing Dwellingsecured debt obligation by the same borrower. 12 CFR 1003.2(p). Generally, whether the
new debt obligation satisfies and replaces an existing obligation is determined by reference
to the parties’ contract and applicable law. In order for a Covered Loan to be a Refinancing,
both the new and existing transactions must be secured by a Dwelling. Only one borrower
need be the same on the new and existing transactions. Comments 2(p)-1, -3, and -4.
4. Cash-out Refinancing. A Financial Institution reports a Covered Loan or an Application
as a cash-out Refinancing if it is a Refinancing and the Financial Institution considered it to
be a cash-out Refinancing when processing the Application or setting the terms under its or
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an investor’s guidelines. For example, if a Financial Institution considers a loan product to
be a cash-out Refinancing under an investor’s guidelines because of the amount of cash
received by the borrower at closing or account opening, it reports the transaction as a cashout Refinancing. If a Financial Institution does not distinguish between a cash-out
Refinancing and a Refinancing under its own guidelines, sets the terms of all Refinancings
without regard to the amount of cash received by the borrower at loan closing or account
opening, and does not offer loan products under investor guidelines, it reports all
Refinancings as Refinancings, not cash-out Refinancings. Comment 4(a)(3)-2.
5. Other. If a Covered Loan is not, or an Application is not for, a Home Purchase Loan, a
Home Improvement Loan, a Refinancing, or a cash-out Refinancing, a Financial Institution
reports the purpose as “other.” For example, if a Covered Loan is for the purpose of paying
educational expenses, the Financial Institution reports the purpose as “other.” A Financial
Institution also uses “other” if the Covered Loan is or the Application is for a Refinancing
but, under the terms of the existing credit agreement, the Financial Institution was
unconditionally obligated to refinance the obligation subject to conditions within the
borrower’s control. Comment 4(a)(3)-4.
The following chart illustrates the reportable purpose for multiple-purpose Covered Loans
originated on or after January 1, 2018. For purchased Covered Loans originated prior to
January 1, 2018, a Financial Institution reports “Not Applicable.” See also comments 4(a)(3)-3
and -6.

Multiple Purposes

Reportable Purpose

Home Purchase Loan and Home Improvement
Loan

Home Purchase Loan

Home Purchase Loan and Refinancing

Home Purchase Loan

Home Purchase Loan and cash-out Refinancing

Home Purchase Loan

Home Purchase Loan and other

Home Purchase Loan

Home Improvement Loan and Refinancing

Refinancing

Home Improvement Loan and cash-out
Refinancing

Cash-out Refinancing

Refinancing and other

Refinancing

Cash-out Refinancing and other

Cash-out Refinancing

Home Improvement Loan and other

Home Improvement Loan

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A Financial Institution may rely on an applicant’s oral or written statement regarding the
proposed use of the loan proceeds. For example, a Financial Institution could use a check box or
a purpose line on an Application form. If an applicant provides no statement as to the proposed
use of the proceeds, and the Covered Loan is not a Home Purchase Loan, cash-out Refinancing,
or Refinancing, a Financial Institution reports the Covered Loan as for an “other” purpose.
Comment 4(a)(3)-1.

5.8 Loan amount
A Financial Institution must report the loan amount for the Covered Loan or Application.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(7). The first chart below provides information on determining the loan
amount that is reported for Covered Loans. The second chart below provides information on
determining the reportable loan amount for transactions that involve multiple purposes,
counteroffers, and Applications that do not result in the Financial Institution originating a
Covered Loan.

If the Covered Loan is a:

The reportable loan amount is the:

Closed-End Mortgage Loan other than a
purchased Closed-End Mortgage Loan,
assumption, or a Reverse Mortgage

Amount to be repaid as disclosed on the legal
obligation. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(7)(i); comment
4(a)(7)-5.
Unpaid principal balance at the time of purchase
or assumption. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(7)(i);
comment 4(a)(7)-5.

Purchased Closed-End Mortgage Loan or
assumption of a Closed-End Mortgage Loan
Open-End Line of Credit (including a purchased
Open-End Line of Credit and assumption of an
Open-End Line of Credit) other than a Reverse
Mortgage

Reverse Mortgage

Refinancing

Amount of credit available to borrower under the
terms of plan. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(7)(ii); comment
4(a)(7)-6.
Initial principal limit (as determined pursuant to
section 255 of the National Housing Act and
implementing regulations and mortgagee letters
issued by HUD). 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(7)(iii);
comment 4(a)(7)-9.
Loan amount for new debt obligation based on
the type of Covered Loan (see above). Comment
4(a)(7)-7.

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If the transaction involves:

Report the:

A counteroffer that is accepted for an amount that
is different from the amount for which the
applicant applied

Loan amount granted for the Covered Loan.
Comment 4(a)(7)-1.

A counteroffer for an amount different from the
amount for which the applicant applied, and the
applicant did not accept or failed to respond

Amount for which applicant applied. Comment
4(a)(7)-1.

An approved but not accepted Application
(including an approved but not accepted
preapproval request)

Approved loan amount. Comment 4(a)(7)-2.

Application (including a preapproval request) that
was denied, closed for incompleteness, or
withdrawn

Amount initially requested. Comment 4(a)(7)-3.

Loan proceeds that will be used for more than
one purpose

Entire loan amount for the Covered Loan, even if
only a portion of the proceeds is intended for the
reported purpose. Comment 4(a)(7)-4.

5.9 Loan term
A Financial Institution reports the loan term as the scheduled number of months after which the
legal obligation will mature or terminate or would have matured or terminated.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(25). If a Covered Loan or Application includes a schedule with repayment
periods measured in a unit of time other than months, the Financial Institution reports the loan
term in months using an equivalent number of whole months without regard for any remainder.
Comment 4(a)(25)-2.
For a fully amortizing Covered Loan, the number of months after which the legal obligation
matures is the number of months in the amortization schedule, ending with the final payment.
Covered Loans that do not fully amortize during the maturity term, such as Covered Loans with
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a balloon payment, are reported using the maturity term rather than the amortization term.
Comment 4(a)(25)-1.
For a purchased Covered Loan, a Financial Institution reports the number of months after
which the legal obligation matures as measured from the Covered Loan’s origination. Comment
4(a)(25)-3.
For an Open-End Line of Credit with a definite term, a Financial Institution reports the number
of months from account opening until the account termination date, including both the draw
and repayment period (if any). Comment 4(a)(25)-4.
For a Covered Loan or Application without a definite term, such as a Reverse Mortgage, a
Financial Institution reports that the data point is not applicable. Comment 4(a)(25)-5.

5.10 Action taken and date
A Financial Institution reports its action taken and the date of its action. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(8).
The action taken is reported as one of the following: (1) loan originated; (2) application
approved but not accepted; (3) application denied; (4) application withdrawn; (5) file closed for
incompleteness; (6) loan purchased; (7) preapproval request denied; or (8) preapproval request
approved but not accepted. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(8)(i); comments 4(a)(8)(i)-1 through -14.
The Action Taken chart in Attachment B provides additional information on how to determine
the reportable action taken and date of action taken. See also 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(8)(ii) and its
commentary for information on reporting the date of the action taken.

5.11 Reason for denial
For an Application that it denied, a Financial Institution must report the principal reasons (up
to four) that it denied the Application. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(16); comment 4(a)(16)-1. For all other
transactions, a Financial Institution reports that the data point is not applicable. Comment
4(a)(16)-4.

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If a Financial Institution provided the reason or reasons it denied the Application using the
model form contained in appendix C to Regulation B (Form C–1, Sample Notice of Action Taken
and Statement of Reasons) or a similar form, the Financial Institution reports the reason or
reasons specified on that form, including reporting the “Other” reason or reasons that were
specified on the form, if applicable. If a Financial Institution provided a disclosure of the
applicant’s right to a statement of specific reasons using the model form contained in appendix
C to Regulation B (Form C–5, Sample Disclosure of Right to Request Specific Reasons for Credit
Denial) or a similar form, or provided the denial reasons orally under Regulation B, the
Financial Institution reports the principal reasons it denied the Application. Comment 4(a)(16)3.
The Financial Institution reports only the principal reason or reasons it denied the Application,
even if there are fewer than four reasons. For example, if a Financial Institution denied the
Application because of the applicant’s credit history and debt-to-income ratio, the Financial
Institution only reports these two principal reasons. The reason or reasons reported must be
specific and accurately describe the principal reason or reasons the Financial Institution denied
the Application. Comment 4(a)(16)-1.
If a Financial Institution denied a preapproval request under a Preapproval Program, the
Financial Institution must report the principal reason or reasons (up to four) that it denied the
preapproval request. Comment 4(a)(16)-2.

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5.12 Property address and location
A Financial Institution reports the following information about the location of the property
securing the Covered Loan or, for an Application, proposed to secure the Covered Loan:
1. Property address.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(9)(i). For
Applications that did not result in
an origination, the address
corresponds to the location of the
property proposed to secure the
loan as identified by the applicant.
For Covered Loans, the address
corresponds to the property
identified in the legal obligation.
Comment 4(a)(9)(i)-1.

For transactions for which state, county, or
census tract is not required, a Financial
Institution may report that the data point is not
applicable , or it may voluntarily report the
state, county, or census tract information.
Comment 4(a)(9)(ii)-1.
Incorrect entries reporting the census tract are
not violations of HMDA or Regulation C if the
Financial Institution obtained the census tract
number from the geocoding tool made

available through the Bureau’s website,
2. Location of the property by
provided the Financial Institution entered an
state, county, and census
accurate property address into the tool and the
tract. The Financial Institution is
tool returned a census tract number. For more
required to report the location by
information, see Section 7.
state, county, and census tract only
if the property is located in an MSA
or metropolitan division (MD)15 in
which the Financial Institution has a home or Branch Office or if the Financial Institution is
a bank or savings association required to report data on small business, small farm, and
community development lending under the Community Reinvestment Act. A Financial
Institution must include the census tract if the property is located in a county with a
population of more than 30,000 according to the most recent decennial census.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(9)(ii). See also 12 CFR 1003.4(e).

Metropolitan divisions (MDs) are metropolitan divisions of MSAs as defined by the OMB. 12 CFR 1003.2(m)(2).
For more information on MDs and MSAs, see https://www.ffiec.gov/census/default.aspx and
https://www.ffiec.gov/geocode/help1.aspx.

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If a Covered Loan is related to more than one property, but only one property secures or, for an
Application, would have secured the Covered Loan, a Financial Institution reports the property
address and location of the property that secures or would have secured the Covered Loan. A
Financial Institution does not report the property address or location for any properties that do
not secure or would not have secured the Covered Loan. Comment 4(a)(9)-1.
If more than one property secures the Covered Loan or, in the case of an Application, would
have secured the Covered Loan, a Financial Institution reports the Covered Loan or Application
in a single entry on its LAR and provides the property address and location for only one
property. The Financial Institution can choose the property for which it reports this
information, but it must choose a property that secures the Covered Loan (or, in the case of an
Application, would have secured the Covered Loan) and that includes a Dwelling. If a single
Multifamily Dwelling has more than one postal address, a Financial Institution reports one of
the postal addresses. Comments 4(a)(9)-2 and -3.
If other data points require the Financial Institution to report specific information about
property securing or involved with a Covered Loan or Application, the Financial Institution
reports the information that relates to the property for which it has provided the address and
location for these data points. Comment 4(a)(9)-2. For purposes of this guide, the property for
which the Financial Institution has provided the address and location for these data points is
called the Identified Property.
If the site for a Manufactured Home has not been identified, a Financial Institution may report
that the data points for the property location are not applicable. Comment 4(a)(9)-5. If the
property address of the property securing the Covered Loan is unknown, a Financial Institution
reports that the data point for the property address is not applicable. For example, the Financial
Institution may report that the data point is not applicable if the property did not have an
address at closing or if the applicant did not provide the property address before the Application
was denied, withdrawn, or closed for incompleteness. Comment 4(a)(9)(i)-3. Similarly, when
reporting an Application, a Financial Institution may report that the data points for state,
county, and census tracts are not applicable if the information was not known before the
Application was denied, withdrawn, or closed for incompleteness. Comments 4(a)(9)(ii)(A)-1,
(B)-2, and (C)-2.

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5.13 Construction method
A Financial Institution reports the construction method for the Identified Property, using one of
the following:
1. Site-built; or
2. Manufactured Home. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(5).
A residential structure that satisfies the definition of “manufactured home” under HUD’s
regulations, 24 CFR 3280.2, is reported as a Manufactured Home. 12 CFR 1003.2(l). A
Manufactured Home will generally bear a HUD Certification Label and data plate noting
compliance with the Federal standards. Comment 2(l)-2.
Modular homes and factory-built homes that do not meet the definition of “manufactured
home” in HUD’s regulations are not Manufactured Homes under the HMDA Rule and are
reported as site-built, regardless of whether they are on-frame or off-frame modular homes.
Modular homes comply with local or other recognized buildings codes rather than standards
established by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42
U.S.C. 5401 et seq. Modular homes are not required to have HUD Certification Labels under 24
CFR 3280.11 or data plates under 24 CFR 3280.5, but may have a certification from a State
licensing agency that documents compliance with State or other applicable building codes.
Dwellings built using prefabricated components assembled at the Dwelling’s permanent site
should also be reported as site-built. Comment 4(a)(5)-1.
For a Multifamily Dwelling, the Financial Institution should report the construction method as
site-built unless the Multifamily Dwelling is a Manufactured Home community, in which case
the Financial Institution should report the construction method as Manufactured Home.
Comment 4(a)(5)-2.

5.14 Occupancy type
A Financial Institution reports the occupancy type for the Identified Property, using one of the
following:

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1. Principal residence. An applicant or borrower can have only one principal residence at a
time. However, if an applicant or borrower buys or builds a new Dwelling that will become
the applicant’s or borrower’s principal residence within a year or upon the completion of
construction, the new Dwelling is considered the principal residence for this data point.
Comment 4(a)(6)-2. For purchased Covered Loans, a Financial Institution may report the
occupancy type as “principal residence” unless the loan documents or Application indicate
that the property will not be occupied as a principal residence. Comment 4(a)(6)-5.
2. Second residence. A property is a second residence if the property is or will be occupied
by the applicant or borrower for a portion of the year and is not the applicant’s or borrower’s
principal residence. For example, if a person purchases a property, occupies the property for
a portion of the year, and rents the property for the remainder of the year, the property is a
second residence. Similarly, if a person occupies a property near his or her place of
employment on weekdays, but the person returns to his or her principal residence on
weekends, the property near the person’s place of employment is a second residence.
Comment 4(a)(6)-3.
3. Investment property. A property is an investment property if the applicant or borrower
does not occupy the property. For example, if a person purchases a property, does not
occupy the property, and generates income by renting the property, the property is an
investment property. Similarly, if a person purchases a property, does not occupy the
property, and does not generate income by renting the property, but intends to generate
income by selling the property, the property is an investment property. Comment 4(a)(6)-4.
If a corporation purchases a property that is a Dwelling and uses it for the long-term
residence of its employees, the property is an investment property, even if the corporation
considers the property as owned for business purposes rather than investment purposes,
does not generate income by renting the property, and does not intend to generate income
by selling the property. If the property is for transitory use by employees, the property
would not be considered a Dwelling. Comment 4(a)(6)-4.

5.15 Lien status
A Financial Institution reports the lien status of the lien on the Identified Property as either a
first lien or a subordinate lien. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(14).

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The HMDA Rule requires a Financial Institution to report the lien status for Covered Loans it
purchased. For purchased Covered Loans, lien status is determined by reference to the best
information readily available to the Financial Institution at the time of purchase.
For Applications and originations of Covered Loans, lien status is determined by reference to the
best information readily available to the Financial Institution at the time final action is taken
and to the Financial Institution’s own procedures. When reporting lien status, Financial
Institutions may rely on title searches they routinely obtain, but the HMDA Rule does not
require Financial Institutions to obtain title searches solely to comply with Regulation C.
Financial Institutions may rely on other information that is readily available to them at the time
final action is taken and that they reasonably believe is accurate, such as the applicant’s
statement on the Application form or the applicant’s credit report. Comment 4(a)(14)-1.

Examples: An applicant applies for a Covered Loan from Ficus Bank and indicates on the
Application form that there is a mortgage on the Dwelling that will secure the applicant’s
Covered Loan. Ficus Bank obtains the applicant’s credit report, and it shows that the
applicant has a mortgage loan. The existing mortgage will not be paid off as part of the
transaction. Ficus Bank may assume that the transaction involves a subordinate lien for
purposes of HMDA reporting.
An applicant applies for a loan from Ficus Bank to refinance the applicant’s existing home
mortgage loan. The existing loan is and the new loan will be secured by the applicant’s
principal residence. The applicant also has an Open-End Line of Credit for $20,000
secured by the principal residence. Ficus Bank’s practice in such a case is to ensure that it
will have first-lien position through a subordination agreement with the holder of the lien
securing the Open-End Line of Credit. Ficus Bank may assume that the transaction
involves a first lien for purposes of HMDA reporting.

5.16 Manufactured home information
If a Dwelling on the Identified Property is a Manufactured Home and not a Multifamily Dwelling
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1. Secured Property Type. Whether the Covered Loan is or the Application would have
been secured by: (a) both a Manufactured Home and land; or (b) a Manufactured Home and
not land. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(29). A Financial Institution reports that a Covered Loan is or
would have been secured only by a Manufactured Home and not land if the Covered Loan is
not secured by the land, even if the Manufactured Home is considered real property under
applicable State law. Comment 4(a)(29)-1.
2. Land Property Interest. Information about the applicant’s or borrower’s property
interest in the land on which the Manufactured Home is or would have been located,
reported as one of the following:
a. Direct ownership. An applicant or borrower has a direct ownership interest in the land
on which the Dwelling is or is to be located when it has more than a possessory real
property ownership interest in the land, such as fee simple ownership. Comment
4(a)(30)-5.
b. Indirect ownership. Indirect land ownership can occur when the applicant or borrower
is or will be a member of a resident-owned community structured as a housing
cooperative in which the occupants own an entity that holds the land underlying the
Manufactured Home community. In such communities, the applicant or borrower may
still have a lease and pay rent for the lot on which his or her Manufactured Home is or
will be located, but the property interest type for such an arrangement should be
reported as indirect ownership if the applicant is or will be a member of the cooperative
that owns the Manufactured Home community’s underlying land. If an applicant resides
or will reside in such a community but is not a member, the property interest type should
be reported as a paid leasehold. Comment 4(a)(30)-1.
c. Paid Leasehold. For example, a paid leasehold occurs when a borrower locates the
Manufactured Home on a lot in which the borrower does not have an ownership interest,
the borrower has a written lease for the lot, and the lease specifies rent payments.
Comment 4(a)(30)-2.
d. Unpaid Leasehold. For example, an unpaid leasehold occurs when the borrower locates
the Manufactured Home on land owned by a family member, does not have a written
lease, and does not have an agreement regarding rent payments. Comment 4(a)(30)-2.
If the Dwelling securing the Covered Loan (or that would have secured the resulting Covered
Loan in the case of an Application) is not a Manufactured Home, the Financial Institution

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reports that these data points are not applicable. Comments 4(a)(29)-4 and 4(a)(30)-6. A
Manufactured Home community that is a Multifamily Dwelling is not considered a
Manufactured Home for purposes of reporting these data points. Comment 4(a)(29)-2 and
4(a)(30)-4.

5.17 Property value
For a Covered Loan, a Financial Institution reports the value of the property securing the
Covered Loan. For an Application that did not result in a Covered Loan (other than an
Application that was withdrawn before a credit decision was made or that was closed for
incompleteness), a Financial Institution reports the value of the property proposed to secure the
Covered Loan. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(28). If an Application was withdrawn before a credit decision
was made or was closed for incompleteness, the Financial Institution reports that the data point
is not applicable, even if the Financial Institution obtained a property value. Comment
4(a)(28)-3.
A Financial Institution reports the property value it relied on in making its credit decision.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(28). If the Financial Institution relied on an appraisal or other valuation of a
property when calculating the loan-to-value ratio, it reports the value stated in the appraisal or
other valuation on which it relied. If the Financial Institution relied on the purchase price of a
property when calculating the loan-to-value ratio, it reports the purchase price as the property
value. Comment 4(a)(28)-1.

Example: Ficus Bank obtains an appraisal that values a parcel of property at $100,000,
an automated valuation model report that values the property at $110,000, and a broker
price opinion that values the property at $105,000. When approving the Application,
Ficus Bank relies on the appraisal. It reports the property value as $100,000.

The HMDA Rule does not require a Financial Institution to obtain a property valuation or to rely
on a property value in making a credit decision. A Financial Institution reports that this data
point is not applicable if it does not rely on property value when making the credit decision.
Comment 4(a)(28)-4.

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5.18 Total units
For a Covered Loan, a Financial Institution reports the number of individual Dwelling units
related to the property securing the Covered Loan. For an Application, it reports the number of
individual Dwelling units related to the property proposed to secure the Covered Loan.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(31).
For an Application or Covered Loan secured by a Manufactured Home community, the Financial
Institution should include the total number of Manufactured Home sites that secure the loan
and are available for occupancy, regardless of whether the sites are occupied or have
Manufactured Homes attached. For a loan secured by a single Manufactured Home that is or
will be located in a Manufactured Home community, the Financial Institution should report one
individual Dwelling unit. Comment 4(a)(31)-2.
For a Covered Loan secured by a condominium or cooperative complex, the Financial
Institution reports the total number of individual Dwelling units securing the Covered Loan or
proposed to secure the Covered Loan in the case of an Application. Comment 4(a)(31)-3.A
Financial Institution may include recreational vehicle pads, manager apartments, rental
apartments, site-built homes, or other rentable space that are ancillary to the operation of the
secured property if it considers such units under its underwriting guidelines or investor
guidelines, or if it tracks the number of such units for its own internal purposes. Comment
4(a)(31)-2.
A Financial Institution may rely on the best information readily available to it at the time action
is taken and on the Financial Institution’s own procedures. Information readily available could
include, for example, information provided by an applicant that the Financial Institution
reasonably believes, information contained in a property valuation or inspection, or information
obtained from public records. Comment 4(a)(31)-4.

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5.19 Multifamily affordable units
If the property securing a Covered Loan or proposed to secure an Application includes a
Multifamily Dwelling, the Financial Institution must provide the number of individual Dwelling
units that are income-restricted pursuant to Federal, State, or local affordable housing
programs.16 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(32). For a Covered Loan that is not secured by a Multifamily
Dwelling and for an Application that would not have been secured by a Multifamily Dwelling,
the Financial Institution reports that this data point is not applicable. Comment 4(a)(32)-6.
Affordable housing income-restricted units are individual Dwelling units that have restrictions
based on the occupants’ income level pursuant to restrictive covenants encumbering the
property. The restrictive covenants may be evidenced by a use agreement, regulatory
agreement, land use restrictions, or a similar agreement. Rent control or rent stabilization laws,
the acceptance of Housing Choice Vouchers, and other similar forms of portable housing
assistance that are tied to an occupant and not an individual dwelling unit are not affordable
housing income-restricted Dwelling units for purposes of reporting. Comment 4(a)(32)-1.
A Financial Institution may rely on the best information readily available to it at the time final
action is taken and on the Financial Institution’s own procedures when reporting. Information
readily available could include, for example, information provided by an applicant that the
Financial Institution reasonably believes, information contained in a property valuation or
inspection, or information obtained from public records. Comment 4(a)(32)-5.

Examples of Federal programs and funding sources that may result in reportable units include but are not limited
to: (1) affordable housing programs pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (2) public
housing; (3) the HOME Investment Partnerships program; (4) the Community Development Block Grant program;
(5) multifamily tax subsidy project funding through tax-exempt bonds or tax credits; (6) Federal Home Loan Bank
affordable housing program funding; (7) Rural Housing Service multifamily housing loans and grants; and (8)
project-based vouchers under 24 CFR part 983. Comment 4(a)(32)-2.
Examples of State and local sources that may result in reportable units include but are not limited to: (1) State or
local administration of Federal funds or programs; (2) State or local funding programs for affordable housing or
rental assistance, including programs operated by independent public authorities; (3) inclusionary zoning laws; and
(4) tax abatement or tax increment financing contingent on affordable housing requirements. Comment 4(a)(32)-3.

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5.20 Debt-to-income ratio
Except for purchased Covered Loans, if the Financial Institution relied on the applicant’s or
borrower’s DTI ratio when making its credit decision, the Financial Institution reports the DTI
ratio on which it relied in making the credit decision. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(23). The DTI ratio is
the ratio of the applicant’s or borrower’s total monthly debt to total monthly income.

Example:Ficus Bank calculates the applicant’s DTI ratio twice−once according to its
own requirements and once according to an investor’s requirements. Ficus Bank relies
on the DTI ratio calculated according to the investor’s requirements when it makes the
credit decision. Ficus Bank reports the DTI ratio calculated in accordance with the
investor’s requirements. Comment 4(a)(23)-1.

A Financial Institution relied on the applicant’s or borrower’s DTI ratio in making the credit
decision if the DTI ratio was a factor in the credit decision, even if it was not a dispositive factor.
For example, if the DTI ratio was one of multiple factors in a Financial Institution’s credit
decision, the Financial Institution relied on the DTI ratio, even if the Financial Institution
denied the Application because one or more underwriting requirements other than the DTI ratio
were not satisfied. Comment 4(a)(23)- 2.
The HMDA Rule does not require a Financial Institution to calculate a DTI ratio and does not
require a Financial Institution to rely on an applicant’s or borrower’s DTI ratio in making a
credit decision. Comment 4(a)(23)-4.
A Financial Institution reports that this data point is not applicable:
1. If it made a credit decision without relying on a DTI ratio;
2. If the Application file was closed for incompleteness (even if a DTI ratio was calculated);
3. For an Application that was withdrawn before a credit decision was made (even if a DTI
ratio was calculated);
4. If the applicant and co-applicant, if applicable, are not natural persons;

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5. For a Covered Loan that is secured, or an Application that is proposed to be secured, by a
Multifamily Dwelling;
6. For a purchased Covered Loan. Comments 4(a)(23)-3 through -7.

5.21 Combined loan-to-value
Except for a purchased Covered Loan, if the Financial Institution relied on a CLTV ratio when
making its credit decision, the Financial Institution reports the CLTV ratio on which it relied.
The CLTV ratio is the ratio of the total amount of debt secured by the property securing the
Covered Loan (or, for an Application, proposed to secure a Covered Loan) to the value of that
property. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(24). A Financial Institution reports the CLTV ratio relied on in
making the credit decision, regardless of which property or properties it used in the CLTV ratio
calculation. The property used in the CLTV ratio does not need to be the Identified Property and
may include more than one property and non-real property. Comment 4(a)(24)-6.

Examples: Ficus Bank reviews an Application that will be secured by two parcels of real
property. It calculates the CLTV ratio using its own requirements. It also calculates the
CLTV ratio using an investor’s requirements. When making its credit decision, Ficus
Bank relies on the CLTV ratio calculated according to the investor’s requirements. Ficus
Bank reports the CLTV ratio calculated according to the investor’s requirements.
Ficus Bank originates a Covered Loan for the purchase of a Multifamily Dwelling. The
Covered Loan is secured by the Multifamily Dwelling and certain securities. Ficus Bank
uses both the value of the Multifamily Dwelling and the value of the securities when
calculating the CLTV ratio that it relies on when making the credit decision. Ficus Bank
reports the CLTV ratio it relies on when making the credit decision.

A Financial Institution relied on the CLTV ratio when making the credit decision if the CLTV
ratio was a factor in the credit decision, even if it was not a dispositive factor. For example, if
the CLTV ratio was one of multiple factors in a Financial Institution’s credit decision, the
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Application because one or more underwriting requirements other than the CLTV ratio were not
satisfied. Comments 4(a)(24)-1 and -2.
The HMDA Rule does not require a Financial Institution to calculate the CLTV ratio and does
not require a Financial Institution to rely on a CLTV ratio in making a credit decision. Comment
4(a)(24)-4.
A Financial Institution reports that this data point is not applicable:
1. If it did not rely on a CLTV when making the credit decision;
2. If the Application file was closed for incompleteness (even if a CLTV ratio was
calculated);
3. For an Application that was withdrawn before a credit decision was made (even if a CLTV
ratio was calculated); or
4. For a purchased Covered Loan. Comments 4(a)(23)-3 through -5.

5.22 Credit score information
Except for purchased Covered Loans, a Financial Institution reports the credit score or scores it
relied on in making the credit decision and the name and version of the scoring model used to
generate each reported credit score. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(15)(i).
The term “credit score” has the same meaning as set forth in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15
USC 1681g(f)(2)(A). 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(15)(ii). A “credit score” is a numerical value or a
categorization derived from a statistical tool or modeling system used by a person who makes or
arranges a loan to predict the likelihood of certain credit behaviors, including default. A “credit
score” does not include: (1) any mortgage score or rating of an automated underwriting system
that considers one or more factors in addition to credit information, including loan-to-value
ratio, the amount of down payment, or the consumer’s financial assets; or (2) any other
elements of the underwriting process or underwriting decision. 15 USC 1681g(f)(2)(A).
A Financial Institution relied on a credit score in making the credit decision if the credit score
was a factor in the credit decision, even if it was not a dispositive factor. For example, if a credit
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Institution relied on the credit score even if the Financial Institution denied the Application
because one or more underwriting requirements other than the credit score were not satisfied.
Comment 4(a)(15)-1.
When a Financial Institution obtained or created two or more credit scores for a single applicant
or borrower but relied on only one score in making the credit decision (e.g., by relying on the
lowest, highest, most recent, or average of all of the scores), the Financial Institution reports the
credit score it actually relied on and the information about the scoring model it used. When a
Financial Institution used more than one credit scoring model and combined the scores into a
composite score and then relied on the composite score, the Financial Institution reports the
composite score and reports that more than one scoring model was used. When a Financial
Institution obtained two or more credit scores for the applicant or borrower and relied on
multiple credit scores in making the credit decision (e.g., by relying on a scoring grid that
considers each of the scores obtained or created for the applicant or borrower without
combining the scores into a composite score), the Financial Institution reports one of the credit
scores that it relied on in making the credit decision. In choosing which credit score to report, a
Financial Institution need not use the same approach for its entire HMDA data submission, but
it should be generally consistent (e.g., by routinely using one approach within a particular
division of the Financial Institution or for a category of Covered Loans). The Financial
Institution reports the name and version of the credit-scoring model for the score reported.
Comment 4(a)(15)-2.
If a transaction involved two or more applicants or borrowers for whom the Financial Institution
obtained or created a single credit score and if the Financial Institution relied on that single
credit score when making the credit decision, the Financial Institution reports that credit score
for the applicant and reports that the data point is not applicable for the co-applicant.
Alternatively, at its discretion, the Financial Institution may report that credit score for the first
co-applicant and report that the data point is not applicable for the applicant. If a transaction
involved more than one applicant and a Financial Institution relied on separate credit scores for
each applicant, it reports the credit score it relied on for the applicant and the credit score it
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Examples: Two individuals apply for a Covered Loan. Ficus Bank obtains two credit
scores for the applicant and two credit scores for the co-applicant. Ficus Bank relies on
the highest of the four credit scores it obtained. Ficus Bank reports the highest credit
score and information about the credit scoring model used. Ficus Bank may report the
score and information for the applicant and report “not applicable” for the co-applicant
or, at its discretion, Ficus Bank can report the score and information for the co-applicant
and report “not applicable” for the applicant.
Two individuals apply for a Covered Loan. Ficus Bank obtains three credit scores for the
applicant and three credit scores for the co-applicant. Ficus Bank relies on the middle
credit score for the applicant and the middle score for the co-applicant. Ficus Bank
reports the middle score and related scoring model information for the applicant and the
middle score and related scoring model information for the co-applicant.

A Financial Institution reports that the credit score data point is not applicable:
1. For purchased Covered Loans;
2. If the Financial Institution did not rely on a credit score;
3. If the Application file was closed for incompleteness (even if a credit score was obtained
or created);
4. If an Application was withdrawn before a credit decision was made (even if a credit score
was obtained or created); or
5. If the applicant and co-applicant, if applicable, are not natural persons. Comments
4(a)(15)-4 through -7.

5.23 Automated underwriting system
information
Except for purchased Covered Loans, a Financial Institution reports the name of the Automated
Underwriting System (AUS), as defined below, that it used to evaluate the Application and the
AUS result generated by that AUS. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(35)(i). A Financial Institution must report
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this information only if the Financial Institution used an AUS to evaluate the Application.
Comment 4(a)(35)-4.
For purposes of the HMDA Rule, an Automated Underwriting System or AUS is an electronic
tool:
1. Developed by a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government
guarantor of Closed-End Mortgage Loans or Open-End Lines of Credit. For this purpose,
a person is a securitizer, Federal
In order to know or reasonably believe that a
government insurer, or Federal
system is not developed by a securitizer, Federal
government guarantor of Closedgovernment insurer, or Federal government
End Mortgage Loan or Open-End
guarantor of Closed-End Mortgage Loans or
Lines of Credit if that person has
Open-End Lines of Credit, a Financial Institution
ever securitized, provided Federal
must maintain procedures reasonably adapted to
government insurance for, or
make such a determination. Reasonably adapted
provided a Federal government
procedures include attempting to determine with
guarantee for a Closed-End
reasonable frequency, such as annually, whether
Mortgage Loan or Open-End Line
the developer of the electronic tool is a
of Credit at any point in time. The
securitizer, Federal government insurer, or
person does not need to be
Federal government guarantor of Closed-End
actively securitizing, insuring, or
Mortgage Loans or Open-End Lines of Credit.
guaranteeing Closed-End
For example, in the course of renewing an annual
Mortgage Loans or Open-End
sales agreement the developer could represent to
Lines of Credit at the time that the
the Financial Institution that the developer is not
Financial Institution uses the AUS
such a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or
to evaluate an Application.
Federal government guarantor of Closed-End
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(35)(ii);
Mortgage Loans or Open-End Lines of Credit.
comment 4(a)(35)-2. If a
Comment 4(a)(35)-7.
Financial Institution knows or
reasonably believes that the
system it is using to evaluate an Application is an electronic tool developed by a
securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government guarantor of Closed-End
Mortgages or Open-End Lines of Credit, then this prong of the definition of AUS is
satisfied, and the Financial Institution must report the name of the system and the result
generated by that system if the second prong of the definition, below, is satisfied. If a
Financial Institution does not know or reasonably does not believe that the system was
developed by a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government
guarantor of Closed-End Mortgages or Open-End Lines of Credit, then the Financial
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Institution reports that the data point is not applicable, provided that the Financial
Institution maintains procedures reasonably adapted to determine whether the
electronic tool it is using meets the definition of an AUS. Comment 4(a)(35)-7.
2. That provides a result regarding both (a) the applicant’s credit risk; and (b) whether the
Covered Loan is eligible to be originated, purchased, insured, or guaranteed by the
securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government guarantor that
developed the electronic tool. In order for a system to be an AUS, the system must
provide a result regarding both the credit risk of the applicant and the eligibility of the
loan to be originated, purchased, insured, or guaranteed by the securitizer, Federal
government insurer, or Federal government guarantor that developed the system being
used to evaluate the Application. For example, if a system is an electronic tool that
provides a determination of the loan’s eligibility to be purchased, but the system does not
also provide an assessment of the applicant’s creditworthiness—such as an evaluation of
the applicant’s income, debt, and credit history—the system is not an AUS. In that case,
the Financial Institution reports that the data point is not applicable.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(35)(ii); comment 4(a)(35)-2.
If a Financial Institution has developed its own proprietary system that it uses to evaluate an
Application and the Financial Institution is also a securitizer, the system may be an AUS if it also
meets the other elements of the AUS definition. On the other hand, if a Financial Institution has
developed its own proprietary system that it uses to evaluate an Application but the Financial
Institution is not a securitizer, the system is not an AUS. Comment 4(a)(35)-2.
A Financial Institution that used an AUS to evaluate an Application must report the name of the
AUS it used to evaluate the Application and the result generated by that system regardless of
whether the Financial Institution intends to sell or hold the Covered Loan in its portfolio. For
example, if a Financial Institution used an AUS developed by a securitizer to evaluate an
Application but ultimately did not sell the Covered Loan and instead holds the Covered Loan in
its portfolio, the Financial Institution reports the name of the AUS that the Financial Institution
used to evaluate the Application and the result generated by that system. Comments 4(a)(35)-1.i
and ii.
If a Financial Institution used more than one AUS to evaluate an Application or if a Financial
Institution used one AUS to evaluate an Application but it generated multiple results, the
Financial Institution must determine which AUS or AUSs and which result or results to
report. To do so, the Financial Institution can use the following steps in the exact order they are
presented below.
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1. The Financial Institution must determine whether an AUS that it used to evaluate the
Application matches the loan type it reported for the Application or Covered Loan. For more
information on reporting loan type, see Section 5.6.
2. If the Financial Institution used an AUS that matches loan type (such as Total Scorecard for
an FHA loan), it must determine whether it obtained only one result from that AUS. If the
Financial Institution obtained only one result from the AUS that matches loan type, the
Financial Institution reports the AUS that matches loan type and the result that it obtained
from that AUS.
3. If the Financial Institution did not use an AUS that matches loan type or if it obtained more
than one result from the AUS that matches loan type, the Financial Institution must
determine whether an AUS that it used to evaluate the Application matches the purchaser,
insurer, or guarantor (if any) for the Covered Loan.
4. If the Financial Institution used an AUS that matches the purchaser, insurer, or guarantor
(such as Desktop Underwriter for a Covered Loan that Fannie Mae purchased), it must
determine whether it obtained only one result from that AUS. If the Financial Institution
obtained only one result from the AUS that matches the purchaser, insurer, or guarantor,
the Financial Institution reports the AUS that matches and the result that it obtained from
that AUS.
5. If the Financial Institution did not use an AUS that matches the purchaser, insurer, or
guarantor or it obtained multiple results from an AUS that matches the purchaser, insurer,
or guarantor or loan type, the Financial Institution reports the result it obtained closest in
time to the credit decision and the AUS that generated that result, unless the Financial
Institution obtained multiple results closest in time to the credit decision. For example, a
Financial Institution obtains multiple results closest in time to the credit decision if it
obtains two results at noon on the day immediately before it makes the credit decision and
does not obtain any results at a later time.
6. If the Financial Institution simultaneously obtains multiple results closest in time to the
credit decision, the Financial Institution reports each of the multiple AUS results that it
obtained and the AUSs that generated each of those results up to a total of five results and
five AUSs. The Financial Institution will never report more than five results or five AUSs. If
the Financial Institution used more than five AUSs or it obtained more than five results, the
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The HMDA Rule does not require a Financial Institution to use an AUS when evaluating an
Application. Comment 4(a)(35)-4. A Financial Institution reports that the AUS data point is
not applicable:
1. If it does not use an AUS to evaluate the Application;
2. When the applicant and co-applicant, if applicable, are not natural persons; or
3. For purchased Covered Loans. Comments 4(a)(35)-4 through -6.

5.24 Interest rate
A Financial Institution reports the interest rate applicable to a Covered Loan or to an
Application that is approved but not accepted. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(21). For Applications that are
denied, withdrawn or closed for incompleteness, a Financial Institution reports that this data
point is not applicable. Comment 4(a)(21)-2.
The following table describes which rate a Financial Institution reports depending on the type of
transaction. For purposes of this table, the date a revised Loan Estimate or corrected Closing
Disclosure is provided to the applicant or borrower is the date disclosed as the “Date Issued” on
that revised or corrected disclosure.
For an:

Application approved but not accepted for fixed
rate Covered Loan subject to Regulation Z’s Loan
Estimate and Closing Disclosure requirements

Report:
Rate stated in Loan Estimate (if no Closing
Disclosure provided) or in Closing Disclosure (if
provided), assuming it accurately reflects the rate
when Financial Institution approved the
Application. If a revised Loan Estimate (but no
Closing Disclosure) was provided to the applicant
prior to the end of the reporting period in which
final action was taken or if a corrected Closing
Disclosure was provided to the applicant prior to
the end of the reporting period in which final
action was taken, the Financial Institution reports
the rate stated in the revised or corrected
disclosure, as applicable.
Otherwise, rate at the time Financial Institution
approved the Application. Comments 4(a)(21)-1
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For an:
Application approved but not accepted for a fixed
rate Covered Loan not subject to Regulation Z’s
Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure
requirements

Application approved but not accepted for a
variable-rate Covered Loan subject to Regulation
Z’s Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure
requirements

Application approved but not accepted for a
variable-rate Covered Loan not subject to
Regulation Z’s Loan Estimate and Closing
Disclosure requirements

Report:
Rate applicable when Financial Institution
approved the Application. Comment 4(a)(21)-2.
Rate stated in Loan Estimate (if no Closing
Disclosure provided) or in Closing Disclosure (if
provided), assuming it accurately reflects the rate
when Financial Institution approved the
Application. If a revised Loan Estimate (but no
Closing Disclosure) was provided to the applicant
prior to the end of the reporting period in which
final action was taken or if a corrected Closing
Disclosure was provided to the applicant prior to
the end of the reporting period in which final
action was taken, the Financial Institution reports
the rate stated in the revised or corrected
disclosure, as applicable. Comments 4(a)(21)-1
and -2.
Otherwise, if rate was known when Financial
Institution approved the Application, the rate
applicable when Financial Institution approved the
Application. Comment 4(a)(21)-2.
Otherwise, if rate was unknown when Financial
Institution approved the Application, the fullyindexed rate based on the index applicable when
the Financial Institution approved the Application.
Comment 4(a)(21)-3.
If rate was known when Financial Institution
approved the Application, the rate applicable
when Financial Institution approved the
Application. Comment 4(a)(21)-2.
If rate was unknown when Financial Institution
approved the Application, the fully-indexed rate
based on the index applicable when the Financial
Institution approved the Application. Comment
4(a)(21)-3.

Application denied, withdrawn, or closed for
incompleteness

Not applicable. Comment 4(a)(21)-2.

Fixed-rate Covered Loan subject to Regulation
Z’s Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure
requirements

Interest rate set forth in Closing Disclosure. If a
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For an:

Fixed-rate Covered Loan not subject to
Regulation Z’s Loan Estimate and Closing
Disclosure requirements

Variable-rate Covered Loan subject to Regulation
Z’s Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure
requirements

Variable-rate Covered Loan not subject to
Regulation Z’s Loan Estimate and Closing
Disclosure requirements

Report:
Institution reports the rate stated in the corrected
disclosure. Comment 4(a)(21)-1.
Interest rate applicable at loan closing or account
opening. Comment 4(a)(21)-1.
Interest rate set forth in Closing Disclosure. If a
corrected Closing Disclosure was provided to the
borrower prior to the end of the reporting period in
which final action was taken, the Financial
Institution reports the rate stated in the corrected
disclosure. Comment 4(a)(21)-1.
If rate was known when Financial Institution
closed loan or opened account, rate applicable at
loan closing or account opening. Comment
4(a)(21)-1.
If rate was unknown when Financial Institution
closed loan or opened account, the fully-indexed
rate based on the index applicable to the Covered
Loan at loan closing or account opening.
Comment 4(a)(21)-3.

5.25 Introductory rate period
For a Covered Loan, a Financial Institution reports the introductory rate period as the number
of months from loan closing or account opening until the first date the interest rate may change.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(26). For example, if an Open-End Line of Credit contains an introductory or
“teaser” interest rate for two months after the date of account opening and the interest rate may
adjust after that two month period, the Financial Institution reports the number of months as
“2.” Comment 4(a)(26)-1. For a Covered Loan that includes an introductory interest rate period
measured in a unit of time other than months, the Financial Institution reports the introductory
period using an equivalent number of whole months without regard for any remainder. For
example, if an Open-End Line of Credit contains an introductory interest rate for 50 days after
the date of account opening, after which the interest rate may adjust, the Financial Institution
reports the number of months as “1”. A Financial Institution reports “1” for any introductory
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For an Application, a Financial Institution reports the number of months from loan closing or
account opening until the first date the interest rate could have changed under the proposed
terms. Comment 4(a)(26)-1. If the period until the first date the interest rate could have
changed under the proposed terms is measured in a unit of time other than months, the
Financial Institution reports the introductory period using an equivalent number of whole
months without regard for any remainder. A Financial Institution reports “1” if the introductory
interest rate period could have been less than one whole month under the proposed terms.
Comment 4(a)(26)-5.
A Financial Institution reports the number of months based on when the first interest rate
adjustment may occur, even if an interest rate adjustment is not required to occur at that time
and even if the rates that will apply, or the periods for which they will apply, are not known at
loan closing or account opening. For example, if a Closed-End Mortgage Loan has a 30-year
term and is an adjustable-rate product with an introductory interest rate for the first 60 months,
after which the interest rate is permitted but not required to vary, the Financial Institution
reports the number of months as “60.” Comment 4(a)(26)-1.
A Financial Institution is not required to report introductory interest rate periods based on
preferred rates unless the terms of the legal obligation provide that the preferred rate will expire
at a certain defined date. Preferred rates include loan terms that provide that the initial
underlying rate is fixed but that it may increase or decrease upon the occurrence of some future
event, such as an employee leaving the employ of the Financial Institution, the borrower closing
an existing deposit account with the Financial Institution, or the borrower revoking an election
to make automated payments. Comment 4(a)(26)-2.
A Financial Institution reports that this data point is not applicable for a fixed rate Covered
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5.26 Rate spread
For Covered Loans that are subject to
Regulation Z and for Applications that are
approved but not accepted, and that are
subject to Regulation Z (other than
assumptions, purchased Covered Loans, and

Where an application or a preapproval
request is an Application under Regulation C,
but for which no disclosures are required
under Regulation Z, the Financial Institution
reports that the data is not applicable.

Reverse Mortgages), a Financial Institution
reports the difference between the Covered
Loan’s annual percentage rate (APR) and a comparable transaction’s average prime offer rate
(APOR) as of the date the Covered Loan’s interest rate was set. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(12)(i).
If the Covered Loan is an assumption, Reverse Mortgage, a purchased Covered Loan, or is not
subject to Regulation Z, the Financial Institution reports that the data point is not applicable. If
an Application does not result in the Financial Institution originating a Covered Loan for a
reason other than that the Application was approved but not accepted by the applicant, the
Financial Institution reports that the data point is not applicable. Comment 4(a)(12)-7. I
The APOR is an APR that is derived from average interest rates and other loan pricing terms
offered to borrowers by a set of creditors for mortgage loans that have low-risk pricing
characteristics. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(12)(ii). The Bureau publishes tables of current and historical
APORs by transaction type on the FFIEC’s website at http://www.ffiec.gov/hmda and on the
Bureau’s website at http://www.consumerfinance.gov. The methodology used to arrive at these
APORs is also published on these websites. A Financial Institution may either use the APORs
published on these websites or determine APORs itself by employing the methodology published
on these websites. A Financial Institution that determines APORs itself, however, is responsible
for correctly determining them in accordance with the published methodology. Comments
4(a)(12)-1 and -2.
To determine the reportable rate spread, a Financial Institution can follow these steps:
1. Determine the Covered Loan’s or approved but not accepted Application’s APR
A Financial Institution may rely on the APR disclosed for the Covered Loan, if it is calculated
and disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z (12 CFR 1026.18 or 1026.38 for a Closed-End
Mortgage Loan or 12 CFR 1026.6 for an Open-End Line of Credit). If multiple APRs are
calculated and disclosed pursuant to 12 CFR 1026.6, a Financial Institution relies on the
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APR in effect at the time of account opening. If an Open-End Line of Credit has a variablerate feature and a fixed-rate feature during the draw period, a Financial Institution relies on
the APR in effect at the time of account opening for the variable rate feature. This rate for
the variable rate feature would be a discounted initial rate if one is offered under the variable
rate feature. Comment 4(a)(12)-3.
If the Financial Institution provides a corrected Truth in Lending disclosure, a corrected
Closing Disclosure, or a corrected open-end account opening disclosure under Regulation Z,
the Financial Institution relies on the APR disclosed on the corrected disclosure, provided
that the corrected disclosure was provided to the borrower prior to the end of the reporting
period in which final action is taken. For this purpose, the date the corrected disclosure is
provided is the date the disclosure is mailed or delivered to the borrower in person.
Comment 4(a)(12)-9.
For an Application (including a preapproval request) that was approved but not accepted, a
Financial Institution might have only provided early Regulation Z disclosures, such as a
Loan Estimate for a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or disclosures at the time of application
under 12 CFR 1026.40 for an Open-End Line of Credit. In such cases where no subsequent
disclosures are provided, a Financial Institution may rely on the APR as calculated and
disclosed in the Loan Estimate or disclosures at the time of the application under 12 CFR
1026.40, as applicable. Comment 4(a)(12)-8.
2. Determine the APOR
a. Determine the Comparable Transaction
The rate spread is calculated using the APOR for a comparable transaction. Therefore, a
Financial Institution must determine what transaction is comparable to the Covered
Loan or approved but not accepted Application. To do so, the Financial Institution uses
the Covered Loan’s or Application’s amortization type (i.e., fixed-rate or variable-rate)
and loan term. For Open-End Lines of Credit, a Financial Institution must identify the
most closely comparable closed-end transaction. Comment 4(a)(12)-4.
For fixed-rate Covered Loans and Applications, the term for identifying the comparable
transaction is the transaction’s maturity (i.e., the period until the last payment will be
due under the Closed-End Mortgage Loan contract or Open-End Line of Credit
agreement). If an Open-End Line of Credit has a fixed rate but no definite plan length, a
Financial Institution can use a 30-year fixed-rate loan as the most closely comparable
closed-end transaction. Financial Institutions may refer to the “Average Prime Offer
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Rates-Fixed” table on the FFIEC website when identifying a comparable fixed-rate
transaction. Comment 4(a)(12)-4.i.
For variable-rate Covered Loans and Applications, the term for identifying the
comparable transaction is the initial, fixed-rate period (i.e., the period until the first
scheduled rate adjustment). For example, five years is the relevant term for a variablerate transaction with a five-year, fixed-rate introductory period that is amortized over
thirty years. If an Open-End Line of Credit has a variable rate and an optional, fixed-rate
feature, a Financial Institution uses the rate table for variable-rate transactions.
Comment 4(a)(12)-4.ii.
When the term to maturity (or, for a variable-rate transaction, the initial fixed-rate
period) is not in whole years, the Financial Institution uses the number of whole years
closest to the actual loan term (or the initial fixed-rate period). If the actual loan term
(or the initial fixed-rate period) is exactly halfway between two whole years, the
Financial Institution uses the shorter loan term. The Financial Institution rounds a term
shorter than six months to one year, including a term for a variable-rate Covered Loan
with no initial, fixed-rate period. Comment 4(a)(12)-4.iii.

Term to Maturity or Initial Fixed-Rate Period

Term for Comparable Transaction

10 years, 3 months

10 years

10 years, 9 months

11 years

10 years, 6 months

10 years

10 years, 6 months, 18 days

11 years

3 months

1 year

If the amortization period is longer than the transaction’s term to maturity (or for an
approved but not accepted Application would have been longer than the transaction’s
term to maturity), a Financial Institution must use the term to maturity to determine the
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b. Determine the Rate Set Date
The date used to determine the APOR for a comparable transaction is the date on which
the Financial Institution set the interest rate for the final time before final action is
taken. Comment 4(a)(12)-5.

If the:

The date used for APOR is the:

Rate was set pursuant to a lock agreement

Date that the agreement fixed the interest rate

Lock agreement was extended, but the rate was
not re-set

Date the Financial Institution exercised its
discretion in setting the rate for final time before
final action is taken

Rate was re-set after the lock agreement was
executed, and there was no program change

Date that the Financial Institution exercised its
discretion in setting the rate for final time before
final action is taken

Rate was re-set after the lock agreement was
executed, and there was a program change

Date of the program change, unless the Financial
Institution changed the promised rate to the rate
that would have been available to the borrower
under the new program on the date of the original
rate-lock, and the Financial Institution consistently
follows that practice or the original lock
agreement required that the new program’s rate
as of the original rate-lock would be available. In
that case, the date of the original rate-lock.

Applicant or borrower did not execute a lock
agreement

Date on which the Financial Institution set the rate
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Example: Borrower locks a rate of 2.5 percent on June 1 for a 30-year, variable-rate loan
with a 5-year, fixed-rate introductory period. On June 15, the borrower decides to switch
to a 30-year, fixed-rate loan, and the rate available to the borrower for that product on
June 15 is 4.0 percent. On June 1, the 30-year, fixed-rate loan would have been available
to the borrower at a rate of 3.5 percent. Ficus Bank offers the borrower the 3.5 percent
rate (i.e., the rate that would have been available to the borrower for the fixed-rate product
on June 1, the date of the original rate-lock) because the original agreement so provided or
because Ficus Bank consistently follows that practice for borrowers who change loan
programs. Ficus Bank should use June 1 as the rate-set date.

If a Financial Institution received an Application from a broker and is responsible for
reporting the approved but not accepted Application or resulting Covered Loan, (e.g.,
because the Financial Institution originated the loan), the rate-set date is the last date
the Financial Institution set the rate with the broker, not the date the broker set the
borrower’s rate. Comment 4(a)(12)-5.
c. Determine the Most Recently Available APOR as of Rate Set Date
A Financial Institution must compare the APR determined in Step 1 to the most recently
available APOR that was in effect for the comparable transaction as of the rate-set date.
The most recently available rate means the APOR set forth in the applicable table with
the most recent effective date as of the date the interest rate was set. A Financial
Institution cannot use an APOR before its effective date. Comment 4(a)(12)-6.
3. Determine the Rate Spread
A Financial Institution compares the APOR determined in step 2c, above, to the APR
determined in step 1 above. Comment 4(a)(12)-6.

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5.27 Contractual features
A Financial Institution reports whether the contractual terms include or would have included:
(1) a balloon payment; (2) interest-only payments; (3) negative amortization; or (4) contractual
terms, other than those listed above, that would allow for payments other than fully amortizing
payments. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(27). The HMDA Rule defines the terms balloon payment, interestonly payments, negative amortization, and fully amortizing payments by reference to Regulation
Z, but without regard to whether the Covered Loan is subject to Regulation Z. Comment
4(a)(27). See 12 CFR 1026.18(s)(5)(i) for the definition of balloon payment, 12 CFR
1026.18(s)(7)(iv) for the definition of interest-only payments, and 12 CFR 1026.18(s)(7)(v) for
information on when a contractual term would include negative amortization.

Example: Ficus Bank originates a business-purpose transaction that is exempt from
Regulation Z. The borrower, a corporation, uses the loan proceeds to finance the purchase
of a Multifamily Dwelling. The loan is secured by a mortgage on the Multifamily Dwelling.
The loan includes a balloon payment, as defined by Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.18(s)(5)(i),
at the end of the loan term. Even though the borrower is not a natural person, the loan is
for a business purpose, and a Multifamily Dwelling is not a “dwelling” under Regulation Z,
Ficus Bank reports the business-purpose transaction as having a balloon payment.

5.28 Data points for certain loans subject to
Regulation Z
5.28.1 Total loan costs or total points and fees
For Covered Loans subject to the Ability-to-Repay provisions of Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.43, a
Financial Institution reports the following:
1. The amount of total loan costs as disclosed, pursuant to Regulation Z, on Line D
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reports the total loan costs if a Closing Disclosure was provided for the Covered Loan.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(17)(i).
Financial Institutions report that this data point is not applicable for transactions that are
not subject to the Ability-to-Repay provisions of Regulation Z, such as Open-End Lines of
Credit, Reverse Mortgages, and Covered Loans made primarily for business or commercial
purposes. Comment 4(a)(17)(i)-1. For transactions subject to the Ability-to-Repay
provisions of Regulation Z for which a Closing Disclosure was not provided, Financial
Institutions report that this data point is not applicable. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(17). Financial
Institutions also report that this data point is not applicable for purchased Covered Loans for
which Applications were received by the selling entity prior to October 3, 2015. Comment
4(a)(17)(i)-2.
2. The total points and fees charged in connection with the Covered Loan,
calculated pursuant to Regulation Z. The Financial Institution reports the total points
and fees if the Covered Loan is not subject to Regulation Z’s Closing Disclosure requirements
and is not a purchased Covered Loan. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(17)(ii).
Financial Institutions report that this data point is not applicable for transactions that are
not subject to the Ability-to-Repay provisions of Regulation Z, such as Open-End Lines of
Credit, Reverse Mortgages, and Covered Loans made primarily for business or commercial
purposes. Comment 4(a)(17)(ii)-1. For transactions subject to the Ability-to-Repay
provisions of Regulation Z for which a Closing Disclosure was provided, Financial
Institutions report that this data point is not applicable. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(17). Financial
Institutions also report that this data point is not applicable for purchased Covered Loans.
Comment 4(a)(17)(ii)-1.
For Covered Loans subject to the total loan cost reporting requirement, if the amount of total
loan costs changes because a Financial Institution provides a corrected Closing Disclosure, the
Financial Institution reports the amount disclosed in the corrected Closing Disclosure if the
corrected Closing Disclosure was provided to the borrower prior to the end of the reporting
period in which loan closing occurred. For this purpose, the date the corrected Closing
Disclosure was provided to the borrower is the date disclosed as the “Date Issued” on the
corrected Closing Disclosure. Comment 4(a)(17)(i)-3.
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Institution determines that the transaction’s total points and fees exceeded the applicable limit
and cures the overage pursuant to Regulation Z during the same reporting period in which
closing occurred, the Financial Institution reports the revised amount of total points and fees.
Comment 4(a)(17)(ii)-2.

Example: Ficus Bank is required to submit HMDA data quarterly. It closes a Covered
Loan on January 2, 2020, and cures an overage pursuant to Regulation Z on January 9,
2020. Ficus Bank reports the revised amount of total points and fees in both its quarterly
LAR submitted for first quarter data by May 30, 2020 and its annual LAR submitted in
2021 for 2020 data.

5.28.2 Total borrower-paid origination charges
For Covered Loans subject to the Closing Disclosure requirements of Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(f), the Financial Institution reports the total of all itemized origination charges that are
designated borrower-paid at or before closing. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(18). This total is disclosed on
Line A of the Closing Cost Details page of the Closing Disclosure. For all other transactions, the
Financial Institution reports that the data point is not applicable. A Financial Institution
reports that the data point does not apply for purchased Covered Loans for which Applications
were received by the seller prior to the effective date of the Closing Disclosure requirements of
Regulation Z. Comments 4(a)(18)-1 and -2.
If the total amount of borrower-paid origination charges changes because a Financial Institution
provides a corrected Closing Disclosure pursuant to Regulation Z prior to the end of the
reporting period in which the loan closing occurred, the Financial Institution reports the
amount disclosed in the corrected Closing Disclosure. For this purpose, the date the corrected
Closing Disclosure was provided to the borrower is the date disclosed as the “Date Issued” on
the corrected Closing Disclosure. Comment 4(a)(18)-3.

5.28.3 Total discount points
For Covered Loans subject to the Closing Disclosure requirements of Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(f), a Financial Institution reports the points paid to the creditor to reduce the interest
rate. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(19). This total is disclosed on Line A.01 of the Closing Cost Details page
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of the Closing Disclosure. For all other transactions, a Financial Institution reports that the data
point is not applicable. A Financial Institution reports that the data point does not apply for
purchased Covered Loans for which an Application was received by the seller prior to the
effective date of the Closing Disclosure requirements of Regulation Z. Comments 4(a)(19)-1 and
-2.
If the total discount points change because a Financial Institution provides a corrected Closing
Disclosure pursuant to Regulation Z prior to the end of the reporting period in which the loan
closing occurred, the Financial Institution reports the amount disclosed in the corrected Closing
Disclosure. For this purpose, the date the corrected Closing Disclosure was provided to the
borrower is the date disclosed as the “Date Issued” on the corrected Closing Disclosure.
Comment 4(a)(19)-3.

5.28.4 Lender credits
For Covered Loans subject to the Closing Disclosure requirements of Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(f), the Financial Institution reports the amount of lender credits.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(20). This total is disclosed in the second row under Line J on the Closing Cost
Details page of the Closing Disclosure. For all other transactions, the Financial Institution
reports that the data point is not applicable. A Financial Institution reports that the data point
does not apply for purchased Covered Loans for which an Application was received by the seller
prior to the effective date of the Closing Disclosure requirements of Regulation Z. Comments
4(a)(20)-1 and -2.
If the amount of the lender credits changes because a Financial Institution provides a corrected
Closing Disclosure pursuant to Regulation Z prior to the end of the reporting period in which the
loan closing occurred, the Financial Institution reports the amount disclosed in the corrected
Closing Disclosure. For this purpose, the date the corrected Closing Disclosure was provided to
the borrower is the date disclosed as the “Date Issued” on the corrected Closing Disclosure.
Comment 4(a)(20)-3.

5.28.5 Prepayment penalty term
For Covered Loans and Applications subject to Regulation Z, other than Reverse Mortgages or
purchased Covered Loans, a Financial Institution reports the term of any prepayment penalty.
The term is reported in months. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(22). A Financial Institution may rely on the
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definitions and official commentary to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.32(b)(6)(i) or (ii), in
determining whether a Covered Loan includes a prepayment penalty. For Covered Loans that
are not subject to Regulation Z, Reverse Mortgages, purchased Covered Loans, and Covered
Loans or Applications that have no prepayment penalty, the Financial Institution reports that
this data point is not applicable.

5.28.6 HOEPA status
For a Covered Loan that is subject to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994
(HOEPA), as implemented in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.32, the Financial Institution reports
whether or not the Covered Loan is a high-cost mortgage under Regulation Z.
12 CFR 1003.4(a)(13). Generally, a Financial Institution will report whether or not a consumer
credit transaction subject to Regulation Z and secured by a principal dwelling (as that term is
interpreted under Regulation Z) is a high-cost mortgage. See 12 CFR 1026.32(a) and its official
commentary to determine whether a Covered Loan is subject to HOEPA and whether or not it is
a high-cost mortgage under Regulation Z. For an Application or a Covered Loan that is not
subject to HOEPA, the Financial Institution reports that this data point is not applicable.
Comment 4(a)(13).

5.29 Transaction indicators
A Financial Institution separately reports whether or not a Covered Loan is or an Application is
for:
1. A Reverse Mortgage.17 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(36);
2. An Open-End Line of Credit.18 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(37); and

A Reverse Mortgage is a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or Open-End Line of Credit that is a reverse mortgage
transaction as defined in Regulation Z, but without regard to whether the loan or line is secured by a principal
dwelling. 12 CFR 1003.2(q).

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3. A loan made primarily for a business or commercial purpose.19 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(38).

5.30 Mortgage loan originator identifier
A Financial Institution reports the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry
identifier (NMLSR ID) for the mortgage loan originator, as defined in Regulation G, 12 CFR Part
1007, or Regulation H, 12 Part 1008, as applicable. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(34). The NMLSR ID is a
unique number or other identifier generally assigned to an individual registered or licensed
through NMLSR to provide loan originating services. For more information, see the Secure and
Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, title V of the Housing and Economic
Recovery Act of 2008, 12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq., and Regulation G or Regulation H, as applicable.
Comment 4(a)(34)-1.
An NMLSR ID for the mortgage loan originator is not required to be reported if the mortgage
loan originator is not required to obtain and has not been assigned an NMLSR ID. In those
cases, the Financial Institution reports that this data point is not applicable. For example,
certain individual mortgage loan originators may not be required to obtain an NMLSR ID for the
particular transaction being reported, such as a commercial loan, and may not have an NMLSR
ID.
Some mortgage loan originators may have obtained an NMLSR ID even if they are not required
to obtain one for the particular transaction. Generally, if a mortgage loan originator has been
assigned an NMLSR ID, a Financial Institution reports the mortgage loan originator’s NMLSR
ID regardless of whether the mortgage loan originator is required to obtain an NMLSR ID for
the particular transaction being reported. Comment 4(a)(34)-2. However, there are special
rules for certain purchased Covered Loans. If a Financial Institution purchases a Covered Loan
that is subject to 12 CFR 1026.36(g) and that was originated prior to January 10, 2014, the

For more information on whether a Covered Loan is or an Application is for an Open-End Line of Credit, see
Section 4.1.1.

If a Covered Loan or Application is deemed to be primarily for a business or commercial purpose under Regulation
Z, 12 CFR 1026.3(a) and its official commentary, it is also deemed to be for a business or commercial purpose under
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Financial Institution may report that the data point is not applicable or may report the NMLSR
ID. If a Financial Institution purchases a Covered Loan that is not subject to 12 CFR 1026.36(g)
and that was originated prior to January 1, 2018, the Financial Institution may report that the
data point is not applicable or may report the NMLSR ID.
If more than one individual associated with a Covered Loan or Application meets the definition
of “mortgage loan originator,” as defined in Regulation G or Regulation H, a Financial
Institution reports the NMLSR ID of the individual mortgage loan originator with primary
responsibility for the transaction as of the date of action taken. A Financial Institution that
establishes and follows a reasonable, written policy for determining which individual mortgage
loan originator has primary responsibility for the reported transaction as of the date of action
taken complies with this reporting requirement. Comment 4(a)(34)-3.

5.31 Type of purchaser
A Financial Institution reports the type of purchaser for a Covered Loan if the Financial
Institution: (a) originated the Covered Loan it is reporting and sold it within the same calendar
year; or (b) purchased the Covered Loan it is reporting and then sold it within the same calendar
year. 12 CFR 1003.4(a)(11). When reporting the type of purchaser, a Financial Institution
reports the type of entity that purchased the Covered Loan from the Financial Institution, using
one of the following:
1. Fannie Mae.
2. Ginnie Mae.
3. Freddie Mac.
4. Farmer Mac.
5. Private securitizer, which is an entity (other than one of the government-sponsored
enterprises listed in 1 through 4 immediately above) that the Financial Institution knows or
reasonably believes will securitize the Covered Loan. Knowledge or reasonable belief could,
for example, be based on the purchase agreement or other related documents, the Financial
Institution’s previous transactions with the purchaser, or the purchaser’s role as a securitizer
(such as an investment bank). If the Financial Institution selling the Covered Loan does not
know or reasonably believe that the purchaser will securitize the loan, and the seller knows
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that the purchaser frequently holds or disposes of loans by means other than securitization,
then the Financial Institution reports the Covered Loan as purchased by, as appropriate, one
of the other types of purchasers. Comment 4(a)(11)-4.
If the purchaser meets the criteria to be a private securitizer and fits within one of the other
reportable categories in 6 through 10 below (including affiliate institution), the Financial
Institution reports that the purchaser is a private securitizer. Comment 4(a)(11)-4.
6. Affiliate institution, which means a company that controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with the Financial Institution. The term has the meaning set forth in the
Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, 12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq. If a purchaser meets the criteria
to be an affiliate institution and also fits within one of the other reportable types of
purchaser in 7 through 10 below (but not private securitizer above), the Financial Institution
reports that the purchaser is an affiliate institution. Comment 4(a)(11)-3.
7. Commercial bank, savings bank, or savings association.
8. Credit union, mortgage company, or finance company. A mortgage company is a
nondepository institution that purchases Covered Loans and, typically, originates Covered
Loans. Comment 4(a)(11)-5.
9. Life insurance company.
10. Other, which is a purchaser that is not any of the above. A Financial Institution would report
the purchaser type of “other” if the purchaser was a bank holding company or thrift holding
company that is not a private securitizer and is not an affiliate of the Financial Institution.
Comment 4(a)(11)-7.
If a Financial Institution sells some interest or interests in a Covered Loan but retains a majority
interest in that Covered Loan, the Financial Institution does not report the sale or type of
purchaser (i.e., it reports that this data point is not applicable). Comment 4(a)(11)-1.
If a Financial Institution sells all or a majority interest in the Covered Loan to more than one
entity, the Financial Institution reports the type of purchaser based on the entity purchasing the
greatest interest in the Covered Loan. Comment 4(a)(11)-1.
Covered Loans “swapped” for mortgage-backed securities are to be treated as sales, and the
purchaser is the entity receiving the Covered Loans that are swapped. Comment 4(a)(11)-2.
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1. If a Financial Institution sells some interest or interests in a Covered Loan but retains a
majority interest in the loan;
2. For an Application that is denied, withdrawn, closed for incompleteness, or approved but
not accepted; or
3. For a Covered Loan that the Financial Institution does not sell during the same calendar
year that it originated or purchased the Covered Loan. Comments 4(a)(11)-1 and -10.
A Financial Institution records that the requirement to report type of purchaser is not applicable
if the Financial Institution originated or purchased a Covered Loan and did not sell it during the
calendar quarter for which the Financial Institution is recording the data. If the Financial
Institution sells the Covered Loan in a subsequent quarter of the same calendar year, the
Financial Institution records the type of purchaser on its LAR for the quarter in which the
Covered Loan was sold. If a Financial Institution sells the Covered Loan in a succeeding year,
the Financial Institution should not record or report the sale. Comment 4(a)(11)-9.

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6. Recording and reporting
6.1 Recording
The HMDA Rule requires a Financial Institution to record the data about a Covered Loan or
Application on a LAR within 30 calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the
Financial Institution takes final action on the Application or Covered Loan. 12 CFR 1003.4(f). A
Financial Institution is not required to record all of its HMDA data for a quarter on a single
LAR. Rather, a Financial Institution may record data on a single LAR or may record data on one
or more LARs for different branches or different loan types (such as Home Purchase Loans or
Home Improvement Loans, or loans on Multifamily Dwellings). Comment 4(f)-1.
Other State or Federal regulations may require a Financial Institution to record its data on a
LAR more frequently. Comment 4(f)-2.
Financial Institutions may maintain their quarterly records in electronic or any other format,
provided they can make the information available to their regulatory agencies in a timely
manner upon request. Comment 4(f)-3.

6.2 Reporting
In addition to the required data discussed in Section 5, above, effective January 1, 2019, a
Financial Institution must include the following when it submits its HMDA data:
1. Its name;
2. The calendar year and, effective January 1, 2020, if applicable, the calendar quarter to
which the data relate (see Section 6.2.2 for information on quarterly reporting);
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3. The name and contact information for a person who can be contacted with questions
about the submission;
4. The Financial Institution’s appropriate Federal agency;
5. The total number of entries in the submission;
6. The Financial Institution’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN); and
7. The Financial Institution’s LEI. 12 CFR 1003.5(a)(3).
If the appropriate Federal agency for a Financial Institution changes, the Financial Institution
must identify its new appropriate Federal agency in its annual submission for the year of the
change. Comment 5(a)-2. For example, if a Financial Institution’s appropriate Federal agency
changes in February 2018, it must identify its new appropriate Federal agency beginning with its
annual submission of 2018 data by March 1, 2019. For a Financial Institution required to
comply with quarterly reporting requirements (see Section 6.2.2), the Financial Institution also
must identify its new appropriate Federal agency in its quarterly submission beginning with its
submission for the quarter of the change, unless the change occurs during the fourth quarter.
For example, if the appropriate Federal agency for a Financial Institution changes during
February 2020, the Financial Institution must identify its new appropriate Federal agency
beginning with its quarterly submission for the first quarter of 2020. Comment 5(a)-2.
If a Financial Institution obtains a new TIN, it must provide the new TIN in its subsequent data
submissions. For example, if two Financial Institutions that previously reported HMDA data
merge and the surviving Financial Institution retained its LEI but obtained a new TIN, the
surviving Financial Institution reports the new TIN beginning with its next HMDA data
submission. Comment 5(a)-5.
A Financial Institution that is a subsidiary of a bank or savings association must complete its
own LAR and submit it, directly or through its parent, to the appropriate Federal agency for the
subsidiary’s parent. 12 CFR 1003.5(a)(2). A Financial Institution is a subsidiary of a bank or
savings association (for purposes of reporting HMDA data to the same agency as the parent) if
the bank or savings association holds or controls an ownership interest in the Financial
Institution that is greater than 50 percent. Comment 5(a)-6.

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6.2.1 Annual reporting
The HMDA Rule maintains the annual reporting requirement, but requires Financial
Institutions to submit data electronically in accordance with the procedures published by the
Bureau and posted at http://www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda. 12 CFR 1003.5(a)(5).
Under the HMDA Rule, a Financial Institution must submit its annual LAR in electronic format
to its appropriate Federal agency by March 1 of the year following the calendar year for which
data are collected. Appendix A to Part 1003 (through December 31, 2018);
12 CFR 1003.5(a)(1)(i) (after December 31, 2018). An individual who is an authorized
representative of the Financial Institution and who has knowledge regarding the submitted data
must certify its accuracy and completeness. Appendix A to Part 1003 (through December 31,
2018); 12 CFR 1003.5(a)(1)(i) (after December 31, 2018).
A Financial Institution must retain a copy of its submitted annual LAR for at least three years.
12 CFR 1003.5(a)(1)(i). Financial Institutions may retain their annual LARs in either paper or
electronic form. Comment 5(a)-4.
For more information on reporting under the HMDA Rule or on the electronic submission of
data, please see http://www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda.

6.2.2 Quarterly reporting
The HMDA Rule requires some Financial Institutions to report data on a quarterly basis as well
as on an annual basis. The quarterly reporting requirement is effective January 1, 2020. It
applies to a Financial Institution that reported at least 60,000 originated Covered Loans and
Applications (combined) for the preceding calendar year. The Financial Institution does not
count purchased Covered Loans when determining whether the quarterly reporting requirement
applies. If quarterly reporting is required, the Financial Institution must report all data
required to be recorded for the calendar quarter within 60 calendar days after the end of the
calendar quarter. The quarterly reporting requirement does not apply, however, to the fourth
quarter of the year. A Financial Institution subject to the quarterly reporting requirement
reports its fourth quarter data as part of its annual submission. In its annual submission, a
quarterly reporter will resubmit the data previously submitted for the first three calendar
quarters of the year, including any corrections to the data, as well as its fourth quarter data.
12 CFR 1003.5(a)(ii).

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6.3 Disclosure of data
6.3.1 Disclosure statement
Effective January 1, 2018, the HMDA Rule changes Regulation C’s disclosure statement
requirements. The changes apply to data collected in 2017 and later years. Under the HMDA
Rule, the FFIEC shall provide a notice to the Financial Institution that the Financial Institution’s
disclosure statement (based on data submitted for the prior calendar year) is available.
12 CFR 1003.5(b)(1). No later than three business days (any calendar day other than a Saturday,
Sunday, or legal public holiday) after receiving notice from the FFIEC, the Financial Institution
must make available to the public, upon request, a written notice that clearly conveys that the
Financial Institution’s disclosure statement may be obtained on the Bureau’s website at
www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda. 12 CFR 1003.5(b)(2); comment 5(b)-1. A Financial
Institution may, but is not required to, use the sample notice in Attachment C to satisfy the
HMDA Rule’s disclosure statement requirement. The notice may be made available in paper or
electronic form. Comment 5(b)-2.
A Financial Institution must make the notice available to the public for a period of five years.
12 CFR 1003.5(d)(1).
At its discretion, a Financial Institution may also provide its disclosure statement and impose a
reasonable fee for costs incurred reproducing or providing the statement. 12 CFR 1003.5(d)(2).
Even if it provides the disclosure statement, a Financial Institution must comply with the notice
requirement.

6.3.2 Modified LAR
Effective January 1, 2018, the HMDA Rule changes a Financial Institution’s obligations with
respect to disclosing its modified LAR. The new requirements apply to data collected in 2017
and later years.
Beginning in 2018, upon request from a member of the public, a Financial Institution must
provide a written notice regarding the availability of its modified LAR. The written notice must
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clearly convey that the Financial Institution’s LAR, as modified by the Bureau to protect
borrower and applicant privacy, may be obtained on the Bureau’s website at
www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda. 12 CFR 1003.5(c).
A Financial Institution may, but is not required to, use the sample notice in Attachment C to
satisfy the HMDA Rule’s modified LAR requirement. Comment 5(c)-2. A Financial Institution
may, but is not required to, use the same notice for purposes of this disclosure requirement and
the disclosure statement requirement discussed in Section 6.3.1. The notice may be made
available in paper or electronic form. Comment 5(c)-1.
The notice must be made available in the calendar year following the calendar year for which the
Financial Institution collected data. The notice must be made available for three years.
12 CFR 1003.5(d)(1). For example, in calendar year 2021, a Financial Institution must make
available a notice that its modified LAR is available on the Bureau’s website if it was required to
collect data in 2018, 2019, or 2020.
At its discretion, a Financial Institution may also provide its LAR, as modified by the Bureau,
and impose a reasonable fee for any costs incurred to reproduce or provide the data.
12 CFR 1003.5(d)(2). Even if it decides to provide the modified LAR, a Financial Institution
must comply with the notice requirement.

6.3.3 Posted notices
The HMDA Rule modifies Regulation C’s posting requirement. Beginning January 1, 2018, a
Financial Institution must post, in the lobby of its home office and each Branch Office physically
located in an MSA or MD, a general notice about the availability of its HMDA data on the
Bureau’s website. 12 CFR 1003.5(e). A Financial Institution may, but is not required to, use the
sample notice in Attachment C to satisfy this requirement. In any case, the notice must clearly
convey that the Financial Institution’s HMDA data are available on the Bureau’s website at
www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda. Comment 5(e).

6.3.4 Aggregated data
The FFIEC will use the annual data submitted pursuant to the HMDA Rule to make available
aggregated data for each MSA and MD, showing lending patterns by property location, age of
housing stock, and income level, sex, ethnicity, and race. 12 CFR 1003.5(f).

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7. Enforcement provisions
A violation of Regulation C, both before and after the effective date of the HMDA Rule, is subject
to administrative sanctions, including civil money penalties. Compliance can be enforced by the
Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of
Currency, the National Credit Union Administration, HUD, or the Bureau.
An error in compiling or recording data for a Covered Loan or Application is not a violation of
HMDA or Regulation C if the error was unintentional and occurred despite maintenance of
procedures reasonably adapted to avoid such errors. 12 CFR 1003.6(b)(1). However, a Financial
Institution that obtains the property-location information for Applications and Covered Loans
from third parties is responsible for ensuring that the information reported is correct. An
incorrect entry for a census tract number is deemed a bona fide error and is not a violation if the
Financial Institution maintains procedures reasonably adapted to avoid such an error.
12 CFR 1003.6(b)(2). Additionally, a census tract error is not a violation of HMDA or
Regulation C if the Financial Institution obtained the census tract number from a geocoding tool
on the Bureau’s website. However, a Financial Institution’s failure to provide the correct census
tract number because the geocoding tool did not provide any census tract number for the
property address is not excused as a bona fide error. Similarly, the failure to enter the correct
census tract number because the Financial Institution entered an incorrect property address
into the geocoding tool is not excused as a bona fide error. Comment 6(b)-2.
If a Financial Institution makes a good-faith effort to record all data fully and accurately within
30 calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter as required under the HMDA Rule, but
some data are inaccurate or incomplete, the inaccuracy or omission is not a violation of HMDA
or Regulation C if the Financial Institution corrects or completes the data prior to submitting its
annual LAR. 12 CFR 1003.6(c)(1).
If a Financial Institution that is required to submit quarterly data makes a good-faith effort to
report all data fully and accurately within 60 calendar days as required under the HMDA Rule,
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but some data are inaccurate or incomplete, the inaccuracy or omission is not a violation of
HMDA or Regulation C if the Financial Institution corrects or completes the data prior to
submitting its annual LAR. 12 CFR 1003.6(c)(2).

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8. Mergers and acquisitions
8.1 Determining coverage
After a merger or acquisition, the surviving or newly formed institution is subject to Regulation
C, effective January 1, 2018, if it satisfies the coverage criteria for either a Depository Financial
Institution or a Nondepository Financial Institution. See Section 3 for more information on
institutional coverage. When determining whether the institution is covered, the surviving or
newly formed institution must consider the combined assets, locations, and lending activities of
the surviving or newly formed entity and the merged or acquired entities or acquired branches.
Comment 2(g)-3.

8.2 Reporting responsibility for calendar
year of merger or acquisition
The following discusses the applicability of the HMDA Rule during the calendar year of a merger
or acquisition:
1. If two institutions that are not subject to Regulation C merge, but the newly formed or
surviving institution is subject to Regulation C, no data collection is required for the
calendar year of the merger.
2. When a branch office of an institution that is not subject to Regulation C is acquired by
another institution that is not subject to Regulation C, and the acquisition results in the
acquiring institution becoming subject to Regulation C, no data collection is required for the
calendar year of the acquisition.

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3. If an institution that is subject to Regulation C and an institution that is not subject to
Regulation C merge, and the surviving or newly formed institution is subject to Regulation
C, for the calendar year of the merger, data collection is required for Covered Loans and
Applications handled in the offices of the institution that was previously subject to
Regulation C. For the calendar year of the merger, data collection is optional for Covered
Loans and Applications handled in offices of the institution that was not previously subject
to Regulation C.
4. When an institution that is subject to Regulation C acquires a branch office of an institution
that is not subject to Regulation C, data collection is optional for Covered Loans and
Applications handled by the acquired branch office for the calendar year of the acquisition.
5. If an institution that is subject to Regulation C and an institution that is not subject to
Regulation C merge and the surviving or newly formed institution is not subject to
Regulation C, data collection is required for Covered Loans and Applications handled prior
to the merger in the previously covered institution’s offices. After the merger date, data
collection is optional for Covered Loans and Applications handled in the offices of the
institution that was previously covered.
6. When an institution that is not subject to Regulation C acquires a Branch Office of an
institution that is subject to Regulation C but that acquisition does not result in the
acquiring institution becoming subject to Regulation C, data collection is required for
transactions of the acquired Branch Office that take place prior to the acquisition. Data
collection by the acquired Branch Office is optional for transactions taking place in the
remainder of the calendar year of the acquisition.
7. If two or more institutions that are subject to Regulation C merge and the surviving or newly
formed institution is also subject to Regulation C, data collection is required for the entire
calendar year of the merger. The surviving or newly formed Financial Institution files either
a consolidated submission or separate submissions for that calendar year.
8. When one institution subject to Regulation C acquires a Branch Office of another covered
institution, data collection is required for the entire calendar year of the merger. Data for
the acquired Branch Office may be submitted by either Financial Institution. Comment
2(g)-4.

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8.3 Changes to appropriate Federal agency
or TIN
Under the HMDA Rule, if the appropriate Federal agency for a Financial Institution changes,
the Financial Institution must identify its new appropriate Federal agency in its annual
submission for the year of the change. For example, if a Financial Institution’s appropriate
Federal agency changes in February 2019, it must identify its new appropriate Federal agency
beginning with the annual submission of its 2019 data by March 1, 2020. For a Financial
Institution required to comply with quarterly reporting requirements, the Financial Institution
also must identify its new appropriate Federal agency in its quarterly submissions, beginning
with its submission for the quarter of the change, unless the change occurs during the fourth
quarter. Comment 5(a)-2. For example, if the appropriate Federal agency for a Financial
Institution changes during February 2020, the Financial Institution must identify its new
appropriate Federal agency beginning with its quarterly submission for the first quarter of 2020.
If a Financial Institution obtains a new TIN, it should provide the new number in its subsequent
data submission. For example, if two Financial Institutions that previously reported HMDA
data merge and the surviving Financial Institution retained its LEI but obtained a new TIN, then
the surviving Financial Institution should report the new TIN with its next HMDA data
submission. Comment 5(a)-5.

8.4 Determining quarterly reporting
coverage
In the calendar year of a merger, the HMDA Rule requires a surviving or newly formed Financial
Institution to report quarterly, beginning with the first quarterly submission due date after the
date of the merger, if when added together the surviving or newly formed Financial Institution
and all Financial Institutions that merged reported at least 60,000 originated Covered Loans
and Applications for the preceding calendar year. Similarly, in the calendar year of an
acquisition, the surviving Financial Institution is required to report quarterly, beginning with
the first quarterly submission due date after the date of the acquisition, if when added together
the surviving Financial Institution and the acquired Financial Institution(s) or Branch Office(s)
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year. If a Financial Institution acquires one or more Branch Offices of another Financial
Institution but does not acquire the Financial Institution, it is required to count only the
originated Covered Loans and Applications for the Branch Offices(s) that it acquired. Comment
5(a)-1.ii.
In the calendar year following a merger or acquisition, the surviving or newly formed Financial
Institution is required to comply with the quarterly reporting requirements if a combined total
of at least 60,000 originated Covered Loans and Applications is reported for the preceding
calendar year by or for the surviving or newly formed Financial Institution and each Financial
Institution or Branch Office that merged or was acquired. Comment 5(a)-1.iii.

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9. Practical implementation
and compliance
considerations
This section of the guide sets forth some general compliance and practical implementation
considerations related to the HMDA Rule. However, it is not a compliance plan and does not
include every compliance or implementation issue that an institution may need to consider.
Each institution will need to determine its obligations under the HMDA Rule and the best way
for the institution to comply with them. Depending on the institution, compliance could involve
preparing or changing policies, procedures, and processes. It could also result in changes to the
institution’s operations and its relationships with third parties, such as vendors. It could involve
additional staffing and training.
Institutions should consult with their legal counsel and compliance officers to understand their
obligations under the HMDA Rule and to prepare and implement compliance plans.

9.1 Identifying affected institutions,
products, departments, and staff
When planning, institutions should first determine if they are likely to be subject to the HMDA
Rule and, if so, identify their affected products, departments, and staff. The effects on these
products, departments, and staff may vary greatly depending on the institution’s size,
organizational structure, and the complexity of its operations and systems.

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First, an institution should assess whether or not it will be a Financial Institution subject to the
HMDA Rule. This assessment can be done by reviewing the HMDA Rule’s effective dates and
criteria for institutional coverage. It is important to note that the coverage criteria for
depository institutions change in 2017, and the coverage criteria for all institutions change
effective January 1, 2018. Additionally, the loan-volume threshold criterion for Open-End Lines
of Credit changes from 500 to 100 Open-End Lines of Credit effective January 1, 2020. A bank,
savings association, or credit union should review both the 2017 and 2018 changes as well as the
loan-volume threshold for Open-End Lines of Credit that is effective January 1, 2020. A
nondepository institution will need to review only the 2018 changes and the change to the loanvolume threshold for Open-End Lines of Credit. For more information on which institutions are
subject to the HMDA Rule, see Section 3 of this guide. An institution can also use the HMDA
Institutional Coverage Charts to help it determine if it is subject to Regulation C, as amended by
the HMDA Rule. However, the HMDA Institutional Coverage Charts and this guide are not
substitutes for the HMDA Rule.
Second, a Financial Institution must assess which of its products and services involve Covered
Loans and reportable activity under the HMDA Rule. For more information on which
transactions relate to Covered Loans and reportable activity, see Section 4 of this guide.
It is important to note that the HMDA Rule may not require a Financial Institution to report
Open-End Lines of Credit. Initially, a Financial Institution is not required to collect or report
information about Open-End Lines of Credit if it originated fewer than 500 Open-End Lines of
Credit in either of the preceding two calendar years. Effective January 1, 2020, a Financial
Institution is not required to collect or report information about Open-End Lines of Credit if it
originated fewer than 100 Open-End Lines of Credit in either of the preceding two calendar
years. For more information on Open-End Lines of Credit, Covered Loans, and Excluded
Transactions, see Section 4.1 of this guide.
After determining which of its products and services involve transactions that must be reported,
a Financial Institution can begin to assess which of its departments, systems, and staff will be
affected.
Third, the Financial Institution should determine what information it must report and how it
will collect this information. The information that a Financial Institution must report might
vary depending on the type of transaction being reported. For example, a Financial Institution
may not be required to collect and report the same information for a purchased Covered Loan as

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for an originated Covered Loan. It might not be required to report the same information for a
business-purpose loan as for a consumer-purpose loan.
After determining what information must be collected and reported for reportable transactions,
a Financial Institution can refine its assessment regarding which of its systems, departments,
and staff will be affected by the HMDA Rule.

9.1.1 Identifying changes to business processes, policies,
and systems
The requirements of the HMDA Rule may affect a number of a Financial Institution’s business
systems, processes, and policies. A review should be conducted of existing business processes,
policies, and systems that the Financial Institution, its agents, and other business partners use.
Identifying impacts early will allow the Financial Institution to understand what changes will be
needed to support ongoing compliance.
When reviewing its existing processes, policies, and systems, a Financial Institution should
consider the HMDA Rule’s requirement to submit data electronically beginning in 2018.
Beginning in 2018, Financial Institutions will not be able to use paper-based submissions for
HMDA data. The Bureau has created a web-based tool for submission of HMDA data. Financial
Institutions should become familiar with the new web-based submission tool and be able to use
it to submit data beginning in 2018. For more information on the web-based submission tool,
see http://www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda/.
Financial Institutions may need to revise or develop processes and policies to comply with the
changes to transactional coverage. For example, a Financial Institution may need to develop
new processes and policies to comply with the reporting requirements for Open-End Lines of
Credit.

9.1.2 Identifying impacts to key service providers or
business partners
Financial Institutions should review their arrangements and agreements with third parties
engaged for services related to mortgage or other support activities. Close coordination and
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ensure that the services for which they are engaged will continue to support the Financial
Institution’s business needs and comply with all regulatory and legal obligations.
Third-party relationships may need to be reviewed and adjusted to satisfy requirements for
collecting, recording, or reporting required HMDA data, updating compliance and quality
control systems and processes, and ensuring record management requirements are in place. If
the Financial Institution seeks the assistance of vendors or business partners, it is responsible
for understanding the extent of the assistance that they provide. Also, the data collection and
reporting requirements in the HMDA Rule reinforce the need to assess current integrations
between the Financial Institution’s technology platforms and those of its third-party providers
to determine what updates are necessary.
Software providers, other vendors, and business partners may offer compliance solutions that
can assist with any necessary changes. Identifying these key partners will depend on the
Financial Institution’s business model. For example, Financial Institutions may find it helpful
to coordinate and discuss potential implementation issues with their correspondents, secondary
market partners, and technology vendors. In some cases, institutions may need to negotiate
revised or new contracts with these parties, or seek a different set of services.
The Bureau expects supervised banks and nonbanks to have an effective process for managing
the risks of service provider relationships. For more information, see CFPB Bulletin 2012-03 at
http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201204_cfpb_bulletin_service-providers.pdf.

9.2 Implementation and compliance
management support activities
9.2.1 Implementation and compliance management
Financial Institutions should develop implementation plans and follow change management
procedures to implement the requirements of the HMDA Rule based on an assessment of
impacts. The plans should be developed in consultation with, or reviewed by, key stakeholders
such as legal, compliance, and information technology departments. Implementation plans
should be proactively and clearly communicated to the Board of Directors and senior
management.

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Policies, procedures, and process maps may need to be updated to reflect the changes made to
business processes in response to the requirements of the HMDA Rule. In addition, Financial
Institutions’ compliance management systems and other risk management supporting activities
may need to be adjusted to reflect the requirements of the HMDA Rule.
The HMDA Rule changes the way that HMDA data will be disclosed. These changes will require
Financial Institutions to provide new notices and post revised notices. They may also affect
policies and procedures. A Financial Institution may, but is not required to, use the model
notices in Attachment C. For more information on disclosure requirements, see Section 6.3 of
this guide.
The HMDA Rule’s changes regarding the collection and reporting of an applicant’s ethnicity,
race, and sex will require that Financial Institutions revise their collection forms or Application
forms. For more information on collecting ethnicity, race, and sex information see Section 5.1 of
this guide and appendix B to the HMDA Rule.
When implementing its compliance plan, a Financial Institution should note that many of the
HMDA Rule’s effective dates are applicable based on when a Financial Institution takes final
action, not when it received an Application. For example, a Financial Institution collects the
revised data points under the HMDA Rule for Applications on which final action is taken on or
after January 1, 2018. Therefore, a Financial Institution may need a way to collect the
information related to the revised data points for some Applications received in 2017. However,
the HMDA Rule provides a transition provision for the collection of ethnicity, race, and sex
information. For Applications received on or after January 1, 2018, a Financial Institution
collects the ethnicity, race, and sex information required under the HMDA Rule. See the sample
collection form attached as Attachment A.. For Applications received between January 1, 2017
and December 31, 2017, a Financial Institution may use, at its option, the revised collection form
with disaggregated ethnic and race categories and subcategories as instructed in the HMDA
Rule. Alternatively, for applications received before January 1, 2018, a Financial Institution may
collect applicant information using a collection form that applies with the Regulation C
requirements in effect prior to January 1, 2018.

9.2.2 HMDA responsibilities
A Financial Institution’s management should ensure that procedures and systems exist to collect
and maintain accurate data for each Covered Loan and Application that the Financial Institution
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is responsible for reporting. The individual(s) assigned responsibility for preparing and
maintaining the data should understand the regulatory requirements and be provided the
resources and tools needed to produce complete and accurate data. Appropriate record entries
for a Covered Loan or Application must be made on a LAR within 30 calendar days after the end
of the calendar quarter in which the final action occurs (such as origination or purchase of a
Covered Loan, or denial or withdrawal of an Application). The data must be submitted on time,
and the institution should respond promptly to any questions that may arise during the
processing of data submitted. An authorized representative of the Financial Institution with
knowledge of the data submitted must certify the accuracy and completeness of the annual data
submitted.

9.2.3 Staffing and training
To ensure that it can meet its obligations under the HMDA Rule, a Financial Institution should
evaluate current staffing levels and relevancy and adequacy of training provided to employees.
These employees likely include operations and lending-related staff such as loan officers,
processors, compliance, and quality-control staff, as well as others who approve, process, or
monitor mortgage loans. Training may also be required for other individuals that the Financial
Institution, its agents, or its business partners employ.
Execution of tasks related to the preparation of reports or records are likely performed by
compliance personnel of Financial Institutions. For some Financial Institutions, however, the
data intake and transcribing stage could involve loan officers or processors whose primary
function is to evaluate or process Applications. For example, loan officers may obtain
information from applicants and input that information into the reporting system.

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SAMPLE DATA COLLECTION FORM
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION OF APPLICANT AND CO-APPLICANT

ATTACHMENT A

The purpose of collecting this information is to help ensure that
all applicants are treated fairly and that the housing needs of
communities and neighborhoods are being fulfilled. For
residential mortgage lending, Federal law requires that we ask
applicants for their demographic information (ethnicity, race, and
sex) in order to monitor our compliance with equal credit
opportunity, fair housing, and home mortgage disclosure laws.
You are not required to provide this information, but are
encouraged to do so. You may select one or more
designations for “Ethnicity” and one or more designations for
“Race.”

The law provides that we may not discriminate on the basis of
this information, or on whether you choose to provide it.
However, if you choose not to provide the information and you
have made this application in person, Federal regulations require
us to note your ethnicity, race, and sex on the basis of visual
observation or surname. If you do not wish to provide some or all
of this information, please check below.

Applicant:

Co-Applicant:

Ethnicity: – Check one or more
Hispanic or Latino
Mexican
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Other Hispanic or Latino – Print origin, for example,
Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan,
Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on:

Not Hispanic or Latino

I do not wish to provide this information

Race: – Check one or more
American Indian or Alaska Native – Print name of enrolled
or principal tribe:

Asian
Asian Indian
Chinese
Filipino
Japanese
Korean
Vietnamese
Other Asian – Print race, for example, Hmong, Laotian,
Thai, Pakistani, Cambodian, and so on:

Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian
Guamanian or Chamorro
Samoan
Other Pacific Islander – Print race, for example, Fijian,
Tongan, and so on:

White

I do not wish to provide this information

Sex:
Female
Male
I do not wish to provide this information

To Be Completed by Financial Institution (for an application taken in person):
Was the ethnicity of the applicant collected on the
basis of visual observation or surname?
Yes
No

Was the ethnicity of the co-applicant collected on the
basis of visual observation or surname?
Yes
No

Was the race of the applicant collected on the basis
of visual observation or surname?
Yes
No

Was the race of the co-applicant collected on the basis
of visual observation or surname?
Yes
No

Was the sex of the applicant collected on the basis
of visual observation or surname?
Yes
No

Was the sex of the co-applicant collected on the basis
of visual observation or surname?
Yes
No

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ATTACHMENT B:

Action taken chart
Scenarios

Financial Institution made a credit decision approving
an Application, including a preapproval request, before
loan closing or account opening and that credit
decision resulted in a Covered Loan being originated.
Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-1.

Reportable
Action Taken

Reportable Date

Loan originated

Generally, loan closing or
account opening date. If
applicable, can be: later
date of initial funds
disbursement; date
Financial Institution
acquired Covered Loan
from the party that initially
received the Application; or,
for a construction-topermanent loan, date
Covered Loan converts to
permanent financing

Loan purchased

Date of purchase

Financial Institution made counteroffer and applicant
accepted resulting in a Covered Loan being
originated. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-9 and 4(a)(8)(ii)-5.

Financial Institution purchased a Covered Loan after
closing or account opening, and Financial Institution
did not make a credit decision on the Application prior
to closing or account opening. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-2
and 4(a)(8)(ii)-6.
Financial Institution made a credit decision on an
Application prior to closing or account opening, but
repurchased the Covered Loan from another entity to
which the Financial Institution had sold it. Comments
4(a)(8)(i)-2 and 4(a)(8)(ii)-6.

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Financial Institution made a credit decision approving
an Application before loan closing or account opening,
all conditions were satisfied, Financial Institution
agreed to extend credit, but a Covered Loan was not
originated. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-3, 4(a)(8)(i)-13, and
4(a)(8)(ii)-4.
Financial Institution made a credit decision approving
an Application subject to conditions that are solely
20
customary commitment or closing conditions, and
the conditions were not all met. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)13 and 4(a)(8)(ii)-4.
Financial Institution made a credit decision approving
an Application, subject solely to outstanding conditions
that are customary commitment or closing conditions,
but applicant failed to respond or a Covered Loan was
not originated. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-3 and 4(a)(8)(ii)4.

Application
approved but
not accepted

Any reasonable date, such
as approval date, deadline
for accepting offer, or date
file was closed

Financial Institution made a credit decision approving
an Application, all underwriting and creditworthiness
21
conditions were met, outstanding conditions were
solely customary commitment or closing conditions,
and applicant expressly withdrew before a Covered
Loan was originated. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-13 and
4(a)(8)(ii)-4.
Covered Loan was originated, but Borrower rescinded
after closing and before Financial Institution was
required to submit its LAR containing information for
the Covered Loan. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-10 and
4(a)(8)(ii)-4.

20 Customary commitment or closing conditions include: a clear-title requirement, an acceptable property survey, acceptable title insurance binder,
clear termite inspection, a subordination agreement from another lienholder, and, where the applicant plans to use the proceeds from the sale of one
home to purchase another, a settlement statement showing adequate proceeds from the sale. Comment 4(a)(8)(i)-13.ii.
21 Underwriting or creditworthiness conditions include: conditions that constitute a counter-offer, (such as a demand for a higher down-payment),
satisfactory debt-to-income or loan-to-value ratios, a determination of need for private mortgage insurance, a satisfactory appraisal requirement, or
verification or confirmation, in whatever form the Financial Institution requires, that the applicant meets underwriting conditions concerning
applicant creditworthiness, including documentation or verification of income or assets. Comment 4(a)(8)(i)-13.iii.

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Financial Institution denied an Application before
applicant withdrew it and before file was closed for
incompleteness. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-4 and
4(a)(8)(ii)-2.
Financial Institution provided conditional approval
specifying underwriting or creditworthiness conditions
that were not all met. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-13 and
4(a)(8)(ii)-2.
Financial Institution made a counteroffer to lend on
different terms than applicant’s initial request, and
applicant did not accept the counteroffer, declined to
proceed, or failed to respond. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-9
and 4(a)(8)(ii)-2.

Financial Institution made counteroffer to lend on
terms different than applicant’s initial request,
applicant agreed to proceed with terms of
counteroffer, then Financial Institution conditionally
approves application subject to underwriting or
creditworthiness conditions, and applicant expressly
withdraws before satisfying all underwriting and
creditworthiness conditions and before the Financial
Institution denies the Application or closes the file for
incompleteness. Comment 4(a)(8)(i)-9.

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Application
denied

Date Application is denied
or date notice sent to
applicant

Application
denied (based
on the original
terms requested
by applicant)

Date Application is denied
or date notice sent to
applicant

Application
withdrawn

Date the express
withdrawal was received or
date shown on the
notification form (if written
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Application expressly withdrawn by applicant before
Financial Institution made a credit decision denying or
approving the Application and before file was closed
for incompleteness. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-5 and
4(a)(8)(ii)-3.
Financial Institution provided conditional approval
specifying underwriting or creditworthiness conditions,
and the Application was expressly withdrawn by the
applicant before the applicant satisfied all specified
underwriting or creditworthiness conditions and before
the Financial Institution denied the loan or closed the
file for incompleteness. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-5 and
4(a)(8)(ii)-3.
Financial Institution approved an Application, subject
to underwriting or creditworthiness conditions, sent
notice of incompleteness under Regulation B, but the
applicant failed to respond within the specified time.
Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-13 and 4(a)(8)(ii)-2.
Applicant had not satisfied all underwriting or
creditworthiness conditions, Financial Institution sent
written notice of incompleteness under Regulation B,
and the applicant did not respond to the request for
additional information within the period of time
specified in the notice. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-6 and
4(a)(8)(ii)-2.

Applicant had not satisfied all underwriting or
creditworthiness conditions, Financial Institution sent
written notice of incompleteness under Regulation B,
the applicant did not respond, then the Financial
Institution provided notice of adverse action on basis
of incompleteness under Regulation B. Comments
4(a)(8)(i)-6 and 4(a)(8)(ii)-2.

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Application
withdrawn

Date the express
withdrawal was received or
date shown on the
notification form (if written
withdrawal)

File closed for
incompleteness
Note: A
preapproval
request that is
closed for
incompleteness
is not reportable
under HMDA

Date file was closed or date
notice sent to applicant

Either file closed
for
incompleteness
or application
denied
Note: A
preapproval
request that is
closed for
incompleteness
is not reportable
under HMDA

Date file was closed,
Application was denied (as
applicable), or notice sent
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Application was a request for a preapproval under a
Preapproval Program, the Financial Institution
approved the preapproval request, but the Application
did not result in the Financial Institution originating a
Covered Loan. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-8 and 4(a)(8)(ii)4.

Preapproval
request
approved but
not accepted

Any reasonable date, such
as approval date, deadline
for accepting offer, or date
file was closed

Application was request for a preapproval under
Preapproval Program, and the Financial Institution
made a credit decision denying the preapproval
request. Comments 4(a)(8)(i)-7 and 4(a)(8)(ii)-2.

Preapproval
request denied

Date preapproval request
was denied or date notice
sent to applicant

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ATTACHMENT C:

Sample notices
Below is a sample notice that can be provided to members of the public upon
request to satisfy § 1003.5(b)(2) and (c). The following language is suggested, but
is not required.
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Notice
The HMDA data about our residential mortgage lending are available online for review. The
data show geographic distribution of loans and applications; ethnicity, race, sex, age and income
of applicants and borrowers; and information about loan approvals and denials. These data are
available online at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Web site
(www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda). HMDA data for many other financial institutions are also
available at this Web site.

Below is a sample posted notice that can be used to satisfy § 1003.5(e) and inform
the public of availability of HMDA data. The following language is suggested, but is
not required.
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Notice
The HMDA data about our residential mortgage lending are available online for review. The
data show geographic distribution of loans and applications; ethnicity, race, sex, age and income
of applicants and borrowers; and information about loan approvals and denials. HMDA data for
many other financial institutions are also available online. For more information, visit the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Web site (www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda).

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Appendix

APPENDIX C:

Instructions on Collection of Data
on Ethnicity, Race, and Sex

Intro
A: Overview of Data
Requirements Chart
B: HMDA Small Entity
Compliance Guide
C: Instructions on
Collection of Data on
Ethnicity, Race, and Sex
D: Institutional Coverage
Chart
E: Transactional
Coverage Chart
F: Regulation C
G: Official
Interpretations to
Regulation C

The following is a copy of the CFPB’s HMDA Collection and Reporting of HMDA
Information about Ethnicity and Race chart, a reference tool summarizing the options
available for collection and reporting of HMDA Ethnicity and Race data.

H: Federal HMDA
Reporting Agencies

This Chart is not a substitute for Regulation C. Regulation C and its official
interpretations (also known as the commentary) are the definitive sources of

I: HMDA Poster

information regarding its requirements. Regulation C and its official interpretations are
available in Appendix F and G of this Guide and at
www.consumerfinance.gov/regulatory-implementation/hmda/.

Effective January 1, 2017

Collection and Reporting of HMDA Information about
Ethnicity and Race
This chart summarizes the options available to financial institutions to collect and report HMDA
race and ethnicity information.
Current Regulation C, which implements HMDA, requires certain financial institutions to
collect and report information about the ethnicity, race, and sex of applicants for mortgages.
Regulation C, as amended by the 2015 HMDA Rule and the 2017 HMDA Rule, will generally
require financial institutions to permit applicants to self-identify using disaggregated ethnicity
and race categories* beginning January 1, 2018, but which provides a transition rule for
applicant data collected prior to January 1, 2018 where final action is taken on or after January
1, 2018. However, because Regulation B generally prohibits creditors from asking for
information about ethnicity and race unless authorized by law, including by Regulation C, the
Bureau Official Approval Notice issued on September 23, 2016 allows creditors, at their option,
at any time from January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017, to permit applicants to selfidentify using the disaggregated ethnicity and race categories* provided in appendix B to
Regulation C, as amended by the 2015 HMDA final rule. Further, on September 20, 2017, the
Bureau issued an amendment to Regulation B (2017 Regulation B Rule) to allow creditors
flexibility concerning the collection of applicant ethnicity and race information in certain
additional specified circumstances.

Final
Application
Ethnicity and race collection and
action
year
reporting requirements
year

Regulatory references

2017

Collect aggregate and report aggregate, OR

Current Regulation C, effective January
1, 2017
(12 CFR part 1003, appendices A and
B)

2017

Collect disaggregated and report aggregate

Bureau Official Approval Notice (81 FR
66930)

Collect aggregate and report aggregate, OR

Current Regulation C, effective January
1, 2017 (12 CFR part 1003, appendices
A and B) AND
transition rule, effective January 1, 2018
(2015 HMDA Final Rule, comment
4(a)(10)(i)-2)

2017

2018

2017

2018

Collect disaggregated and report aggregate,
OR

Bureau Official Approval Notice (81 FR
66930) AND
transition rule, effective January 1, 2018
(2015 HMDA Final Rule, comment
4(a)(10)(i)-2)

2017

2018

Collect disaggregated and report
disaggregated

Bureau Official Approval Notice (81 FR
66930)

2018 and
beyond

2018
and
beyond

Collect disaggregated and report
disaggregated, AND

2015 HMDA Rule (80 FR 66127) AND
2017 HMDA Rule (82 FR 43088)

2018 and
beyond

2018
and
beyond

Report whether ethnicity, race, and sex were
collected on the basis of visual observation
or surname**

2015 HMDA Rule (80 FR 66127) AND
2017 HMDA Rule (82 FR 43088)

*Only an applicant may self-identify using the disaggregated ethnicity and race categories. When a financial institution
collects ethnicity, race, and sex on the basis of visual observation or surname for an application taken in person because the
applicant chose not to provide the information, the financial institution must select from the aggregate categories.
**Prior to the 2015 HMDA Rule, Regulation C required that the financial institution note the ethnicity, race, and sex on
the basis of visual observation if the applicant chose not to furnish the information and the application was made in
person, but the financial institution is not required to report that ethnicity, race, and sex were collected on the basis of
visual observation. Additionally, the 2017 Regulation B Rule and the 2017 HMDA Rule permit certain creditors, at their
option to voluntarily collect and report, respectively, certain ethnicity, race, and sex information about applications for
certain mortgage loans.
This chart provides an overview of the ethnicity and race collection and reporting requirements under HMDA, Regulation C, the Bureau’s
Official Approval Notice, and certain aspects of Regulation B. It does not by itself establish any binding obligations. It is intended only to act as a
reference and not as a substitute for the regulation or its official commentary. Always consult the regulation text and official commentary for a
complete understanding of the law. Version 2.0, 10/16/2017

Appendix

APPENDIX D:

Institutional Coverage Chart

The following is a copy of the CFPB’s 2018 HMDA Institutional Coverage Chart, a

Interpretations to

reference tool illustrating the criteria to help determine whether an institution is

Regulation C

covered by Regulation C in 2018 and thereafter.

H: Federal HMDA

This Chart is not a substitute for Regulation C. Regulation C and its official

Reporting Agencies

interpretations (also known as the commentary) are the definitive sources of

I: HMDA Poster

information regarding its requirements. Regulation C and its official interpretations are
available in Appendix F and G of this Guide and at
www.consumerfinance.gov/regulatory-implementation/hmda/.

HMDA institutional coverage

Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau

The precise criteria for whether an institution is covered by Regulation C are codified in 12 CFR § 1003.2(g).
These criteria are illustrated by the following diagrams.

Coverage criteria | Effective January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019¹
Is the institution a bank, credit union, or savings association?
Depository Institution
No

Yes

On the preceding December 31, did the
total assets of the institution exceed the
asset threshold2?

Is the institution a for-profit mortgagelending institution (other than a bank,
savings association, or credit union)?

On the preceding December 31, did the
institution have a home or branch office in a
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)?

Did the institution either:
§§ Have a home or branch office in an
MSA on the preceding December
31, or

Yes

§§ Receive applications for, originate,
or purchase at least five home
purchase loans, home improvement
loans, or refinancings related to
property located in the same MSA
or Metropolitan Division (MD) in the
preceding calendar year?

In the preceding calendar year, did the
institution originate at least one home
purchase loan or refinancing of a home
purchase loan secured by a first lien on a
one- to four-unit dwelling?
Yes

Did the institution originate at least3:
§§ 25 closed-end mortgage loans in each
of the two preceding calendar years; or
§§ 500 open-end lines of credit in each
of the two preceding calendar years?

Did the institution originate at least :

he institution is a
T
nondepository financial
institution covered by
Regulation C

§§ 25 closed-end mortgage loans in each of
the two preceding calendar years; or

Yes
he institution
T
is not covered

he institution is a
T
depository financial
institution covered by
Regulation C

Yes

§§ 500 open-end lines of credit in each of
the two preceding calendar years?

Yes

Is the institution federally insured or
regulated; was the mortgage loan
referred to above insured, guaranteed,
or supplemented by a Federal agency;
or was the loan intended for sale to
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac?
Yes

Yes

Yes
No

Nondepository Institution

he institution
T
is not covered

This chart is effective January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. On
January 1, 2020 the open-end line of credit threshold will adjust to 100.

Every year, the Bureau announces the size of the asset threshold in the
Federal Register. The asset threshold may change from year to year
based on changes in the average of the Consumer Price Index for
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers.

Some transactions are not HMDA reportable and are excluded from
the coverage criteria. For more information, please see § 1003.3(c)
of Regulation C.

This chart summarizes requirements under HMDA and Regulation C, and does not itself establish any binding obligations. It is intended only to
act as a quick reference and not as a substitute for the regulation or its commentary. Always consult the regulation text and official commentary
for a complete understanding of the law. Version 2.0, 9/28/2017

APPENDIX E:

Appendix

Transactional Coverage Chart

The following is a copy of the CFPB’s 2018 HMDA Transactional Coverage Chart, a

Interpretations to

reference tool illustrating one approach to help determine whether a transaction is

Regulation C

reportable under HMDA.

H: Federal HMDA

This Chart is not a substitute for Regulation C. Regulation C and its official

Reporting Agencies

interpretations (also known as the commentary) are the definitive sources of

I: HMDA Poster

information regarding its requirements. Regulation C and its official interpretations are
available in Appendix F and G of this Guide and at
www.consumerfinance.gov/regulatory-implementation/hmda/.

HMDA transactional coverage

Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau

Effective January 1, 2018

Under HMDA and Regulation C, a transaction is reportable only if it is an Application for, an origination
of, or a purchase of a Covered Loan. These materials illustrate one approach to help determine whether
a transaction involves a Covered Loan. If the transaction involves a Covered Loan, it is reported only if
the institution meets the applicable loan-volume thresholds. Terms that are defined in Regulation C are
capitalized in this document for ease of reference. Click on the numbers below to view the instructions for
each step.

Does the transaction involve a Covered Loan?
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Excluded by its purpose?
Ye s



Yes



Involve an extension of credit?
Yes

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Secured by a lien on a Dwelling?
No

Other exclusions apply?
No

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a Covered Loan

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Yes

oes not involve
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a Covered Loan

These materials summarize requirements under HMDA and Regulation C and do not themselves establish any binding
obligations. They are intended only to act as a reference and not as a substitute for the regulation or its official commentary.
Always consult the regulation text and official commentary for a complete understanding of the law. Version 2.0, 9/28/2017

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 Is the transaction excluded by its purpose?
Is the transaction primarily for agricultural purposes?
NOTE: Agricultural-purpose transactions include
transactions that are secured by a Dwelling that is located
on real property that is used primarily for agricultural
purposes. § 1003.3(c)(9)
No

Yes

Is the transaction otherwise made primarily for a business
or commercial purpose? § 1003.3(c)(10)
No

Yes

Is the transaction also:
§§ a Home Improvement Loan? § 1003.2(i),
§§ a Home Purchase Loan? § 1003.2(j),
or
§§ a Refinancing? (Including cash-out Refinancing) § 1003.2(p)
Yes

Proceed to Step 2

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 Is the transaction secured by a lien on a Dwelling?¹
Is the transaction secured by a lien on a Dwelling?¹
Yes

Proceed to Step 3

oes not involve
D
a Covered Loan

Use the table below to help determine whether the transaction is secured by a lien on a Dwelling.
Single family structures

Multifamily structures

Mixed-use purposes

Dwelling

§§
§§
§§
§§

§§ Apartment buildings
or complexes
§§ Manufactured home
communities
§§ Condominium buildings
or complexes
§§ Cooperative buildings
or complexes

§§ Mixed-use property if primary
use is residential
§§ Properties for long-term
housing and related services
(such as assisted living for
senior citizens or supportive
housing for people with
disabilities)
§§ Properties for long-term
housing and medical care
if primary use is residential

Not a Dwelling

§§
§§
§§
§§
§§
§§
§§
§§
§§

§§ Transitory residences
§§ Hotels
§§ Hospitals and properties
used to provide medical
care (such as skilled nursing,
rehabilitation, or long-term
medical care)
§§ College dormitories
§§ Recreational vehicle parks

§§ Mixed-use property if primary
use is not residential
§§ Transitory residences
§§ Structures originally
designed as Dwellings
but used exclusively for
commercial purposes
§§ Properties for long-term
housing and medical care if
primary use is not residential

§§
§§
§§
§§

Principal residences
Second homes
Vacation homes
Manufactured Homes or
other factory built homes
Investment properties
Individual condominium units
Detached homes
Individual cooperative units

Transitory residences
Recreational vehicles
Boats
Campers
Travel trailers
Park model RVs
Floating homes
Houseboats
Mobile homes constructed
before June 15, 1976

¹Dwelling means a residential structure, whether or not attached to real property. § 1003.2(f) and comments 2(f)-1 through -5.

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 Does the transaction involve an extension of credit?²
Credit granted pursuant to a new debt obligation?
Yes

Is or was the transaction:
§§ an assumption? comment 2(d)-2.i
or
§§ completed pursuant to a New York State consolidation,
extension, and modification agreement (CEMA)?
comment 2(d)-2.ii
Yes

Proceed to Step 4

oes not involve
D
a Covered Loan

² Generally under Regulation C, an extension of credit refers to the granting of credit only pursuant to a new debt obligation. If
the transaction modifies, renews, extends, or amends the terms of an existing debt obligation, but the existing debt obligation is
not satisfied and replaced, the transaction is not a new extension of credit, unless it falls within the two exceptions noted above.
§ 1003.2(d) and (o), and comments 2(d)-2 and 2(o)-2

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 Do other exclusions apply? § 1003.3(c)(1) through (8) and (c)(13)
Is or was the transaction:
§§ originated or purchased by the Financial Institution acting in a fiduciary
capacity?
§§ secured by a lien on unimproved land?
§§ temporary financing?
§§ the purchase of an interest in a pool of otherwise Covered Loans, such as
mortgage-participation certificates, mortgage-backed securities, or real
estate mortgage investment conduits?
§§ the purchase solely of the right to service an otherwise Covered Loan?
§§ a purchase as part of a merger or acquisition, or as part of the acquisition
of all of the assets and liabilities of a branch office?
§§ for a total dollar amount that is less than $500?
§§ a purchase of a partial interest in an otherwise Covered Loan?
§§ to provide new funds in advance of a consolidation agreement completed
pursuant to a New York State CEMA where consolidation occurred in the
same year as final action on the transaction?

If NO to all
of the questions

If YES to any
of the questions

ransaction involves
T
a Covered Loan

oes not involve
D
a Covered Loan

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 Transaction involves a Covered Loan
Regulation C provides different loan-volume reporting thresholds for transactions that involve a Covered
Loan depending on whether they involve a Closed-End Mortgage Loan or an Open-End Line of Credit.
§ 1003.3(c)(11) and (12). Reporting is required if a threshold is met in each of the two preceding calendar
years.3 (See 2018 Institutional Coverage Chart for guidance regarding institutional coverage.)

Closed-End Mortgage Loan § 1003.2(d)

Open-End Line of Credit § 1003.2(o)

Lending activity

Originated at least 25 Closed-End
Mortgage Loans in each of the two
preceding calendar years?

Originated at least 500 Open-End Lines
of Credit in each of the two preceding
calendar years?

§ 1003.3(c)(11)

§ 1003.3(c)(12)

Yes

No
Data reporting

Required to report
all Closed-End
Mortgage Loan
Applications,
originations, and
purchases

Not required to
report ClosedEnd Mortgage
Loan Applications,
originations, and
purchases

Yes

No
Data reporting

Required to report
all Open-End Lines of
Credit Applications,
originations, and
purchases

Not required to
report Open-End
Lines of Credit
Applications,
originations, and
purchases

§§ Only originated Covered Loans count toward the loan-volume thresholds. If a threshold is met, the
institution reports all Applications for Covered Loans that it receives, Covered Loans that it originates,
and Covered Loans that it purchases for that type of transaction (either Closed-End Mortgage Loan or
Open-End Line of Credit, or both, if both thresholds are met).
§§ Covered consumer and business or commercial purpose originations should be counted together when
assessing the individual thresholds for Closed-End Mortgage Loans and Open-End Lines of Credit.
§§ A financial institution may voluntarily report Closed-End Mortgage Loans or Open-End Lines of Credit
that are excluded because the financial institution does not meet the transactional threshold for that type
of transaction. However, if it chooses to voluntarily report Closed-End Mortgage Loans or Open-End
Lines of Credit, the financial institution must report all such transactions that would otherwise be covered
loans for that calendar year.
3

he threshold for open-end lines of credit is set at 500 for calendar years 2018 and 2019. See the Bureau’s August 2017
T
Final Rule for more information about the temporary threshold increase for open-end lines of credit, available at
consumerfinance.gov/policy-compliance/rulemaking/final-rules/regulation-c-home-mortgage-disclosure-act.

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Appendix

APPENDIX F:

Regulation C

The following is a copy of Regulation C. This copy was last updated on January 1, 2018. This
appendix is a compilation of material and not an official legal edition of the Code of Federal
Regulations or the Federal Register. We have made every effort to ensure the material
presented in this tool is accurate, but if you are relying on it for legal research you should
consult the official editions of those sources to confirm your findings.

Regulation C
§ 1003.1 AUTHORITY, PURPOSE, AND SCOPE.
(a) Authority. This part, known as Regulation C, is issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection (Bureau) pursuant to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) (12 U.S.C. 2801 et
seq.,) as amended. The information-collection requirements have been approved by the U.S.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and have been
assigned OMB numbers for institutions reporting data to the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (1557-0159), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (3064-0046), the Federal
Reserve System (7100-0247), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
(2502-0529), the National Credit Union Administration (3133-0166), and the Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection (3170-0008).
(b) Purpose.
(1) This part implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, which is intended to provide the
public with loan data that can be used:
(i) To help determine whether financial institutions are serving the housing needs of their
communities;
(ii) To assist public officials in distributing public-sector investment so as to attract private
investment to areas where it is needed; and
(iii) To assist in identifying possible discriminatory lending patterns and enforcing
antidiscrimination statutes.
(2) Neither the act nor this part is intended to encourage unsound lending practices or the
allocation of credit.
(c) Scope. This part applies to financial institutions as defined in §1003.2(g). This part requires
a financial institution to submit data to the appropriate Federal agency for the financial institution
as defined in §1003.5(a)(4), and to disclose certain data to the public, about covered loans for
which the financial institution receives applications, or that it originates or purchases, and that
are secured by a dwelling located in a State of the United States of America, the District of
Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
§ 1003.2 DEFINITIONS
In this part:
(a) Act means the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) (12 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), as
amended.

(b) Application—
(1) In general. Application means an oral or written request for a covered loan that is made in
accordance with procedures used by a financial institution for the type of credit requested.
(2) Preapproval programs. A request for preapproval for a home purchase loan, other than a
home purchase loan that will be an open-end line of credit, a reverse mortgage, or secured by a
multifamily dwelling, is an application under this section if the request is reviewed under a
program in which the financial institution, after a comprehensive analysis of the creditworthiness
of the applicant, issues a written commitment to the applicant valid for a designated period of
time to extend a home purchase loan up to a specified amount. The written commitment may
not be subject to conditions other than:
(i) Conditions that require the identification of a suitable property;
(ii) Conditions that require that no material change has occurred in the applicant's financial
condition or creditworthiness prior to closing; and
(iii) Limited conditions that are not related to the financial condition or creditworthiness of the
applicant that the financial institution ordinarily attaches to a traditional home mortgage
application.
(c) Branch office means:
(1) Any office of a bank, savings association, or credit union that is considered a branch by the
Federal or State supervisory agency applicable to that institution, excluding automated teller
machines and other free-standing electronic terminals; and
(2) Any office of a for-profit mortgage-lending institution (other than a bank, savings association,
or credit union) that takes applications from the public for covered loans. A for-profit mortgagelending institution (other than a bank, savings association, or credit union) is also deemed to
have a branch office in an MSA or in an MD, if, in the preceding calendar year, it received
applications for, originated, or purchased five or more covered loans related to property located
in that MSA or MD, respectively.
(d) Closed-end mortgage loan means an extension of credit that is secured by a lien on a
dwelling and that is not an open-end line of credit under paragraph (o) of this section.
(e) Covered loan means a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit that is not an
excluded transaction under §1003.3(c).
(f) Dwelling means a residential structure, whether or not attached to real property. The term
includes but is not limited to a detached home, an individual condominium or cooperative unit, a
manufactured home or other factory-built home, or a multifamily residential structure or
community.

(g) Financial institution means a depository financial institution or a nondepository financial
institution, where:
(1) Depository financial institution means a bank, savings association, or credit union that:
(i) On the preceding December 31 had assets in excess of the asset threshold established
and published annually by the Bureau for coverage by the Act, based on the year-to-year
change in the average of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers, not seasonally adjusted, for each twelve month period ending in November, with
rounding to the nearest million;
(ii) On the preceding December 31, had a home or branch office in an MSA;
(iii) In the preceding calendar year, originated at least one home purchase loan or
refinancing of a home purchase loan, secured by a first lien on a one- to four-unit dwelling;
(iv) Meets one or more of the following two criteria:
(A) The institution is federally insured or regulated; or
(B) Any loan referred to in paragraph (g)(1)(iii) of this section was insured, guaranteed, or
supplemented by a Federal agency, or was intended by the institution for sale to the
Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation;
and
(v) Meets at least one of the following criteria:
(A) In each of the two preceding calendar years, originated at least 25 closed-end
mortgage loans that are not excluded from this part pursuant to §1003.3(c)(1) through (10)
or (13); or
(B) In each of the two preceding calendar years, originated at least 500 open-end lines of
credit that are not excluded from this part pursuant to §1003.3(c)(1) through (10); and
(2) Nondepository financial institution means a for-profit mortgage-lending institution (other than
a bank, savings association, or credit union) that:
(i) On the preceding December 31, had a home or branch office in an MSA; and
(ii) Meets at least one of the following criteria:
(A) In each of the two preceding calendar years, originated at least 25 closed-end
mortgage loans that are not excluded from this part pursuant to §1003.3(c)(1) through (10)
or (13); or
(B) In each of the two preceding calendar years, originated at least 500 open-end lines of
credit that are not excluded from this part pursuant to §1003.3(c)(1) through (10).

(h) [Reserved]
(i) Home improvement loan means a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit
that is for the purpose, in whole or in part, of repairing, rehabilitating, remodeling, or improving a
dwelling or the real property on which the dwelling is located.
(j) Home purchase loan means a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit that
is for the purpose, in whole or in part, of purchasing a dwelling.
(k) Loan/Application Register means both the record of information required to be collected
pursuant to §1003.4 and the record submitted annually or quarterly, as applicable, pursuant to
§1003.5(a).
(l) Manufactured home means any residential structure as defined under regulations of the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development establishing manufactured home
construction and safety standards (24 CFR 3280.2). For purposes of §1003.4(a)(5), the term
also includes a multifamily dwelling that is a manufactured home community.
(m) Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Metropolitan Division (MD).
(1) Metropolitan Statistical Area or MSA means a Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the
U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
(2) Metropolitan Division (MD) means a Metropolitan Division of an MSA, as defined by the U.S.
Office of Management and Budget.
(n) Multifamily dwelling means a dwelling, regardless of construction method, that contains
five or more individual dwelling units.
(o) Open-end line of credit means an extension of credit that:
(1) Is secured by a lien on a dwelling; and
(2) Is an open-end credit plan as defined in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.2(a)(20), but without
regard to whether the credit is consumer credit, as defined in §1026.2(a)(12), is extended by a
creditor, as defined in §1026.2(a)(17), or is extended to a consumer, as defined in
§1026.2(a)(11).
(p) Refinancing means a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit in which a
new, dwelling-secured debt obligation satisfies and replaces an existing, dwelling-secured debt
obligation by the same borrower.
(q) Reverse mortgage means a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit that is
a reverse mortgage transaction as defined in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.33(a), but without
regard to whether the security interest is created in a principal dwelling.

§ 1003.3 EXEMPT INSTITUTIONS AND EXCLUDED TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Exemption based on state law.
(1) A state-chartered or state-licensed financial institution is exempt from the requirements of
this part if the Bureau determines that the institution is subject to a state disclosure law that
contains requirements substantially similar to those imposed by this part and that contains
adequate provisions for enforcement.
(2) Any state, state-chartered or state-licensed financial institution, or association of such
institutions, may apply to the Bureau for an exemption under paragraph (a) of this section.
(3) An institution that is exempt under paragraph (a) of this section shall use the disclosure form
required by its state law and shall submit the data required by that law to its state supervisory
agency for purposes of aggregation.
(b) Loss of exemption. An institution losing a state-law exemption under paragraph (a) of this
section shall comply with this part beginning with the calendar year following the year for which
it last reported loan data under the state disclosure law.
(c) Excluded transactions. The requirements of this part do not apply to:
(1) A closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit originated or purchased by a financial
institution acting in a fiduciary capacity;
(2) A closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit secured by a lien on unimproved land;
(3) Temporary financing;
(4) The purchase of an interest in a pool of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of
credit;
(5) The purchase solely of the right to service closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of
credit;
(6) The purchase of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit as part of a merger
or acquisition, or as part of the acquisition of all of the assets and liabilities of a branch office as
defined in §1003.2(c);
(7) A closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit, or an application for a closed-end
mortgage loan or open-end line of credit, for which the total dollar amount is less than $500;
(8) The purchase of a partial interest in a closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit;
(9) A closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit used primarily for agricultural
purposes;

(10) A closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit that is or will be made primarily for a
business or commercial purpose, unless the closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of
credit is a home improvement loan under §1003.2(i), a home purchase loan under §1003.2(j), or
a refinancing under §1003.2(p);
(11) A closed-end mortgage loan, if the financial institution originated fewer than 25 closed-end
mortgage loans in either of the two preceding calendar years; a financial institution may collect,
record, report, and disclose information, as described in §§1003.4 and 1003.5, for such an
excluded closed-end mortgage loan as though it were a covered loan, provided that the financial
institution complies with such requirements for all applications for closed-end mortgage loans
that it receives, closed-end mortgage loans that it originates, and closed-end mortgage loans
that it purchases that otherwise would have been covered loans during the calendar year during
which final action is taken on the excluded closed-end mortgage loan;
(12) An open-end line of credit, if the financial institution originated fewer than 500 open-end
lines of credit in either of the two preceding calendar years; a financial institution may collect,
record, report, and disclose information, as described in §§1003.4 and 1003.5, for such an
excluded open-end line of credit as though it were a covered loan, provided that the financial
institution complies with such requirements for all applications for open-end lines of credit that it
receives, open-end lines of credit that it originates, and open-end lines of credit that it purchases
that otherwise would have been covered loans during the calendar year during which final
action is taken on the excluded open-end line of credit; or
(13) A transaction that provided or, in the case of an application, proposed to provide new funds
to the applicant or borrower in advance of being consolidated in a New York State consolidation,
extension, and modification agreement classified as a supplemental mortgage under New York
Tax Law section 255; the transaction is excluded only if final action on the consolidation was
taken in the same calendar year as final action on the new funds transaction.

§ 1003.4 COMPILATION OF REPORTABLE DATA.
(a) Data format and itemization. A financial institution shall collect data regarding applications
for covered loans that it receives, covered loans that it originates, and covered loans that it
purchases for each calendar year. A financial institution shall collect data regarding requests
under a preapproval program, as defined in §1003.2(b)(2), only if the preapproval request is
denied, is approved by the financial institution but not accepted by the applicant, or results in the
origination of a home purchase loan. The data collected shall include the following items:
(1)
(i) A universal loan identifier (ULI) for the covered loan or application that can be used to
identify and retrieve the covered loan or application file. Except for a purchased covered
loan or application described in paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(D) and (E) of this section, the financial
institution shall assign and report a ULI that:
(A) Begins with the financial institution's Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) that is issued by:
(1) A utility endorsed by the LEI Regulatory Oversight Committee; or
(2) A utility endorsed or otherwise governed by the Global LEI Foundation (GLEIF) (or
any successor of the GLEIF) after the GLEIF assumes operational governance of the
global LEI system.
(B) Follows the LEI with up to 23 additional characters to identify the covered loan or
application, which:
(1) May be letters, numerals, or a combination of letters and numerals;
(2) Must be unique within the financial institution; and
(3) Must not include any information that could be used to directly identify the applicant
or borrower; and
(C) Ends with a two-character check digit, as prescribed in appendix C to this part.
(D) For a purchased covered loan that any financial institution has previously assigned or
reported with a ULI under this part, the financial institution that purchases the covered loan
must use the ULI that was assigned or previously reported for the covered loan.
(E) For an application that was previously reported with a ULI under this part and that
results in an origination during the same calendar year that is reported in a subsequent
reporting period pursuant to §1003.5(a)(1)(ii), the financial institution may report the same
ULI for the origination that was previously reported for the application.
(ii) Except for purchased covered loans, the date the application was received or the date
shown on the application form.

(2) Whether the covered loan is, or in the case of an application would have been, insured by
the Federal Housing Administration, guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, or
guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service or the Farm Service Agency.
(3) Whether the covered loan is, or the application is for, a home purchase loan, a home
improvement loan, a refinancing, a cash-out refinancing, or for a purpose other than home
purchase, home improvement, refinancing, or cash-out refinancing.
(4) Whether the application or covered loan involved a request for a preapproval of a home
purchase loan under a preapproval program.
(5) Whether the construction method for the dwelling related to the property identified in
paragraph (a)(9) of this section is site-built or a manufactured home.
(6) Whether the property identified in paragraph (a)(9) of this section is or will be used by the
applicant or borrower as a principal residence, as a second residence, or as an investment
property.
(7) The amount of the covered loan or the amount applied for, as applicable.
(i) For a closed-end mortgage loan, other than a purchased loan, an assumption, or a
reverse mortgage, the amount to be repaid as disclosed on the legal obligation. For a
purchased closed-end mortgage loan or an assumption of a closed-end mortgage loan, the
unpaid principal balance at the time of purchase or assumption.
(ii) For an open-end line of credit, other than a reverse mortgage open-end line of credit, the
amount of credit available to the borrower under the terms of the plan.
(iii) For a reverse mortgage, the initial principal limit, as determined pursuant to section 255
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20) and implementing regulations and
mortgagee letters issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(8) The following information about the financial institution's action:
(i) The action taken by the financial institution, recorded as one of the following:
(A) Whether a covered loan was originated or purchased;
(B) Whether an application for a covered loan that did not result in the origination of a
covered loan was approved but not accepted, denied, withdrawn by the applicant, or
closed for incompleteness; and
(C) Whether a preapproval request that did not result in the origination of a home
purchase loan was denied or approved but not accepted.
(ii) The date of the action taken by the financial institution.

(9) The following information about the location of the property securing the covered loan or, in
the case of an application, proposed to secure the covered loan:
(i) The property address; and
(ii) If the property is located in an MSA or MD in which the financial institution has a home or
branch office, or if the institution is subject to paragraph (e) of this section, the location of the
property by:
(A) State;
(B) County; and
(C) Census tract if the property is located in a county with a population of more than
30,000 according to the most recent decennial census conducted by the U.S. Census
Bureau.
(10) The following information about the applicant or borrower:
(i) Ethnicity, race, and sex, and whether this information was collected on the basis of visual
observation or surname;
(ii) Age; and
(iii) Except for covered loans or applications for which the credit decision did not consider or
would not have considered income, the gross annual income relied on in making the credit
decision or, if a credit decision was not made, the gross annual income relied on in
processing the application.
(11) The type of entity purchasing a covered loan that the financial institution originates or
purchases and then sells within the same calendar year.
(12)
(i) For covered loans and applications that are approved but not accepted, and that are
subject to Regulation Z, 12 CFR part 1026, other than assumptions, purchased covered
loans, and reverse mortgages, the difference between the covered loan's annual percentage
rate and the average prime offer rate for a comparable transaction as of the date the interest
rate is set.
(ii) “Average prime offer rate” means an annual percentage rate that is derived from average
interest rates and other loan pricing terms currently offered to consumers by a set of
creditors for mortgage loans that have low-risk pricing characteristics. The Bureau publishes
tables of average prime offer rates by transaction type at least weekly and also publishes
the methodology it uses to derive these rates.

(13) For covered loans subject to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as
implemented in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.32, whether the covered loan is a high-cost
mortgage under Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.32(a).
(14) The lien status (first or subordinate lien) of the property identified under paragraph (a)(9) of
this section.
(15)
(i) Except for purchased covered loans, the credit score or scores relied on in making the
credit decision and the name and version of the scoring model used to generate each credit
score.
(ii) For purposes of this paragraph (a)(15), “credit score” has the meaning set forth in 15
U.S.C. 1681g(f)(2)(A).
(16) The principal reason or reasons the financial institution denied the application, if applicable.
(17) For covered loans subject to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.43(c), the following information:
(i) If a disclosure is provided for the covered loan pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(f), the amount of total loan costs, as disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.38(f)(4); or
(ii) If the covered loan is not subject to the disclosure requirements in Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(f), and is not a purchased covered loan, the total points and fees charged in
connection with the covered loan, expressed in dollars and calculated pursuant to
Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.32(b)(1).
(18) For covered loans subject to the disclosure requirements in Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(f), the total of all itemized amounts that are designated borrower-paid at or before
closing, as disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.38(f)(1).
(19) For covered loans subject to the disclosure requirements in Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(f), the points paid to the creditor to reduce the interest rate, expressed in dollars, as
described in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.37(f)(1)(i), and disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12
CFR 1026.38(f)(1).
(20) For covered loans subject to the disclosure requirements in Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(f), the amount of lender credits, as disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.38(h)(3).
(21) The interest rate applicable to the approved application, or to the covered loan at closing or
account opening.

(22) For covered loans or applications subject to Regulation Z, 12 CFR part 1026, other than
reverse mortgages or purchased covered loans, the term in months of any prepayment penalty,
as defined in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.32(b)(6)(i) or (ii), as applicable.
(23) Except for purchased covered loans, the ratio of the applicant's or borrower's total monthly
debt to the total monthly income relied on in making the credit decision.
(24) Except for purchased covered loans, the ratio of the total amount of debt secured by the
property to the value of the property relied on in making the credit decision.
(25) The scheduled number of months after which the legal obligation will mature or terminate or
would have matured or terminated.
(26) The number of months, or proposed number of months in the case of an application, until
the first date the interest rate may change after closing or account opening.
(27) Whether the contractual terms include or would have included any of the following:
(i) A balloon payment as defined in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.18(s)(5)(i);
(ii) Interest-only payments as defined in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.18(s)(7)(iv);
(iii) A contractual term that would cause the covered loan to be a negative amortization loan
as defined in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.18(s)(7)(v); or
(iv) Any other contractual term that would allow for payments other than fully amortizing
payments, as defined in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.43(b)(2), during the loan term, other
than the contractual terms described in this paragraph (a)(27)(i), (ii), and (iii).
(28) The value of the property securing the covered loan or, in the case of an application,
proposed to secure the covered loan relied on in making the credit decision.
(29) If the dwelling related to the property identified in paragraph (a)(9) of this section is a
manufactured home and not a multifamily dwelling, whether the covered loan is, or in the case
of an application would have been, secured by a manufactured home and land, or by a
manufactured home and not land.
(30) If the dwelling related to the property identified in paragraph (a)(9) of this section is a
manufactured home and not a multifamily dwelling, whether the applicant or borrower:
(i) Owns the land on which it is or will be located or, in the case of an application, did or
would have owned the land on which it would have been located, through a direct or indirect
ownership interest; or
(ii) Leases or, in the case of an application, leases or would have leased the land through a
paid or unpaid leasehold.

(31) The number of individual dwelling units related to the property securing the covered loan or,
in the case of an application, proposed to secure the covered loan.
(32) If the property securing the covered loan or, in the case of an application, proposed to
secure the covered loan includes a multifamily dwelling, the number of individual dwelling units
related to the property that are income-restricted pursuant to Federal, State, or local affordable
housing programs.
(33) Except for purchased covered loans, the following information about the application
channel of the covered loan or application:
(i) Whether the applicant or borrower submitted the application for the covered loan directly
to the financial institution; and
(ii) Whether the obligation arising from the covered loan was, or in the case of an
application, would have been initially payable to the financial institution.
(34) For a covered loan or application, the unique identifier assigned by the Nationwide
Mortgage Licensing System and Registry for the mortgage loan originator, as defined in
Regulation G, 12 CFR 1007.102, or Regulation H, 12 CFR 1008.23, as applicable.
(35)
(i) Except for purchased covered loans, the name of the automated underwriting system
used by the financial institution to evaluate the application and the result generated by that
automated underwriting system.
(ii) For purposes of this paragraph (a)(35), an “automated underwriting system” means an
electronic tool developed by a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal
government guarantor of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit that
provides a result regarding the credit risk of the applicant and whether the covered loan is
eligible to be originated, purchased, insured, or guaranteed by that securitizer, Federal
government insurer, or Federal government guarantor. A person is a securitizer, Federal
government insurer, or Federal government guarantor of closed-end mortgage loans or
open-end lines of credit, respectively, if it has ever securitized, provided Federal government
insurance, or provided a Federal government guarantee for a closed-end mortgage loan or
open-end line of credit.
(36) Whether the covered loan is, or the application is for, a reverse mortgage.
(37) Whether the covered loan is, or the application is for, an open-end line of credit.
(38) Whether the covered loan is, or the application is for a covered loan that will be, made
primarily for a business or commercial purpose.

(b) Collection of data on ethnicity, race, sex, age, and income.
(1) A financial institution shall collect data about the ethnicity, race, and sex of the applicant or
borrower as prescribed in appendix B to this part.
(2) Ethnicity, race, sex, age, and income data may but need not be collected for covered loans
purchased by a financial institution.
(c)-(d) [Reserved]
(e) Data reporting for banks and savings associations that are required to report data on
small business, small farm, and community development lending under CRA. Banks and
savings associations that are required to report data on small business, small farm, and
community development lending under regulations that implement the Community
Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) shall also collect the information required by
paragraph 4(a)(9) of this section for property located outside MSAs and MDs in which the
institution has a home or branch office, or outside any MSA.
(f) Quarterly recording of data. A financial institution shall record the data collected pursuant
to this section on a loan/application register within 30 calendar days after the end of the
calendar quarter in which final action is taken (such as origination or purchase of a covered
loan, sale of a covered loan in the same calendar year it is originated or purchased, or denial or
withdrawal of an application).

§ 1003.5 DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING.
(a) Reporting to agency.
(1) By March 1 following the calendar year for which the loan data are compiled, a financial
institution shall send its complete loan/application register to the agency office specified in
appendix A of this part. The institution shall retain a copy for its records for at least three years.
(2) A subsidiary of a bank or savings association shall complete a separate loan/application
register. The subsidiary shall submit the register, directly or through its parent, to the same
agency as its parent.
(b) Disclosure statement.
(1) The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) will make available a
disclosure statement based on the data each financial institution submits for the preceding
calendar year pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.
(2) No later than three business days after receiving notice from the FFIEC that a financial
institution's disclosure statement is available, the financial institution shall make available to the
public upon request at its home office, and each branch office physically located in each MSA
and each MD, a written notice that clearly conveys that the institution's disclosure statement
may be obtained on the Bureau's Web site at www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda.
(c) Modified loan/application register.
(1) A financial institution shall make available to the public upon request at its home office, and
each branch office physically located in each MSA and each MD, a written notice that clearly
conveys that the institution's loan/application register, as modified by the Bureau to protect
applicant and borrower privacy, may be obtained on the Bureau's Web site at
www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda.
(2) A financial institution shall make available the notice required by paragraph (c)(1) of this
section following the calendar year for which the data are collected.
(d) Availability of written notices.
(1) A financial institution shall make the notice required by paragraph (c) of this section available
to the public for a period of three years and the notice required by paragraph (b)(2) of this
section available to the public for a period of five years. An institution shall make these notices
available during the hours the office is normally open to the public for business.
(2) A financial institution may make available to the public, at its discretion and in addition to the
written notices required by paragraphs (b)(2) or (c)(1) of this section, as applicable, its
disclosure statement or its loan/application register, as modified by the Bureau to protect

applicant and borrower privacy. A financial institution may impose a reasonable fee for any cost
incurred in providing or reproducing these data.
(e) Posted notice of availability of data. A financial institution shall post a general notice
about the availability of its HMDA data in the lobby of its home office and of each branch office
physically located in each MSA and each MD. This notice must clearly convey that the
institution's HMDA data is available on the Bureau's Web site at
www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda.
(f) Aggregated data. Using data submitted by financial institutions pursuant to paragraph (a) of
this section, the FFIEC will make available aggregate data for each MSA and MD, showing
lending patterns by property location, age of housing stock, and income level, sex, ethnicity, and
race.
§ 1003.6 ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Administrative enforcement. A violation of the Act or this part is subject to administrative
sanctions as provided in section 305 of the Act, including the imposition of civil money penalties,
where applicable. Compliance is enforced by the agencies listed in section 305 of the Act (12
U.S.C. 2804).
(b) Bona fide errors.
(1) An error in compiling or recording loan data is not a violation of the act or this part if the error
was unintentional and occurred despite the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to
avoid such errors.
(2) An incorrect entry for a census tract number is deemed a bona fide error, and is not a
violation of the act or this part, provided that the institution maintains procedures reasonably
adapted to avoid such errors.
(3) If an institution makes a good-faith effort to record all data concerning covered transactions
fully and accurately within thirty calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, and some
data are nevertheless inaccurate or incomplete, the error or omission is not a violation of the act
or this part provided that the institution corrects or completes the information prior to submitting
the loan/application register to its regulatory agency.

APPENDIX A TO PART 1003—FORM AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF HMDA
LOAN/APPLICATION REGISTER
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
This report is required by law (12 U.S.C. 2801-2810 and 12 CFR 1003). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and an organization is not required to respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. See 12
CFR 1003.1(a) for the valid OMB Control Numbers applicable to this information collection.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the respective agencies and to
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Paperwork Reduction Project, Washington,
DC 20503. Be sure to reference the applicable agency and the OMB Control Number, as found
in 12 CFR 1003.1(a), when submitting comments to OMB.
Transition Requirements for Data Collected in 2017 and Submitted in 2018
The instructions for completion of the loan/application register in part I of this appendix applies
to data collected during the 2017 calendar year and reported in 2018. Part I of this appendix
does not apply to data collected pursuant to the amendments to Regulation C effective January
1, 2018.
I. Instructions for Completion of Loan/Application Register
A. Application or Loan Information
1. Application or Loan Number. Enter an identifying loan number that can be used later to
retrieve the loan or application file. It can be any number of your institution's choosing (not
exceeding 25 characters). You may use letters, numerals, or a combination of both.
2. Date Application Received. Enter the date the loan application was received by your
institution by month, day, and year. If your institution normally records the date shown on the
application form you may use that date instead. Enter “NA” for loans purchased by your
institution. For paper submissions only, use numerals in the form MM/DD/YYYY (for example,
01/15/2003). For submissions in electronic form, the proper format is YYYYMMDD.
3. Type of Loan or Application. Indicate the type of loan or application by entering the
applicable Code from the following:
Code 1—Conventional (any loan other than FHA, VA, FSA, or RHS loans)
Code 2—FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration)
Code 3—VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration)
Code 4—FSA/RHS-guaranteed (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service)
4. Property Type. Indicate the property type by entering the applicable Code from the following:

Code 1—One-to four-family dwelling (other than manufactured housing)
Code 2—Manufactured housing
Code 3—Multifamily dwelling
a. Use Code 1, not Code 3, for loans on individual condominium or cooperative units.
b. If you cannot determine (despite reasonable efforts to find out) whether the loan or
application relates to a manufactured home, use Code 1.
5. Purpose of Loan or Application. Indicate the purpose of the loan or application by entering
the applicable Code from the following:
Code 1—Home purchase
Code 2—Home improvement
Code 3—Refinancing
a. Do not report a refinancing if, under the loan agreement, you were unconditionally
obligated to refinance the obligation, or you were obligated to refinance the obligation
subject to conditions within the borrower's control.
6. Owner Occupancy. Indicate whether the property to which the loan or loan application
relates is to be owner-occupied as a principal residence by entering the applicable Code from
the following:
Code 1—Owner-occupied as a principal dwelling
Code 2—Not owner-occupied as a principal dwelling
Code 3—Not applicable
a. For purchased loans, use Code 1 unless the loan documents or application indicate that
the property will not be owner-occupied as a principal residence.
b. Use Code 2 for second homes or vacation homes, as well as for rental properties.
c. Use Code 3 if the property to which the loan relates is a multifamily dwelling; is not
located in an MSA; or is located in an MSA or an MD in which your institution has neither a
home nor a branch office. Alternatively, at your institution's option, you may report the actual
occupancy status, using Code 1 or 2 as applicable.
7. Loan Amount. Enter the amount of the loan or application. Do not report loans below $500.
Show the amount in thousands, rounding to the nearest thousand (round $500 up to the next
$1,000). For example, a loan for $167,300 should be entered as 167 and one for $15,500 as 16.

a. For a home purchase loan that you originated, enter the principal amount of the loan.
b. For a home purchase loan that you purchased, enter the unpaid principal balance of the
loan at the time of purchase.
c. For a home improvement loan, enter the entire amount of the loan—including unpaid
finance charges if that is how such loans are recorded on your books—even if only a part of
the proceeds is intended for home improvement.
d. If you opt to report home-equity lines of credit, report only the portion of the line intended
for home improvement or home purchase.
e. For a refinancing, indicate the total amount of the refinancing, including both the amount
outstanding on the original loan and any amount of “new money.”
f. For a loan application that was denied or withdrawn, enter the amount for which the
applicant applied.
8. Request for Preapproval of a Home Purchase Loan. Indicate whether the application or
loan involved a request for preapproval of a home purchase loan by entering the applicable
Code from the following:
Code 1—Preapproval requested
Code 2—Preapproval not requested
Code 3—Not applicable
a. Enter Code 2 if your institution has a covered preapproval program but the applicant does
not request a preapproval.
b. Enter Code 3 if your institution does not have a preapproval program as defined in
§1003.2.
c. Enter Code 3 for applications or loans for home improvement or refinancing, and for
purchased loans.
B. Action Taken
1. Type of Action. Indicate the type of action taken on the application or loan by using one of
the following Codes.
Code 1—Loan originated
Code 2—Application approved but not accepted
Code 3—Application denied

Code 4—Application withdrawn
Code 5—File closed for incompleteness
Code 6—Loan purchased by your institution
Code 7—Preapproval request denied
Code 8—Preapproval request approved but not accepted (optional reporting)
a. Use Code 1 for a loan that is originated, including one resulting from a request for
preapproval.
b. For a counteroffer (your offer to the applicant to make the loan on different terms or in a
different amount from the terms or amount applied for), use Code 1 if the applicant accepts.
Use Code 3 if the applicant turns down the counteroffer or does not respond.
c. Use Code 2 when the application is approved but the applicant (or the loan broker or
correspondent) fails to respond to your notification of approval or your commitment letter
within the specified time. Do not use this Code for a preapproval request.
d. Use Code 4 only when the application is expressly withdrawn by the applicant before a
credit decision is made. Do not use Code 4 if a request for preapproval is withdrawn;
preapproval requests that are withdrawn are not reported under HMDA.
e. Use Code 5 if you sent a written notice of incompleteness under §1002.9(c)(2) of
Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity) and the applicant did not respond to your request
for additional information within the period of time specified in your notice. Do not use this
Code for requests for preapproval that are incomplete; these preapproval requests are not
reported under HMDA.
2. Date of Action. For paper submissions only, enter the date by month, day, and year, using
numerals in the form MM/DD/YYYY (for example, 02/22/2003). For submissions in electronic
form, the proper format is YYYYMMDD.
a. For loans originated, enter the settlement or closing date.
b. For loans purchased, enter the date of purchase by your institution.
c. For applications and preapprovals denied, applications and preapprovals approved but
not accepted by the applicant, and files closed for incompleteness, enter the date that the
action was taken by your institution or the date the notice was sent to the applicant.
d. For applications withdrawn, enter the date you received the applicant's express
withdrawal, or enter the date shown on the notification from the applicant, in the case of a
written withdrawal.

e. For preapprovals that lead to a loan origination, enter the date of the origination.
C. Property Location
Except as otherwise provided, enter in these columns the applicable Codes for the MSA, or the
MD if the MSA is divided into MDs, state, county, and census tract to indicate the location of the
property to which a loan relates.
1. MSA or Metropolitan Division.—For each loan or loan application, enter the MSA, or the
MD number if the MSA is divided into MDs. MSA and MD boundaries are defined by OMB; use
the boundaries that were in effect on January 1 of the calendar year for which you are reporting.
A listing of MSAs and MDs is available from the appropriate Federal agency to which you report
data or the FFIEC.
2. State and County. Use the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) two-digit
numerical code for the state and the three-digit numerical code for the county. These codes are
available from the appropriate Federal agency to which you report data or the FFIEC.
3. Census Tract.—Indicate the census tract where the property is located. Notwithstanding
paragraph 6, if the property is located in a county with a population of 30,000 or less in the 2000
Census, enter “NA” (even if the population has increased above 30,000 since 2000), or enter
the census tract number. County population data can be obtained from the U.S. Census
Bureau.
4. Census Tract Number.—For the census tract number, consult the resources provided by the
U.S. Census Bureau or the FFIEC.
5. Property Located Outside MSAs or Metropolitan Divisions.—For loans on property
located outside the MSAs and MDs in which an institution has a home or branch office, or for
property located outside of any MSA or MD, the institution may choose one of the following two
options. Under option one, the institution may enter the MSA or MD, state and county codes and
the census tract number; and if the property is not located in any MSA or MD, the institution may
enter “NA” in the MSA or MD column. (Codes exist for all states and counties and numbers exist
for all census tracts.) Under this first option, the codes and census tract number must accurately
identify the property location. Under the second option, which is not available if paragraph 6
applies, an institution may enter “NA” in all four columns, whether or not the codes or numbers
exist for the property location.
6. Data Reporting for Banks and Savings Associations Required To Report Data on Small
Business, Small Farm, and Community Development Lending Under the CRA
Regulations.—If your institution is a bank or savings association that is required to report data
under the regulations that implement the CRA, you must enter the property location on your
HMDA/LAR even if the property is outside the MSAs or MDs in which you have a home or
branch office, or is not located in any MSA.

7. Requests for Preapproval. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 through 6, if the application is a
request for preapproval that is denied or that is approved but not accepted by the applicant, you
may enter “NA” in all four columns.
D. Applicant Information—Ethnicity, Race, Sex, and Income
Appendix B contains instructions for the collection of data on ethnicity, race, and sex, and also
contains a sample form for data collection.
1. Applicability. Report this information for loans that you originate as well as for applications
that do not result in an origination.
a. You need not collect or report this information for loans purchased. If you choose not to
report this information, use the Codes for “not applicable.”
b. If the borrower or applicant is not a natural person (a corporation or partnership, for
example), use the Codes for “not applicable.”
2. Mail, Internet, or Telephone Applications.—All loan applications, including applications
taken by mail, internet, or telephone must use a collection form similar to that shown in
appendix B regarding ethnicity, race, and sex. For applications taken by telephone, the
information in the collection form must be stated orally by the lender, except for information that
pertains uniquely to applications taken in writing. If the applicant does not provide these data in
an application taken by mail or telephone or on the internet, enter the Code for “information not
provided by applicant in mail, internet, or telephone application” specified in paragraphs I.D.3.,
4., and 5. of this appendix. (See appendix B for complete information on the collection of these
data in mail, Internet, or telephone applications.)
3. Ethnicity of Borrower or Applicant. Use the following Codes to indicate the ethnicity of the
applicant or borrower under column “A” and of any co-applicant or co-borrower under column
“CA.”
Code 1—Hispanic or Latino
Code 2—Not Hispanic or Latino
Code 3—Information not provided by applicant in mail, internet, or telephone application
Code 4—Not applicable
Code 5—No co-applicant
4. Race of Borrower or Applicant. Use the following Codes to indicate the race of the
applicant or borrower under column “A” and of any co-applicant or co-borrower under column
“CA.”
Code 1—American Indian or Alaska Native

Code 2—Asian
Code 3—Black or African American
Code 4—Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Code 5—White
Code 6—Information not provided by applicant in mail, internet, or telephone application
Code 7—Not applicable
Code 8—No co-applicant
a. If an applicant selects more than one racial designation, enter all Codes corresponding to
the applicant's selections.
b. Use Code 4 (for ethnicity) and Code 7 (for race) for “not applicable” only when the
applicant or co-applicant is not a natural person or when applicant or co-applicant
information is unavailable because the loan has been purchased by your institution.
c. If there is more than one co-applicant, provide the required information only for the first
co-applicant listed on the application form. If there are no co-applicants or co-borrowers, use
Code 5 (for ethnicity) and Code 8 (for race) for “no co-applicant” in the co-applicant column.
5. Sex of Borrower or Applicant. Use the following Codes to indicate the sex of the applicant
or borrower under column “A” and of any co-applicant or co-borrower under column “CA.”
Code 1—Male
Code 2—Female
Code 3—Information not provided by applicant in mail, internet, or telephone application
Code 4—Not applicable
Code 5—No co-applicant or co-borrower
a. Use Code 4 for “not applicable” only when the applicant or co-applicant is not a natural
person or when applicant or co-applicant information is unavailable because the loan has
been purchased by your institution.
b. If there is more than one co-applicant, provide the required information only for the first
co-applicant listed on the application form. If there are no co-applicants or co-borrowers, use
Code 5 for “no co-applicant” in the co-applicant column.
6. Income. Enter the gross annual income that your institution relied on in making the credit
decision.

a. Round all dollar amounts to the nearest thousand (round $500 up to the next $1,000), and
show in thousands. For example, report $35,500 as 36.
b. For loans on multifamily dwellings, enter “NA.”
c. If no income information is asked for or relied on in the credit decision, enter “NA.”
d. If the applicant or co-applicant is not a natural person or the applicant or co-applicant
information is unavailable because the loan has been purchased by your institution, enter
“NA.”
E. Type of Purchaser
Enter the applicable Code to indicate whether a loan that your institution originated or
purchased was then sold to a secondary market entity within the same calendar year:
Code 0—Loan was not originated or was not sold in calendar year covered by register
Code 1—Fannie Mae
Code 2—Ginnie Mae
Code 3—Freddie Mac
Code 4—Farmer Mac
Code 5—Private securitization
Code 6—Commercial bank, savings bank, or savings association
Code 7—Life insurance company, credit union, mortgage bank, or finance company
Code 8—Affiliate institution
Code 9—Other type of purchaser
a. Use Code 0 for applications that were denied, withdrawn, or approved but not accepted
by the applicant; and for files closed for incompleteness.
b. Use Code 0 if you originated or purchased a loan and did not sell it during that same
calendar year. If you sell the loan in a succeeding year, you need not report the sale.
c. Use Code 2 if you conditionally assign a loan to Ginnie Mae in connection with a
mortgage-backed security transaction.
d. Use Code 8 for loans sold to an institution affiliated with you, such as your subsidiary or a
subsidiary of your parent corporation.

F. Reasons for Denial
1. You may report the reason for denial, and you may indicate up to three reasons, using the
following Codes. Leave this column blank if the “action taken” on the application is not a denial.
For example, do not complete this column if the application was withdrawn or the file was closed
for incompleteness.
Code 1—Debt-to-income ratio
Code 2—Employment history
Code 3—Credit history
Code 4—Collateral
Code 5—Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)
Code 6—Unverifiable information
Code 7—Credit application incomplete
Code 8—Mortgage insurance denied
Code 9—Other
2. If your institution uses the model form for adverse action contained in appendix C to
Regulation B (Form C-1, Sample Notification Form), use the foregoing Codes as follows:
a. Code 1 for: Income insufficient for amount of credit requested, and Excessive obligations
in relation to income.
b. Code 2 for: Temporary or irregular employment, and Length of employment.
c. Code 3 for: Insufficient number of credit references provided; Unacceptable type of credit
references provided; No credit file; Limited credit experience; Poor credit performance with
us; Delinquent past or present credit obligations with others; Garnishment, attachment,
foreclosure, repossession, collection action, or judgment; and Bankruptcy.
d. Code 4 for: Value or type of collateral not sufficient.
e. Code 6 for: Unable to verify credit references; Unable to verify employment; Unable to
verify income; and Unable to verify residence.
f. Code 7 for: Credit application incomplete.
g. Code 9 for: Length of residence; Temporary residence; and Other reasons specified on
notice.

G. Pricing-Related Data
1. Rate Spread.
a. For a home-purchase loan, a refinancing, or a dwelling-secured home improvement loan
that you originated, report the spread between the annual percentage rate (APR) and the
average prime offer rate for a comparable transaction if the spread is equal to or greater
than 1.5 percentage points for first-lien loans or 3.5 percentage points for subordinate-lien
loans. To determine whether the rate spread meets this threshold, use the average prime
offer rate in effect for the type of transaction as of the date the interest rate was set, and use
the APR for the loan, as calculated and disclosed to the consumer under §§1026.6 or
1026.18, as applicable, of Regulation Z (12 CFR part 1026). Current and historic average
prime offer rates are set forth in the tables published on the FFIEC's Web site
(http://www.ffiec.gov/hmda) entitled “Average Prime Offer Rates-Fixed” and “Average Prime
Offer Rates-Adjustable.” Use the most recently available average prime offer rate. “Most
recently available” means the average prime offer rate set forth in the applicable table with
the most recent effective date as of the date the interest rate was set. Do not use an
average prime offer rate before its effective date.
b. If the loan is not subject to Regulation Z, or is a home improvement loan that is not
dwelling-secured, or is a loan that you purchased, enter “NA.”
c. Enter “NA” in the case of an application that does not result in a loan origination.
d. Enter the rate spread to two decimal places, and use a leading zero. For example, enter
03.29. If the difference between the APR and the average prime offer rate is a figure with
more than two decimal places, round the figure or truncate the digits beyond two decimal
places.
e. If the difference between the APR and the average prime offer rate is less than 1.5
percentage points for a first-lien loan and less than 3.5 percentage points for a subordinatelien loan, enter “NA.”
2. Date the interest rate was set. The relevant date to use to determine the average prime
offer rate for a comparable transaction is the date on which the loan's interest rate was set by
the financial institution for the final time before closing. If an interest rate is set pursuant to a
“lock-in” agreement between the lender and the borrower, then the date on which the
agreement fixes the interest rate is the date the rate was set. If a rate is re-set after a lock-in
agreement is executed (for example, because the borrower exercises a float-down option or the
agreement expires), then the relevant date is the date the rate is re-set for the final time before
closing. If no lock-in agreement is executed, then the relevant date is the date on which the
institution sets the rate for the final time before closing.

3. HOEPA Status.
a. For a loan that you originated or purchased that is subject to the Home Ownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994 (HOEPA), as implemented in Regulation Z (12 CFR 1026.32),
because the APR or the points and fees on the loan exceed the HOEPA triggers, enter
Code 1.
b. Enter Code 2 in all other cases. For example, enter Code 2 for a loan that you originated
or purchased that is not subject to the requirements of HOEPA for any reason; also enter
Code 2 in the case of an application that does not result in a loan origination.
H. Lien Status
Use the following Codes for loans that you originate and for applications that do not result in an
origination:
Code 1—Secured by a first lien.
Code 2—Secured by a subordinate lien.
Code 3—Not secured by a lien.
Code 4—Not applicable (purchased loan).
a. Use Codes 1 through 3 for loans that you originate, as well as for applications that do not
result in an origination (applications that are approved but not accepted, denied, withdrawn,
or closed for incompleteness).
b. Use Code 4 for loans that you purchase.

II. Appropriate Federal Agencies for HMDA Reporting
A. A financial institution shall submit its loan/application register in electronic format to the
appropriate Federal agency at the address identified by such agency. The appropriate Federal
agency for a financial institution is determined pursuant to section 304(h)(2) of the Home
Mortgage Disclosure Act (12 U.S.C. 2803(h)(2)) or, with respect to a financial institution subject
to the Bureau's supervisory authority under section 1025(a) of the Consumer Financial
Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5515(a)), is the Bureau.
B. Procedures for the submission of the loan/application register are available at
www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda.
C. An authorized representative of the financial institution with knowledge of the data submitted
shall certify to the accuracy and completeness of the data submitted.

APPENDIX B TO PART 1003—FORM AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR DATA COLLECTION ON ETHNICITY,
RACE, AND SEX
You may list questions regarding the ethnicity, race, and sex of the applicant on your loan
application form, or on a separate form that refers to the application. (See the sample data
collection form below for model language.)
1. You must ask the applicant for this information (but you cannot require the applicant to
provide it) whether the application is taken in person, by mail or telephone, or on the
internet. For applications taken by telephone, you must state the information in the collection
form orally, except for that information which pertains uniquely to applications taken in
writing, for example, the italicized language in the sample data collection form.
2. Inform the applicant that Federal law requires this information to be collected in order to
protect consumers and to monitor compliance with Federal statutes that prohibit
discrimination against applicants on these bases. Inform the applicant that if the information
is not provided where the application is taken in person, you are required to note the
information on the basis of visual observation or surname.
3. If you accept an application through electronic media with a video component, you must
treat the application as taken in person. If you accept an application through electronic
media without a video component (for example, facsimile), you must treat the application as
accepted by mail.
4. For purposes of §1003.4(a)(10)(i), if a covered loan or application includes a guarantor,
you do not report the guarantor's ethnicity, race, and sex.
5. If there are no co-applicants, you must report that there is no co-applicant. If there is more
than one co-applicant, you must provide the ethnicity, race, and sex only for the first coapplicant listed on the collection form. A co-applicant may provide an absent co-applicant's
ethnicity, race, and sex on behalf of the absent co-applicant. If the information is not
provided for an absent co-applicant, you must report “information not provided by applicant
in mail, internet, or telephone application” for the absent co-applicant.
6. When you purchase a covered loan and you choose not to report the applicant's or coapplicant's ethnicity, race, and sex, you must report that the requirement is not applicable.
7. You must report that the requirement to report the applicant's or co-applicant's ethnicity,
race, and sex is not applicable when the applicant or co-applicant is not a natural person (for
example, a corporation, partnership, or trust). For example, for a transaction involving a
trust, you must report that the requirement to report the applicant's ethnicity, race, and sex is
not applicable if the trust is the applicant. On the other hand, if the applicant is a natural
person, and is the beneficiary of a trust, you must report the applicant's ethnicity, race, and
sex.

8. You must report the ethnicity, race, and sex of an applicant as provided by the applicant.
For example, if an applicant selects the “Asian” box the institution reports “Asian” for the
race of the applicant. Only an applicant may self-identify as being of a particular Hispanic or
Latino subcategory (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Other Hispanic or Latino) or of a
particular Asian subcategory (Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean,
Vietnamese, Other Asian) or of a particular Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
subcategory (Native Hawaiian, Guamanian or Chamorro, Samoan, Other Pacific Islander) or
of a particular American Indian or Alaska Native enrolled or principal tribe. An applicant may
select an ethnicity or race subcategory even if the applicant does not select an aggregate
ethnicity or aggregate race category. For example, if an applicant selects only the “Mexican”
box, the institution reports “Mexican” for the ethnicity of the applicant but does not also
report “Hispanic or Latino.”
9. You must offer the applicant the option of selecting more than one ethnicity or race. If an
applicant selects more than one ethnicity or race, you must report each selected
designation, subject to the limits described below.
i. Ethnicity—Aggregate categories and subcategories. There are two aggregate ethnicity
categories: Hispanic or Latino; and Not Hispanic or Latino. The Hispanic or Latino
category has four subcategories: Mexican; Puerto Rican; Cuban; and Other Hispanic or
Latino. You must report every aggregate ethnicity category selected by the applicant. If the
applicant also selects one or more ethnicity subcategories, you must report each ethnicity
subcategory selected by the applicant, except that you must not report more than a total of
five aggregate ethnicity categories and ethnicity subcategories combined. For example, if
the applicant selects both aggregate ethnicity categories and also selects all four ethnicity
subcategories, you must report Hispanic or Latino, Not Hispanic or Latino, and any three,
at your option, of the four ethnicity subcategories selected by the applicant. To determine
how to report the Other Hispanic or Latino ethnicity subcategory for purposes of the fiveethnicity maximum, see paragraph 9.ii below.
ii. Ethnicity—Other subcategories. An applicant may select the Other Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity subcategory, an applicant may provide a particular Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
not listed in the standard subcategories, or an applicant may do both. If the applicant
provides only a particular Hispanic or Latino ethnicity in the space provided, you are
permitted, but are not required, to report Other Hispanic or Latino in addition to reporting
the particular Hispanic or Latino ethnicity provided by the applicant. For example, if an
applicant provides only “Dominican,” you should report “Dominican.” You are permitted,
but not required, to report Other Hispanic or Latino as well. If an applicant selects the
Other Hispanic or Latino ethnicity subcategory and also provides a particular Hispanic or
Latino ethnicity not listed in the standard subcategories, you must report both the selection
of Other Hispanic or Latino and the additional information provided by the applicant,
subject to the five-ethnicity maximum. For purposes of the maximum of five reportable
ethnicity categories and ethnicity subcategories combined, as set forth in paragraph 9.i,
the Other Hispanic or Latino subcategory and additional information provided by the
applicant together constitute only one selection. For example, if the applicant selects Other

Hispanic or Latino and enters “Dominican” in the space provided, Other Hispanic or Latino
and “Dominican” are considered one selection. Similarly, if the applicant only enters
“Dominican” in the space provided and you report both “Dominican” and Other Hispanic or
Latino as permitted by this paragraph 9.ii, the reported items together are considered one
selection.
iii. Race—Aggregate categories and subcategories. There are five aggregate race
categories: American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian; Black or African American; Native
Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and White. The Asian and the Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander aggregate categories have seven and four subcategories,
respectively. The Asian race subcategories are: Asian Indian; Chinese; Filipino; Japanese;
Korean; Vietnamese; and Other Asian. The Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander race
subcategories are: Native Hawaiian; Guamanian or Chamorro; Samoan; and Other Pacific
Islander. You must report every aggregate race category selected by the applicant. If the
applicant also selects one or more race subcategories, you must report each race
subcategory selected by the applicant, except that you must not report more than a total of
five aggregate race categories and race subcategories combined. For example, if the
applicant selects all five aggregate race categories and also selects some race
subcategories, you report only the five aggregate race categories. On the other hand, if
the applicant selects the White, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
aggregate race categories, and the applicant also selects the Korean, Vietnamese, and
Samoan race subcategories, you must report White, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander, and any two, at your option, of the three race subcategories selected by
the applicant. In this example, you must report White, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander, and in addition you must report (at your option) either Korean and
Vietnamese, Korean and Samoan, or Vietnamese and Samoan. To determine how to
report an Other race subcategory and the American Indian or Alaska Native category for
purposes of the five-race maximum, see paragraphs 9.iv and 9.v below.
iv. Race—Other subcategories. An applicant may select the Other Asian race subcategory
or the Other Pacific Islander race subcategory, an applicant may provide a particular Asian
race or Pacific Islander race not listed in the standard subcategories, or an applicant may
do both. If the applicant provides only a particular Asian race or Pacific Islander race in the
space provided, you are permitted, but are not required, to report Other Asian or Other
Pacific Islander, as applicable, in addition to reporting the particular Asian race or Pacific
Islander race provided by the applicant. For example, if an applicant provides only
“Hmong,” you should report “Hmong.” You are permitted, but not required, to report Other
Asian as well. If an applicant selects the Other Asian race or the Other Pacific Islander
race subcategory and provides a particular Asian race or Pacific Islander race not listed in
the standard subcategories, you must report both the selection of Other Asian or Other
Pacific Islander, as applicable, and the additional information provided by the applicant,
subject to the five-race maximum. For purposes of the maximum of five reportable race
categories and race subcategories combined, as set forth in paragraph 9.iii, the Other race
subcategory and additional information provided by the applicant together constitute only
one selection. Thus, using the same facts in the example offered in paragraph 9.iii above,

if the applicant also selects Other Asian and enters “Thai” in the space provided, Other
Asian and Thai are considered one selection. Similarly, if the applicant enters only “Thai”
in the space provided and you report both “Thai” and Other Asian as permitted by this
paragraph 9.iv, the reported items together are considered one selection. In the same
example, you must report any two (at your option) of the four race subcategories selected
by the applicant, Korean, Vietnamese, Other Asian-Thai, and Samoan, in addition to the
three aggregate race categories selected by the applicant.
v. Race—American Indian or Alaska Native category. An applicant may select the
American Indian or Alaska Native race category, an applicant may provide a particular
American Indian or Alaska Native enrolled or principal tribe, or an applicant may do both. If
the applicant provides only a particular American Indian or Alaska Native enrolled or
principal tribe in the space provided, you are permitted, but are not required, to report
American Indian or Alaska Native in addition to reporting the particular American Indian or
Alaska Native enrolled or principal tribe provided by the applicant. For example, if an
applicant provides only “Navajo,” you should report “Navajo.” You are permitted, but not
required, to report American Indian or Alaska Native as well. If an applicant selects the
American Indian or Alaska Native race category and also provides a particular American
Indian or Alaska Native enrolled or principal tribe, you must report both the selection of
American Indian or Alaska Native and the additional information provided by the applicant.
For purposes of the maximum of five reportable race categories and race subcategories
combined, as set forth in paragraph 9.iii, the American Indian or Alaska Native category
and additional information provided by the applicant together constitute only one selection.
10. If the applicant chooses not to provide the information for an application taken in person,
note this fact on the collection form and then collect the applicant's ethnicity, race, and sex
on the basis of visual observation or surname. You must report whether the applicant's
ethnicity, race, and sex was collected on the basis of visual observation or surname. When
you collect an applicant's ethnicity, race, and sex on the basis of visual observation or
surname, you must select from the following aggregate categories: Ethnicity (Hispanic or
Latino; not Hispanic or Latino); race (American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian; Black or
African American; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; White); sex (male; female).
11. If the applicant declines to answer these questions by checking the “I do not wish to
provide this information” box on an application that is taken by mail or on the internet, or
declines to provide this information by stating orally that he or she does not wish to provide
this information on an application that is taken by telephone, you must report “information
not provided by applicant in mail, internet, or telephone application.”
12. If the applicant begins an application by mail, internet, or telephone, and does not
provide the requested information on the application but does not check or select the “I do
not wish to provide this information” box on the application, and the applicant meets in
person with you to complete the application, you must request the applicant's ethnicity, race,
and sex. If the applicant does not provide the requested information during the in-person
meeting, you must collect the information on the basis of visual observation or surname. If

the meeting occurs after the application process is complete, for example, at closing or
account opening, you are not required to obtain the applicant's ethnicity, race, and sex.
13. When an applicant provides the requested information for some but not all fields, you
report the information that was provided by the applicant, whether partial or complete. If an
applicant provides partial or complete information on ethnicity, race, and sex and also
checks the “I do not wish to provide this information” box on an application that is taken by
mail or on the internet, or makes that selection when applying by telephone, you must report
the information on ethnicity, race, and sex that was provided by the applicant.

APPENDIX C TO PART 1003—PROCEDURES FOR GENERATING A CHECK DIGIT AND VALIDATING A
ULI
The check digit for the Universal Loan Identifier (ULI) pursuant to §1003.4(a)(1)(i)(C) is
calculated using the ISO/IEC 7064, MOD 97-10 as it appears on the International Standard
ISO/IEC 7064:2003, which is published by the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO).
©ISO. This material is reproduced from ISO/IEC 7064:2003 with permission of the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) on behalf of ISO. All rights reserved.
Generating a Check Digit
Step 1: Starting with the leftmost character in the string that consists of the combination of the
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) pursuant to §1003.4(a)(1)(i)(A) and the additional characters
identifying the covered loan or application pursuant to §1003.4(a)(1)(i)(B), replace each
alphabetic character with numbers in accordance with Table I below to obtain all numeric values
in the string.
Table I—Alphabetic to Numeric Conversion Table
The alphabetic characters are not case-sensitive and each letter, whether it is capitalized or in
lower-case, is equal to the same value as each letter illustrates in the conversion table. For
example, A and a are each equal to 10.
A = 10
B = 11
C = 12
D = 13
E = 14
F = 15
G = 16
H = 17
I = 18
J = 19

K = 20
L = 21
M = 22
N = 23
O = 24
P = 25
Q = 26
R = 27
S = 28
T = 29
U = 30
V = 31
W = 32
X = 33
Y = 34
Z = 35

Step 2: After converting the combined string of characters to all numeric values, append two
zeros to the rightmost positions.
Step 3: Apply the mathematical function mod = (n,97) where n = the number obtained in step 2
above and 97 is the divisor.
Alternatively, to calculate without using the modulus operator, divide the numbers in step 2
above by 97. Truncate the remainder to three digits and multiply it by 97. Round the result to the
nearest whole number.
Step 4: Subtract the result in step 3 from 98. If the result is one digit, add a leading 0 to make it
two digits.
Step 5: The two digits in the result from step 4 is the check digit. Append the resulting check
digit to the rightmost position in the combined string of characters described in step 1 above to
generate the ULI.
Example
For example, assume the LEI for a financial institution is 10Bx939c5543TqA1144M and the
financial institution assigned the following string of characters to identify the covered loan:
999143X. The combined string of characters is 10Bx939c5543TqA1144M999143X.
Step 1: Starting with the leftmost character in the combined string of characters, replace each
alphabetic character with numbers in accordance with Table I above to obtain all numeric values
in the string. The result is 10113393912554329261011442299914333.
Step 2: Append two zeros to the rightmost positions in the combined string. The result is
1011339391255432926101144229991433300.
Step 3: Apply the mathematical function mod = (n,97) where n = the number obtained in step 2
above and 97 is the divisor. The result is 60.
Alternatively, to calculate without using the modulus operator, divide the numbers in step 2
above by 97. The result is 1042617929129312294946332267952920.618556701030928.
Truncate the remainder to three digits, which is .618, and multiply it by 97. The result is 59.946.
Round this result to the nearest whole number, which is 60.
Step 4: Subtract the result in step 3 from 98. The result is 38.
Step 5: The two digits in the result from step 4 is the check digit. Append the check digit to the
rightmost positions in the combined string of characters that consists of the LEI and the string of
characters assigned by the financial institution to identify the covered loan to obtain the ULI. In
this example, the ULI would be 10Bx939c5543TqA1144M999143X38.

Validating A ULI
To determine whether the ULI contains a transcription error using the check digit calculation, the
procedures are described below.
Step 1: Starting with the leftmost character in the ULI, replace each alphabetic character with
numbers in accordance with Table I above to obtain all numeric values in the string.
Step 2: Apply the mathematical function mod=(n,97) where n=the number obtained in step 1
above and 97 is the divisor.
Step 3: If the result is 1, the ULI does not contain transcription errors.
Example
For example, the ULI assigned to a covered loan is 10Bx939c5543TqA1144M999143X38.
Step 1: Starting with the leftmost character in the ULI, replace each alphabetic character with
numbers in accordance with Table I above to obtain all numeric values in the string. The result
is 1011339391255432926101144229991433338.
Step 2: Apply the mathematical function mod=(n,97) where n is the number obtained in step 1
above and 97 is the divisor.
Step 3: The result is 1. The ULI does not contain transcription errors.

Appendix

APPENDIX G:

Official Interpretation
to Regulation C

Intro
A: Overview of Data
Requirements Chart
B: HMDA Small Entity
Compliance Guide
C: Instructions on
Collection of Data on
Ethnicity, Race, and Sex
D: Institutional
Coverage Chart
E: Transactional
Coverage Chart
F: Regulation C
G: Official
Interpretations to
Regulation C
H: Federal HMDA
Reporting Agencies

The following is a copy of the commentary to Regulation C. This copy was last updated on
January 1, 2018. This appendix is a compilation of material and not an official legal edition of

I: HMDA Poster

the Code of Federal Regulations or the Federal Register. We have made every effort to ensure
the material presented in this tool is accurate, but if you are relying on it for legal research you
should consult the official editions of those sources to confirm your findings.

Supplement I to Part 1003—Official Interpretations
INTRODUCTION
1. Status. The commentary in this supplement is the vehicle by which the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection issues formal interpretations of Regulation C (12 CFR part 1003).
SECTION 1003.2—DEFINITIONS

2(B) APPLICATION
1. Consistency with Regulation B. Bureau interpretations that appear in the official commentary
to Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 12 CFR part 1002, Supplement I) are generally
applicable to the definition of application under Regulation C. However, under Regulation C the
definition of an application does not include prequalification requests.
2. Prequalification. A prequalification request is a request by a prospective loan applicant (other
than a request for preapproval) for a preliminary determination on whether the prospective loan
applicant would likely qualify for credit under an institution's standards, or for a determination on
the amount of credit for which the prospective applicant would likely qualify. Some institutions
evaluate prequalification requests through a procedure that is separate from the institution's
normal loan application process; others use the same process. In either case, Regulation C
does not require an institution to report prequalification requests on the loan/application register,
even though these requests may constitute applications under Regulation B for purposes of
adverse action notices.
3. Requests for preapproval. To be a preapproval program as defined in §1003.2(b)(2), the
written commitment issued under the program must result from a comprehensive review of the
creditworthiness of the applicant, including such verification of income, resources, and other
matters as is typically done by the institution as part of its normal credit evaluation program. In
addition to conditions involving the identification of a suitable property and verification that no
material change has occurred in the applicant's financial condition or creditworthiness, the
written commitment may be subject only to other conditions (unrelated to the financial condition
or creditworthiness of the applicant) that the lender ordinarily attaches to a traditional home
mortgage application approval. These conditions are limited to conditions such as requiring an
acceptable title insurance binder or a certificate indicating clear termite inspection, and, in the
case where the applicant plans to use the proceeds from the sale of the applicant's present
home to purchase a new home, a settlement statement showing adequate proceeds from the
sale of the present home. Regardless of its name, a program that satisfies the definition of a
preapproval program in §1003.2(b)(2) is a preapproval program for purposes of Regulation C.
Conversely, a program that a financial institution describes as a “preapproval program” that
does not satisfy the requirements of §1003.2(b)(2) is not a preapproval program for purposes of
Regulation C. If a financial institution does not regularly use the procedures specified in
§1003.2(b)(2), but instead considers requests for preapprovals on an ad hoc basis, the financial

institution need not treat ad hoc requests as part of a preapproval program for purposes of
Regulation C. A financial institution should, however, be generally consistent in following
uniform procedures for considering such ad hoc requests.
2(C) BRANCH OFFICE
Paragraph 2(c)(1)
1. Credit unions. For purposes of Regulation C, a “branch” of a credit union is any office where
member accounts are established or loans are made, whether or not the office has been
approved as a branch by a Federal or State agency. (See 12 U.S.C. 1752.)
2. Bank, savings association, or credit unions. A branch office of a bank, savings association, or
credit union does not include a loan-production office if the loan-production office is not
considered a branch by the Federal or State supervisory authority applicable to that institution.
A branch office also does not include the office of an affiliate or of a third party, such as a thirdparty broker.
Paragraph 2(c)(2)
1. General. A branch office of a for-profit mortgage lending institution, other than a bank savings
association or credit union, does not include the office of an affiliate or of a third party, such as a
third-party broker.
2(D) CLOSED-END MORTGAGE LOAN
1. Dwelling-secured. Section 1003.2(d) defines a closed-end mortgage loan as an extension of
credit that is secured by a lien on a dwelling and that is not an open-end line of credit under
§1003.2(o). Thus, for example, a loan to purchase a dwelling and secured only by a personal
guarantee is not a closed-end mortgage loan because it is not dwelling-secured.
2. Extension of credit. Under §1003.2(d), a dwelling-secured loan is not a closed-end mortgage
loan unless it involves an extension of credit. For example, some transactions completed
pursuant to installment sales contracts, such as some land contracts, depending on the facts
and circumstances, may or may not involve extensions of credit rendering the transactions
closed-end mortgage loans. In general, extension of credit under §1003.2(d) refers to the
granting of credit only pursuant to a new debt obligation. Thus, except as described in
comments 2(d)-2.i and .ii, if a transaction modifies, renews, extends, or amends the terms of an
existing debt obligation, but the existing debt obligation is not satisfied and replaced, the
transaction is not a closed-end mortgage loan under §1003.2(d) because there has been no
new extension of credit. The phrase extension of credit thus is defined differently under
Regulation C than under Regulation B, 12 CFR part 1002.
i. Assumptions. For purposes of Regulation C, an assumption is a transaction in which an
institution enters into a written agreement accepting a new borrower in place of an existing
borrower as the obligor on an existing debt obligation. For purposes of Regulation C,
assumptions include successor-in-interest transactions, in which an individual succeeds the

prior owner as the property owner and then assumes the existing debt secured by the
property. Under §1003.2(d), assumptions are extensions of credit even if the new borrower
merely assumes the existing debt obligation and no new debt obligation is created. See also
comment 2(j)-5.
ii. New York State consolidation, extension, and modification agreements. A transaction
completed pursuant to a New York State consolidation, extension, and modification
agreement and classified as a supplemental mortgage under New York Tax Law section
255, such that the borrower owes reduced or no mortgage recording taxes, is an extension
of credit under §1003.2(d). Comments 2(i)-1, 2(j)-5, and 2(p)-2 clarify whether such
transactions are home improvement loans, home purchase loans, or refinancings,
respectively. Section 1003.3(c)(13) provides an exclusion from the reporting requirement for
a preliminary transaction providing or, in the case of an application, proposing to provide
new funds to the borrower in advance of being consolidated within the same calendar year
into a supplemental mortgage under New York Tax Law section 255. See comment 3(c)(13)1 concerning how to report a supplemental mortgage under New York Tax Law section 255
in this situation.
2(F) DWELLING
1. General. The definition of a dwelling is not limited to the principal or other residence of the
applicant or borrower, and thus includes vacation or second homes and investment properties.
2. Multifamily residential structures and communities. A dwelling also includes a multifamily
residential structure or community such as an apartment, condominium, cooperative building or
housing complex, or a manufactured home community. A loan related to a manufactured home
community is secured by a dwelling for purposes of §1003.2(f) even if it is not secured by any
individual manufactured homes, but only by the land that constitutes the manufactured home
community including sites for manufactured homes. However, a loan related to a multifamily
residential structure or community that is not a manufactured home community is not secured
by a dwelling for purposes of §1003.2(f) if it is not secured by any individual dwelling units and
is, for example, instead secured only by property that only includes common areas, or is
secured only by an assignment of rents or dues.
3. Exclusions. Recreational vehicles, including boats, campers, travel trailers, and park model
recreational vehicles, are not considered dwellings for purposes of §1003.2(f), regardless of
whether they are used as residences. Houseboats, floating homes, and mobile homes
constructed before June 15, 1976, are also excluded, regardless of whether they are used as
residences. Also excluded are transitory residences such as hotels, hospitals, college
dormitories, and recreational vehicle parks, and structures originally designed as dwellings but
used exclusively for commercial purposes, such as homes converted to daycare facilities or
professional offices.
4. Mixed-use properties. A property used for both residential and commercial purposes, such as
a building containing apartment units and retail space, is a dwelling if the property's primary use

is residential. An institution may use any reasonable standard to determine the primary use of
the property, such as by square footage or by the income generated. An institution may select
the standard to apply on a case-by-case basis.
5. Properties with service and medical components. For purposes of §1003.2(f), a property used
for both long-term housing and to provide related services, such as assisted living for senior
citizens or supportive housing for persons with disabilities, is a dwelling and does not have a
non-residential purpose merely because the property is used for both housing and to provide
services. However, transitory residences that are used to provide such services are not
dwellings. See comment 2(f)-3. Properties that are used to provide medical care, such as skilled
nursing, rehabilitation, or long-term medical care, also are not dwellings. See comment 2(f)-3. If
a property that is used for both long-term housing and to provide related services also is used to
provide medical care, the property is a dwelling if its primary use is residential. An institution
may use any reasonable standard to determine the property's primary use, such as by square
footage, income generated, or number of beds or units allocated for each use. An institution
may select the standard to apply on a case-by-case basis.
2(G) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
1. Preceding calendar year and preceding December 31. The definition of financial institution
refers both to the preceding calendar year and the preceding December 31. These terms refer
to the calendar year and the December 31 preceding the current calendar year. For example, in
2019, the preceding calendar year is 2018 and the preceding December 31 is December 31,
2018. Accordingly, in 2019, Financial Institution A satisfies the asset-size threshold described in
§1003.2(g)(1)(i) if its assets exceeded the threshold specified in comment 2(g)-2 on December
31, 2018. Likewise, in 2020, Financial Institution A does not meet the loan-volume test
described in §1003.2(g)(1)(v)(A) if it originated fewer than 25 closed-end mortgage loans during
either 2018 or 2019.
2. Adjustment of exemption threshold for banks, savings associations, and credit unions. For
data collection in 2018, the asset-size exemption threshold is $45 million. Banks, savings
associations, and credit unions with assets at or below $45 million as of December 31, 2017,
are exempt from collecting data for 2018.
3. Merger or acquisition—coverage of surviving or newly formed institution. After a merger or
acquisition, the surviving or newly formed institution is a financial institution under §1003.2(g) if
it, considering the combined assets, location, and lending activity of the surviving or newly
formed institution and the merged or acquired institutions or acquired branches, satisfies the
criteria included in §1003.2(g). For example, A and B merge. The surviving or newly formed
institution meets the loan threshold described in §1003.2(g)(1)(v)(B) if the surviving or newly
formed institution, A, and B originated a combined total of at least 500 open-end lines of credit
in each of the two preceding calendar years. Likewise, the surviving or newly formed institution
meets the asset-size threshold in §1003.2(g)(1)(i) if its assets and the combined assets of A and
B on December 31 of the preceding calendar year exceeded the threshold described in

§1003.2(g)(1)(i). Comment 2(g)-4 discusses a financial institution's responsibilities during the
calendar year of a merger.
4. Merger or acquisition—coverage for calendar year of merger or acquisition. The scenarios
described below illustrate a financial institution's responsibilities for the calendar year of a
merger or acquisition. For purposes of these illustrations, a “covered institution” means a
financial institution, as defined in §1003.2(g), that is not exempt from reporting under
§1003.3(a), and “an institution that is not covered” means either an institution that is not a
financial institution, as defined in §1003.2(g), or an institution that is exempt from reporting
under §1003.3(a).
i. Two institutions that are not covered merge. The surviving or newly formed institution
meets all of the requirements necessary to be a covered institution. No data collection is
required for the calendar year of the merger (even though the merger creates an institution
that meets all of the requirements necessary to be a covered institution). When a branch
office of an institution that is not covered is acquired by another institution that is not
covered, and the acquisition results in a covered institution, no data collection is required for
the calendar year of the acquisition.
ii. A covered institution and an institution that is not covered merge. The covered institution
is the surviving institution, or a new covered institution is formed. For the calendar year of
the merger, data collection is required for covered loans and applications handled in the
offices of the merged institution that was previously covered and is optional for covered
loans and applications handled in offices of the merged institution that was previously not
covered. When a covered institution acquires a branch office of an institution that is not
covered, data collection is optional for covered loans and applications handled by the
acquired branch office for the calendar year of the acquisition.
iii. A covered institution and an institution that is not covered merge. The institution that is
not covered is the surviving institution, or a new institution that is not covered is formed. For
the calendar year of the merger, data collection is required for covered loans and
applications handled in offices of the previously covered institution that took place prior to
the merger. After the merger date, data collection is optional for covered loans and
applications handled in the offices of the institution that was previously covered. When an
institution remains not covered after acquiring a branch office of a covered institution, data
collection is required for transactions of the acquired branch office that take place prior to
the acquisition. Data collection by the acquired branch office is optional for transactions
taking place in the remainder of the calendar year after the acquisition.
iv. Two covered institutions merge. The surviving or newly formed institution is a covered
institution. Data collection is required for the entire calendar year of the merger. The
surviving or newly formed institution files either a consolidated submission or separate
submissions for that calendar year. When a covered institution acquires a branch office of a
covered institution, data collection is required for the entire calendar year of the merger.
Data for the acquired branch office may be submitted by either institution.

5. Originations. Whether an institution is a financial institution depends in part on whether the
institution originated at least 25 closed-end mortgage loans in each of the two preceding
calendar years or at least 500 open-end lines of credit in each of the two preceding calendar
years. Comments 4(a)-2 through -4 discuss whether activities with respect to a particular
closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit constitute an origination for purposes of
§1003.2(g).
6. Branches of foreign banks—treated as banks. A Federal branch or a State-licensed or
insured branch of a foreign bank that meets the definition of a “bank” under section 3(a)(1) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(a)) is a bank for the purposes of §1003.2(g).
7. Branches and offices of foreign banks and other entities—treated as nondepository financial
institutions. A Federal agency, State-licensed agency, State-licensed uninsured branch of a
foreign bank, commercial lending company owned or controlled by a foreign bank, or entity
operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. 601 and 611 (Edge
Act and agreement corporations) may not meet the definition of “bank” under the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act and may thereby fail to satisfy the definition of a depository financial
institution under §1003.2(g)(1). An entity is nonetheless a financial institution if it meets the
definition of nondepository financial institution under §1003.2(g)(2).
2(I) HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN
1. General. Section 1003.2(i) defines a home improvement loan as a closed-end mortgage loan
or an open-end line of credit that is for the purpose, in whole or in part, of repairing,
rehabilitating, remodeling, or improving a dwelling or the real property on which the dwelling is
located. For example, a closed-end mortgage loan obtained to repair a dwelling by replacing a
roof is a home improvement loan under §1003.2(i). A loan or line of credit is a home
improvement loan even if only a part of the purpose is for repairing, rehabilitating, remodeling,
or improving a dwelling. For example, an open-end line of credit obtained in part to remodel a
kitchen and in part to pay college tuition is a home improvement loan under §1003.2(i).
Similarly, for example, a loan that is completed pursuant to a New York State consolidation,
extension, and modification agreement and that is classified as a supplemental mortgage under
New York Tax Law section 255, such that the borrower owes reduced or no mortgage recording
taxes, is a home improvement loan if any of the loan's funds are for home improvement
purposes. See also comment 2(d)-2.ii.
2. Improvements to real property. Home improvements include improvements both to a dwelling
and to the real property on which the dwelling is located (for example, installation of a swimming
pool, construction of a garage, or landscaping).
3. Commercial and other loans. A home improvement loan may include a closed-end mortgage
loan or an open-end line of credit originated outside an institution's residential mortgage lending
division, such as a loan or line of credit to improve an apartment building originated in the
commercial loan department.

4. Mixed-use property. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit to improve a
multifamily dwelling used for residential and commercial purposes (for example, a building
containing apartment units and retail space), or the real property on which such a dwelling is
located, is a home improvement loan if the loan's proceeds are used either to improve the entire
property (for example, to replace the heating system), or if the proceeds are used primarily to
improve the residential portion of the property. An institution may use any reasonable standard
to determine the primary use of the loan proceeds. An institution may select the standard to
apply on a case-by-case basis. See comment 3(c)(10)-3.ii for guidance on loans to improve
primarily the commercial portion of a dwelling other than a multifamily dwelling.
5. Multiple-purpose loans. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit may be
used for multiple purposes. For example, a closed-end mortgage loan that is a home
improvement loan under §1003.2(i) may also be a refinancing under §1003.2(p) if the
transaction is a cash-out refinancing and the funds will be used to improve a home. Such a
transaction is a multiple-purpose loan. Comment 4(a)(3)-3 provides details about how to report
multiple-purpose covered loans.
6. Statement of borrower. In determining whether a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end
line of credit, or an application for a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit, is
for home improvement purposes, an institution may rely on the applicant's or borrower's stated
purpose(s) for the loan or line of credit at the time the application is received or the credit
decision is made. An institution need not confirm that the borrower actually uses any of the
funds for the stated purpose(s).
2(J) HOME PURCHASE LOAN
1. Multiple properties. A home purchase loan includes a closed-end mortgage loan or an openend line of credit secured by one dwelling and used to purchase another dwelling. For example,
if a person obtains a home-equity loan or a reverse mortgage secured by dwelling A to
purchase dwelling B, the home-equity loan or the reverse mortgage is a home purchase loan
under §1003.2(j).
2. Commercial and other loans. A home purchase loan may include a closed-end mortgage loan
or an open-end line of credit originated outside an institution's residential mortgage lending
division, such as a loan or line of credit to purchase an apartment building originated in the
commercial loan department.
3. Construction and permanent financing. A home purchase loan includes both a combined
construction/permanent loan or line of credit, and the separate permanent financing that
replaces a construction-only loan or line of credit for the same borrower at a later time. A home
purchase loan does not include a construction-only loan or line of credit that is designed to be
replaced by separate permanent financing extended by any financial institution to the same
borrower at a later time or that is extended to a person exclusively to construct a dwelling for
sale, which are excluded from Regulation C as temporary financing under §1003.3(c)(3).

Comments 3(c)(3)-1 and -2 provide additional details about transactions that are excluded as
temporary financing.
4. Second mortgages that finance the downpayments on first mortgages. If an institution making
a first mortgage loan to a home purchaser also makes a second mortgage loan or line of credit
to the same purchaser to finance part or all of the home purchaser's downpayment, both the
first mortgage loan and the second mortgage loan or line of credit are home purchase loans.
5. Assumptions. Under §1003.2(j), an assumption is a home purchase loan when an institution
enters into a written agreement accepting a new borrower as the obligor on an existing
obligation to finance the new borrower's purchase of the dwelling securing the existing
obligation, if the resulting obligation is a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit.
A transaction in which borrower B finances the purchase of borrower A's dwelling by assuming
borrower A's existing debt obligation and that is completed pursuant to a New York State
consolidation, extension, and modification agreement and is classified as a supplemental
mortgage under New York Tax Law section 255, such that the borrower owes reduced or no
mortgage recording taxes, is an assumption and a home purchase loan. See comment 2(d)-2.ii.
On the other hand, a transaction in which borrower B, a successor-in-interest, assumes
borrower A's existing debt obligation only after acquiring title to borrower A's dwelling is not a
home purchase loan because borrower B did not assume the debt obligation for the purpose of
purchasing a dwelling. See §1003.4(a)(3) and comment 4(a)(3)-4 for guidance about how to
report covered loans that are not home improvement loans, home purchase loans, or
refinancings.
6. Multiple-purpose loans. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit may be
used for multiple purposes. For example, a closed-end mortgage loan that is a home purchase
loan under §1003.2(j) may also be a home improvement loan under §1003.2(i) and a
refinancing under §1003.2(p) if the transaction is a cash-out refinancing and the funds will be
used to purchase and improve a dwelling. Such a transaction is a multiple-purpose loan.
Comment 4(a)(3)-3 provides details about how to report multiple-purpose covered loans.
2(L) MANUFACTURED HOME
1. Definition of a manufactured home. The definition in §1003.2(l) refers to the Federal building
code for manufactured housing established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) (24 CFR part 3280.2). Modular or other factory-built homes that do not
meet the HUD code standards are not manufactured homes for purposes of §1003.2(l).
Recreational vehicles are excluded from the HUD code standards pursuant to 24 CFR
3282.8(g) and are also excluded from the definition of dwelling for purposes of §1003.2(f). See
comment 2(f)-3.
2. Identification. A manufactured home will generally bear a data plate affixed in a permanent
manner near the main electrical panel or other readily accessible and visible location noting its
compliance with the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards in force at
the time of manufacture and providing other information about its manufacture pursuant to 24

CFR 3280.5. A manufactured home will generally also bear a HUD Certification Label pursuant
to 24 CFR 3280.11.
2(M) METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MD) OR METROPOLITAN DIVISION (MD).
1. Use of terms “Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)” and “Metropolitan Division (MD).” The U.S.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and
Metropolitan Divisions (MDs) to provide nationally consistent definitions for collecting,
tabulating, and publishing Federal statistics for a set of geographic areas. For all purposes
under Regulation C, if an MSA is divided by OMB into MDs, the appropriate geographic unit to
be used is the MD; if an MSA is not so divided by OMB into MDs, the appropriate geographic
unit to be used is the MSA.
2(N) MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
1. Multifamily residential structures. The definition of dwelling in §1003.2(f) includes multifamily
residential structures and the corresponding commentary provides guidance on when such
residential structures are included in that definition. See comments 2(f)-2 through -5.
2. Special reporting requirements for multifamily dwellings. The definition of multifamily dwelling
in §1003.2(n) includes a dwelling, regardless of construction method, that contains five or more
individual dwelling units. Covered loans secured by a multifamily dwelling are subject to
additional reporting requirements under §1003.4(a)(32), but are not subject to reporting
requirements under §1003.4(a)(4), (10)(iii), (23), (29), or (30).
3. Separate dwellings. A covered loan secured by five or more separate dwellings, which are
not multifamily dwellings, in more than one location is not a loan secured by a multifamily
dwelling. For example, assume a landlord uses a covered loan to improve five or more
dwellings, each with one individual dwelling unit, located in different parts of a town, and the
loan is secured by those properties. The covered loan is not secured by a multifamily dwelling
as defined by §1003.2(n). Likewise, a covered loan secured by five or more separate dwellings
that are located within a multifamily dwelling, but which is not secured by the entire multifamily
dwelling (e.g., an entire apartment building or housing complex), is not secured by a multifamily
dwelling as defined by §1003.2(n). For example, assume that an investor purchases 10
individual unit condominiums in a 100-unit condominium complex using a covered loan. The
covered loan would not be secured by a multifamily dwelling as defined by §1003.2(n). In both
of these situations, a financial institution reporting a covered loan or application secured by
these separate dwellings would not be subject to the additional reporting requirements for
covered loans secured by or applications proposed to be secured by multifamily dwellings under
§1003.4(a)(32). However, a financial institution would report the information required by
§1003.4(a)(4), (a)(10)(iii), and (a)(23), (29), and (30), which is not applicable to covered loans
secured by and applications proposed to be secured by multifamily dwellings. See comment
2(n)-2. In addition, in both of these situations, the financial institution reports the number of
individual dwelling units securing the covered loan or proposed to secure a covered loan as
required by §1003.4(a)(31). See comment 4(a)(31)-3.

2(O) OPEN-END LINE OF CREDIT
1. General. Section 1003.2(o) defines an open-end line of credit as an extension of credit that is
secured by a lien on a dwelling and that is an open-end credit plan as defined in Regulation Z,
12 CFR 1026.2(a)(20), but without regard to whether the credit is consumer credit, as defined in
§1026.2(a)(12), is extended by a creditor, as defined in §1026.2(a)(17), or is extended to a
consumer, as defined in §1026.2(a)(11). Aside from these distinctions, institutions may rely on
12 CFR 1026.2(a)(20) and its related commentary in determining whether a transaction is an
open-end line of credit under §1003.2(o). For example, assume a business-purpose transaction
that is exempt from Regulation Z pursuant to §1026.3(a)(1) but that otherwise is open-end credit
under Regulation Z §1026.2(a)(20). The business-purpose transaction is an open-end line of
credit under Regulation C, provided the other requirements of §1003.2(o) are met. Similarly,
assume a transaction in which the person extending open-end credit is a financial institution
under §1003.2(g) but is not a creditor under Regulation Z, §1026.2(a)(17). In this example, the
transaction is an open-end line of credit under Regulation C, provided the other requirements of
§1003.2(o) are met.
2. Extension of credit. Extension of credit has the same meaning under §1003.2(o) as under
§1003.2(d) and comment 2(d)-2. Thus, for example, a renewal of an open-end line of credit is
not an extension of credit under §1003.2(o) and is not covered by Regulation C unless the
existing debt obligation is satisfied and replaced. Likewise, under §1003.2(o), each draw on an
open-end line of credit is not an extension of credit.
2(P) REFINANCING
1. General. Section 1003.2(p) defines a refinancing as a closed-end mortgage loan or an openend line of credit in which a new, dwelling-secured debt obligation satisfies and replaces an
existing, dwelling-secured debt obligation by the same borrower. Except as described in
comment 2(p)-2, whether a refinancing has occurred is determined by reference to whether,
based on the parties' contract and applicable law, the original debt obligation has been satisfied
or replaced by a new debt obligation. Whether the original lien is satisfied is irrelevant. For
example:
i. A new closed-end mortgage loan that satisfies and replaces one or more existing closedend mortgage loans is a refinancing under §1003.2(p).
ii. A new open-end line of credit that satisfies and replaces an existing closed-end mortgage
loan is a refinancing under §1003.2(p).
iii. Except as described in comment 2(p)-2, a new debt obligation that renews or modifies
the terms of, but that does not satisfy and replace, an existing debt obligation, is not a
refinancing under §1003.2(p).
2. New York State consolidation, extension, and modification agreements. Where a transaction
is completed pursuant to a New York State consolidation, extension, and modification

agreement and is classified as a supplemental mortgage under New York Tax Law section§255,
such that the borrower owes reduced or no mortgage recording taxes, and where, but for the
agreement, the transaction would have met the definition of a refinancing under §1003.2(p), the
transaction is considered a refinancing under §1003.2(p). See also comment 2(d)-2.ii.
3. Existing debt obligation. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit that
satisfies and replaces one or more existing debt obligations is not a refinancing under
§1003.2(p) unless the existing debt obligation (or obligations) also was secured by a dwelling.
For example, assume that a borrower has an existing $30,000 closed-end mortgage loan and
obtains a new $50,000 closed-end mortgage loan that satisfies and replaces the existing
$30,000 loan. The new $50,000 loan is a refinancing under §1003.2(p). However, if the
borrower obtains a new $50,000 closed-end mortgage loan that satisfies and replaces an
existing $30,000 loan secured only by a personal guarantee, the new $50,000 loan is not a
refinancing under §1003.2(p). See §1003.4(a)(3) and related commentary for guidance about
how to report the loan purpose of such transactions, if they are not otherwise excluded under
§1003.3(c).
4. Same borrower. Section 1003.2(p) provides that, even if all of the other requirements of
§1003.2(p) are met, a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit is not a
refinancing unless the same borrower undertakes both the existing and the new obligation(s).
Under §1003.2(p), the “same borrower” undertakes both the existing and the new obligation(s)
even if only one borrower is the same on both obligations. For example, assume that an existing
closed-end mortgage loan (obligation X) is satisfied and replaced by a new closed-end
mortgage loan (obligation Y). If borrowers A and B both are obligated on obligation X, and only
borrower B is obligated on obligation Y, then obligation Y is a refinancing under §1003.2(p),
assuming the other requirements of §1003.2(p) are met, because borrower B is obligated on
both transactions. On the other hand, if only borrower A is obligated on obligation X, and only
borrower B is obligated on obligation Y, then obligation Y is not a refinancing under §1003.2(p).
For example, assume that two spouses are divorcing. If both spouses are obligated on
obligation X, but only one spouse is obligated on obligation Y, then obligation Y is a refinancing
under §1003.2(p), assuming the other requirements of §1003.2(p) are met. On the other hand, if
only spouse A is obligated on obligation X, and only spouse B is obligated on obligation Y, then
obligation Y is not a refinancing under §1003.2(p). See §1003.4(a)(3) and related commentary
for guidance about how to report the loan purpose of such transactions, if they are not otherwise
excluded under §1003.3(c).
5. Two or more debt obligations. Section 1003.2(p) provides that, to be a refinancing, a new
debt obligation must satisfy and replace an existing debt obligation. Where two or more new
obligations replace an existing obligation, each new obligation is a refinancing if, taken together,
the new obligations satisfy the existing obligation. Similarly, where one new obligation replaces
two or more existing obligations, the new obligation is a refinancing if it satisfies each of the
existing obligations.
6. Multiple-purpose loans. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit may be
used for multiple purposes. For example, a closed-end mortgage loan that is a refinancing

under §1003.2(p) may also be a home improvement loan under §1003.2(i) and be used for
other purposes if the refinancing is a cash-out refinancing and the funds will be used both for
home improvement and to pay college tuition. Such a transaction is a multiple-purpose loan.
Comment 4(a)(3)-3 provides details about how to report multiple-purpose covered loans.
SECTION 1003.3—EXEMPT INSTITUTIONS AND EXCLUDED TRANSACTIONS

3(C) EXCLUDED TRANSACTIONS
Paragraph 3(c)(1)
1. Financial institution acting in a fiduciary capacity. Section 1003.3(c)(1) provides that a closedend mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit originated or purchased by a financial institution
acting in a fiduciary capacity is an excluded transaction. A financial institution acts in a fiduciary
capacity if, for example, the financial institution acts as a trustee.
Paragraph 3(c)(2)
1. Loan or line of credit secured by a lien on unimproved land. Section 1003.3(c)(2) provides
that a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit secured by a lien on unimproved
land is an excluded transaction. A loan or line of credit is secured by a lien on unimproved land
if the loan or line of credit is secured by vacant or unimproved property, unless the institution
knows, based on information that it receives from the applicant or borrower at the time the
application is received or the credit decision is made, that the proceeds of that loan or credit line
will be used within two years after closing or account opening to construct a dwelling on, or to
purchase a dwelling to be placed on, the land. A loan or line of credit that is not excludable
under §1003.3(c)(2) nevertheless may be excluded, for example, as temporary financing under
§1003.3(c)(3).
Paragraph 3(c)(3)
1. Temporary financing. Section 1003.3(c)(3) provides that closed-end mortgage loans or openend lines of credit obtained for temporary financing are excluded transactions. A loan or line of
credit is considered temporary financing and excluded under §1003.3(c)(3) if the loan or line of
credit is designed to be replaced by separate permanent financing extended by any financial
institution to the same borrower at a later time. For example:
i. Lender A extends credit in the form of a bridge or swing loan to finance a borrower's down
payment on a home purchase. The borrower pays off the bridge or swing loan with funds
from the sale of his or her existing home and obtains permanent financing for his or her new
home from Lender A or from another lender. The bridge or swing loan is excluded as
temporary financing under §1003.3(c)(3).
ii. Lender A extends credit to a borrower to finance construction of a dwelling. The borrower
will obtain a new extension of credit for permanent financing for the dwelling, either from
Lender A or from another lender, and either through a refinancing of the initial construction

loan or a separate loan. The initial construction loan is excluded as temporary financing
under §1003.3(c)(3).
iii. Assume the same scenario as in comment 3(c)(3)-1.ii, except that the initial construction
loan is, or may be, renewed one or more times before the separate permanent financing is
obtained. The initial construction loan, including any renewal thereof, is excluded as
temporary financing under §1003.3(c)(3).
iv. Lender A extends credit to finance construction of a dwelling. The loan automatically will
convert to permanent financing extended to the same borrower with Lender A once the
construction phase is complete. Under §1003.3(c)(3), the loan is not designed to be
replaced by separate permanent financing extended to the same borrower, and therefore
the temporary financing exclusion does not apply. See also comment 2(j)-3.
v. Lender A originates a loan with a nine-month term to enable an investor to purchase a
home, renovate it, and re-sell it before the term expires. Under §1003.3(c)(3), the loan is not
designed to be replaced by separate permanent financing extended to the same borrower,
and therefore the temporary financing exclusion does not apply. Such a transaction is not
temporary financing under §1003.3(c)(3) merely because its term is short.
2. Loan or line of credit to construct a dwelling for sale. A construction-only loan or line of credit
is considered temporary financing and excluded under §1003.3(c)(3) if the loan or line of credit
is extended to a person exclusively to construct a dwelling for sale. See comment 3(c)(3)-1.ii
through .iv for examples of the reporting requirement for construction loans that are not
extended to a person exclusively to construct a dwelling for sale.
Paragraph 3(c)(4)
1. Purchase of an interest in a pool of loans. Section 1003.3(c)(4) provides that the purchase of
an interest in a pool of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit is an excluded
transaction. The purchase of an interest in a pool of loans or lines of credit includes, for
example, mortgage-participation certificates, mortgage-backed securities, or real estate
mortgage investment conduits.
Paragraph 3(c)(6)
1. Mergers and acquisitions. Section 1003.3(c)(6) provides that the purchase of closed-end
mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit as part of a merger or acquisition, or as part of the
acquisition of all of the assets and liabilities of a branch office, are excluded transactions. If a
financial institution acquires loans or lines of credit in bulk from another institution (for example,
from the receiver for a failed institution), but no merger or acquisition of an institution, or
acquisition of a branch office, is involved and no other exclusion applies, the acquired loans or
lines of credit are covered loans and are reported as described in comment 4(a)-1.iii.

Paragraph 3(c)(8)
1. Partial interest. Section 1003.3(c)(8) provides that the purchase of a partial interest in a
closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit is an excluded transaction. If an
institution acquires only a partial interest in a loan or line of credit, the institution does not report
the transaction even if the institution participated in the underwriting and origination of the loan
or line of credit. If an institution acquires a 100 percent interest in a loan or line of credit, the
transaction is not excluded under §1003.3(c)(8).
Paragraph 3(c)(9)
1. Loan or line of credit used primarily for agricultural purposes. Section 1003.3(c)(9) provides
that an institution does not report a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit used
primarily for agricultural purposes. A loan or line of credit is used primarily for agricultural
purposes if its funds will be used primarily for agricultural purposes, or if the loan or line of credit
is secured by a dwelling that is located on real property that is used primarily for agricultural
purposes (e.g., a farm). An institution may refer to comment 3(a)-8 in the official interpretations
of Regulation Z, 12 CFR part 1026, supplement I, for guidance on what is an agricultural
purpose. An institution may use any reasonable standard to determine the primary use of the
property. An institution may select the standard to apply on a case-by-case basis.
Paragraph 3(c)(10)
1. General. Section 1003.3(c)(10) provides a special rule for reporting a closed-end mortgage
loan or an open-end line of credit that is or will be made primarily for a business or commercial
purpose. If an institution determines that a closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of
credit primarily is for a business or commercial purpose, then the loan or line of credit is a
covered loan only if it is a home improvement loan under §1003.2(i), a home purchase loan
under §1003.2(j), or a refinancing under §1003.2(p) and no other exclusion applies. Section
1003.3(c)(10) does not categorically exclude all business- or commercial-purpose loans and
lines of credit from coverage.
2. Primary purpose. An institution must determine in each case if a closed-end mortgage loan or
an open-end line of credit primarily is for a business or commercial purpose. If a closed-end
mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit is deemed to be primarily for a business,
commercial, or organizational purpose under Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.3(a) and its related
commentary, then the loan or line of credit also is deemed to be primarily for a business or
commercial purpose under §1003.3(c)(10).
3. Examples—covered business- or commercial-purpose transactions. The following are
examples of closed-end mortgage loans and open-end lines of credit that are not excluded from
reporting under §1003.3(c)(10) because, although they primarily are for a business or
commercial purpose, they also meet the definition of a home improvement loan under
§1003.2(i), a home purchase loan under §1003.2(j), or a refinancing under §1003.2(p):
i. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit to purchase or to improve a
multifamily dwelling or a single-family investment property, or a refinancing of a closed-end

mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit secured by a multifamily dwelling or a singlefamily investment property;
ii. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit to improve a doctor's office or a
daycare center that is located in a dwelling other than a multifamily dwelling; and
iii. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit to a corporation, if the funds
from the loan or line of credit will be used to purchase or to improve a dwelling, or if the
transaction is a refinancing.
4. Examples—excluded business- or commercial-purpose transactions. The following are
examples of closed-end mortgage loans and open-end lines of credit that are not covered loans
because they primarily are for a business or commercial purpose, but they do not meet the
definition of a home improvement loan under §1003.2(i), a home purchase loan under
§1003.2(j), or a refinancing under §1003.2(p):
i. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit whose funds will be used
primarily to improve or expand a business, for example to renovate a family restaurant that
is not located in a dwelling, or to purchase a warehouse, business equipment, or inventory;
ii. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit to a corporation whose funds
will be used primarily for business purposes, such as to purchase inventory; and
iii. A closed-end mortgage loan or an open-end line of credit whose funds will be used
primarily for business or commercial purposes other than home purchase, home
improvement, or refinancing, even if the loan or line of credit is cross-collateralized by a
covered loan.
Paragraph 3(c)(11)
1. General. Section 1003.3(c)(11) provides that a closed-end mortgage loan is an excluded
transaction if a financial institution originated fewer than 25 closed-end mortgage loans in either
of the two preceding calendar years. For example, assume that a bank is a financial institution
in 2018 under §1003.2(g) because it originated 600 open-end lines of credit in 2016, 650 openend lines of credit in 2017, and met all of the other requirements under §1003.2(g)(1). Also
assume that the bank originated 10 and 20 closed-end mortgage loans in 2016 and 2017,
respectively. The open-end lines of credit that the bank originated or purchased, or for which it
received applications, during 2018 are covered loans and must be reported, unless they
otherwise are excluded transactions under §1003.3(c). However, the closed-end mortgage
loans that the bank originated or purchased, or for which it received applications, during 2018
are excluded transactions under §1003.3(c)(11) and need not be reported. See comments 4(a)2 through -4 for guidance about the activities that constitute an origination.
2. Optional reporting. A financial institution may report applications for, originations of, or
purchases of closed-end mortgage loans that are excluded transactions because the financial
institution originated fewer than 25 closed-end mortgage loans in either of the two preceding

calendar years. However, a financial institution that chooses to report such excluded
applications for, originations of, or purchases of closed-end mortgage loans must report all such
applications for closed-end mortgage loans that it receives, closed-end mortgage loans that it
originates, and closed-end mortgage loans that it purchases that otherwise would be covered
loans for a given calendar year. Note that applications which remain pending at the end of a
calendar year are not reported, as described in comment 4(a)(8)(i)-14.
Paragraph 3(c)(12)
1. General. Section 1003.3(c)(12) provides that an open-end line of credit is an excluded
transaction if a financial institution originated fewer than 500 open-end lines of credit in either of
the two preceding calendar years. For example, assume that a bank is a financial institution in
2018 under §1003.2(g) because it originated 50 closed-end mortgage loans in 2016, 75 closedend mortgage loans in 2017, and met all of the other requirements under §1003.2(g)(1). Also
assume that the bank originated 75 and 85 open-end lines of credit in 2016 and 2017,
respectively. The closed-end mortgage loans that the bank originated or purchased, or for which
it received applications, during 2018 are covered loans and must be reported, unless they
otherwise are excluded transactions under §1003.3(c). However, the open-end lines of credit
that the bank originated or purchased, or for which it received applications, during 2018 are
excluded transactions under §1003.3(c)(12) and need not be reported. See comments 4(a)-2
through -4 for guidance about the activities that constitute an origination.
2. Optional reporting. A financial institution may report applications for, originations of, or
purchases of open-end lines of credit that are excluded transactions because the financial
institution originated fewer than 500 open-end lines of credit in either of the two preceding
calendar years. However, a financial institution that chooses to report such excluded
applications for, originations of, or purchases of open-end lines of credit must report all such
applications for open-end lines of credit on which it receives, open-end lines of credit that it
originates, and open-end lines of credit that it purchases that otherwise would be covered loans
for a given calendar year. Note that applications which remain pending at the end of a calendar
year are not reported, as described in comment 4(a)(8)(i)-14.
Paragraph 3(c)(13)
1. New funds extended before consolidation. Section 1003.3(c)(13) provides an exclusion for a
transaction that provided or, in the case of an application, proposed to provide new funds to the
borrower in advance of being consolidated in a New York State consolidation, extension, and
modification agreement classified as a supplemental mortgage under New York Tax Law
section 255 (New York CEMA) and for which final action is taken on both transactions within the
same calendar year. The excluded transaction provides or proposes to provide funds that are
not part of any existing debt obligation of the borrower and that are then consolidated or
proposed to be consolidated with an existing debt obligation or obligations as part of the
supplemental mortgage. The new funds are reported only insofar as they form part of the total
amount of the reported New York CEMA, and not as a separate amount. This exclusion applies
only if, at the time the transaction that provided new funds was originated, the financial
institution intended to consolidate the loan into a New York CEMA. If a New York CEMA that

consolidates an excluded preliminary transaction is carried out in a transaction involving an
assumption, the financial institution reports the New York CEMA and does not report the
preliminary transaction separately. The §1003.3(c)(13) exclusion does not apply to similar
preliminary transactions that provide or propose to provide new funds to be consolidated not
pursuant to New York Tax Law section 255 but under some other law in a transaction that is not
an extension of credit. For example, assume a financial institution extends new funds to a
consumer in a preliminary transaction that is then consolidated as part of a consolidation,
extension and modification agreement pursuant to the law of a State other than New York. If the
preliminary extension of new funds is a covered loan, it must be reported. If the consolidation,
extension and modification agreement pursuant to the law of a State other than New York is not
an extension of credit pursuant to Regulation C, it may not be reported. For discussion of how to
report a cash-out refinancing, see comment 4(a)(3)-2.
SECTION 1003.4—COMPILATION OF REPORTABLE DATA

4(A) DATA FORMAT AND ITEMIZATION
1. General. Section 1003.4(a) describes a financial institution's obligation to collect data on
applications it received, on covered loans that it originated, and on covered loans that it
purchased during the calendar year covered by the loan/application register.
i. A financial institution reports these data even if the covered loans were subsequently sold
by the institution.
ii. A financial institution reports data for applications that did not result in an origination but
on which actions were taken-for example, an application that the institution denied, that it
approved but that was not accepted, that it closed for incompleteness, or that the applicant
withdrew during the calendar year covered by the loan/application register. A financial
institution is required to report data regarding requests under a preapproval program (as
defined in §1003.2(b)(2)) only if the preapproval request is denied, results in the origination
of a home purchase loan, or was approved but not accepted.
iii. If a financial institution acquires covered loans in bulk from another institution (for
example, from the receiver for a failed institution), but no merger or acquisition of an
institution, or acquisition of a branch office, is involved, the acquiring financial institution
reports the covered loans as purchased loans.
iv. A financial institution reports the data for an application on the loan/application register
for the calendar year during which the application was acted upon even if the institution
received the application in a previous calendar year.
2. Originations and applications involving more than one institution. Section 1003.4(a) requires a
financial institution to collect certain information regarding applications for covered loans that it
receives and regarding covered loans that it originates. The following provides guidance on how
to report originations and applications involving more than one institution. The discussion below
assumes that all of the parties are financial institutions as defined by §1003.2(g). The same

principles apply if any of the parties is not a financial institution. Comment 4(a)-3 provides
examples of transactions involving more than one institution, and comment 4(a)-4 discusses
how to report actions taken by agents.
i. Only one financial institution reports each originated covered loan as an origination. If
more than one institution was involved in the origination of a covered loan, the financial
institution that made the credit decision approving the application before closing or account
opening reports the loan as an origination. It is not relevant whether the loan closed or, in
the case of an application, would have closed in the institution's name. If more than one
institution approved an application prior to closing or account opening and one of those
institutions purchased the loan after closing, the institution that purchased the loan after
closing reports the loan as an origination. If a financial institution reports a transaction as an
origination, it reports all of the information required for originations, even if the covered loan
was not initially payable to the financial institution that is reporting the covered loan as an
origination.
ii. In the case of an application for a covered loan that did not result in an origination, a
financial institution reports the action it took on that application if it made a credit decision on
the application or was reviewing the application when the application was withdrawn or
closed for incompleteness. It is not relevant whether the financial institution received the
application from the applicant or from another institution, such as a broker, or whether
another financial institution also reviewed and reported an action taken on the same
application.
3. Examples—originations and applications involving more than one institution. The following
scenarios illustrate how an institution reports a particular application or covered loan. The
illustrations assume that all of the parties are financial institutions as defined by §1003.2(g).
However, the same principles apply if any of the parties is not a financial institution.
i. Financial Institution A received an application for a covered loan from an applicant and
forwarded that application to Financial Institution B. Financial Institution B reviewed the
application and approved the loan prior to closing. The loan closed in Financial Institution
A's name. Financial Institution B purchased the loan from Financial Institution A after
closing. Financial Institution B was not acting as Financial Institution A's agent. Since
Financial Institution B made the credit decision prior to closing, Financial Institution B reports
the transaction as an origination, not as a purchase. Financial Institution A does not report
the transaction.
ii. Financial Institution A received an application for a covered loan from an applicant and
forwarded that application to Financial Institution B. Financial Institution B reviewed the
application before the loan would have closed, but the application did not result in an
origination because Financial Institution B denied the application. Financial Institution B was
not acting as Financial Institution A's agent. Since Financial Institution B made the credit
decision, Financial Institution B reports the application as a denial. Financial Institution A
does not report the application. If, under the same facts, the application was withdrawn

before Financial Institution B made a credit decision, Financial Institution B would report the
application as withdrawn and Financial Institution A would not report the application.
iii. Financial Institution A received an application for a covered loan from an applicant and
approved the application before closing the loan in its name. Financial Institution A was not
acting as Financial Institution B's agent. Financial Institution B purchased the covered loan
from Financial Institution A. Financial Institution B did not review the application before
closing. Financial Institution A reports the loan as an origination. Financial Institution B
reports the loan as a purchase.
iv. Financial Institution A received an application for a covered loan from an applicant. If
approved, the loan would have closed in Financial Institution B's name. Financial Institution
A denied the application without sending it to Financial Institution B for approval. Financial
Institution A was not acting as Financial Institution B's agent. Since Financial Institution A
made the credit decision before the loan would have closed, Financial Institution A reports
the application. Financial Institution B does not report the application.
v. Financial Institution A reviewed an application and made the credit decision to approve a
covered loan using the underwriting criteria provided by a third party (e.g., another financial
institution, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac). The third party did not review the application and
did not make a credit decision prior to closing. Financial Institution A was not acting as the
third party's agent. Financial Institution A reports the application or origination. If the third
party purchased the loan and is subject to Regulation C, the third party reports the loan as a
purchase whether or not the third party reviewed the loan after closing. Assume the same
facts, except that Financial Institution A approved the application, and the applicant chose
not to accept the loan from Financial Institution A. Financial Institution A reports the
application as approved but not accepted and the third party, assuming the third party is
subject to Regulation C, does not report the application.
vi. Financial Institution A reviewed and made the credit decision on an application based on
the criteria of a third-party insurer or guarantor (for example, a government or private insurer
or guarantor). Financial Institution A reports the action taken on the application.
vii. Financial Institution A received an application for a covered loan and forwarded it to
Financial Institutions B and C. Financial Institution A made a credit decision, acting as
Financial Institution D's agent, and approved the application. The applicant did not accept
the loan from Financial Institution D. Financial Institution D reports the application as
approved but not accepted. Financial Institution A does not report the application. Financial
Institution B made a credit decision, approving the application, the applicant accepted the
offer of credit from Financial Institution B, and credit was extended. Financial Institution B
reports the origination. Financial Institution C made a credit decision and denied the
application. Financial Institution C reports the application as denied.
4. Agents. If a financial institution made the credit decision on a covered loan or application
through the actions of an agent, the institution reports the application or origination. State law
determines whether one party is the agent of another. For example, acting as Financial

Institution A's agent, Financial Institution B approved an application prior to closing and a
covered loan was originated. Financial Institution A reports the loan as an origination.
5. Purchased loans.
i. A financial institution is required to collect data regarding covered loans it purchases. For
purposes of §1003.4(a), a purchase includes a repurchase of a covered loan, regardless of
whether the institution chose to repurchase the covered loan or was required to repurchase
the covered loan because of a contractual obligation and regardless of whether the
repurchase occurs within the same calendar year that the covered loan was originated or in
a different calendar year. For example, assume that Financial Institution A originates or
purchases a covered loan and then sells it to Financial Institution B, who later requires
Financial Institution A to repurchase the covered loan pursuant to the relevant contractual
obligations. Financial Institution B reports the purchase from Financial Institution A,
assuming it is a financial institution as defined under §1003.2(g). Financial Institution A
reports the repurchase from Financial Institution B as a purchase.
ii. In contrast, for purposes of §1003.4(a), a purchase does not include a temporary transfer
of a covered loan to an interim funder or warehouse creditor as part of an interim funding
agreement under which the originating financial institution is obligated to repurchase the
covered loan for sale to a subsequent investor. Such agreements, often referred to as
“repurchase agreements,” are sometimes employed as functional equivalents of warehouse
lines of credit. Under these agreements, the interim funder or warehouse creditor acquires
legal title to the covered loan, subject to an obligation of the originating institution to
repurchase at a future date, rather than taking a security interest in the covered loan as
under the terms of a more conventional warehouse line of credit. To illustrate, assume
Financial Institution A has an interim funding agreement with Financial Institution B to
enable Financial Institution B to originate loans. Assume further that Financial Institution B
originates a covered loan and that, pursuant to this agreement, Financial Institution A takes
a temporary transfer of the covered loan until Financial Institution B arranges for the sale of
the covered loan to a subsequent investor and that Financial Institution B repurchases the
covered loan to enable it to complete the sale to the subsequent investor (alternatively,
Financial Institution A may transfer the covered loan directly to the subsequent investor at
Financial Institution B's direction, pursuant to the interim funding agreement). The
subsequent investor could be, for example, a financial institution or other entity that intends
to hold the loan in portfolio, a GSE or other securitizer, or a financial institution or other
entity that intends to package and sell multiple loans to a GSE or other securitizer. In this
example, the temporary transfer of the covered loan from Financial Institution B to Financial
Institution A is not a purchase, and any subsequent transfer back to Financial Institution B
for delivery to the subsequent investor is not a purchase, for purposes of §1003.4(a).
Financial Institution B reports the origination of the covered loan as well as its sale to the
subsequent investor. If the subsequent investor is a financial institution under §1003.2(g), it
reports a purchase of the covered loan pursuant to §1003.4(a), regardless of whether it
acquired the covered loan from Financial Institution B or directly from Financial Institution A.

Paragraph 4(a)(1)(i)
1. ULI—uniqueness. Section 1003.4(a)(1)(i)(B)(2) requires a financial institution that assigns a
universal loan identifier (ULI) to each covered loan or application (except as provided in
§1003.4(a)(1)(i)(D) and (E)) to ensure that the character sequence it assigns is unique within
the institution and used only for the covered loan or application. A financial institution should
assign only one ULI to any particular covered loan or application, and each ULI should
correspond to a single application and ensuing loan in the case that the application is approved
and a loan is originated. A financial institution may use a ULI that was reported previously to
refer only to the same loan or application for which the ULI was used previously or a loan that
ensues from an application for which the ULI was used previously. A financial institution may not
report an application for a covered loan in 2030 using the same ULI that was reported for a
covered loan that was originated in 2020. Similarly, refinancings or applications for refinancing
should be assigned a different ULI than the loan that is being refinanced. A financial institution
with multiple branches must ensure that its branches do not use the same ULI to refer to
multiple covered loans or applications.
2. ULI—privacy. Section 1003.4(a)(1)(i)(B)(3) prohibits a financial institution from including
information that could be used to directly identify the applicant or borrower in the identifier that it
assigns for the application or covered loan of the applicant or borrower. Information that could
be used to directly identify the applicant or borrower includes, but is not limited to, the
applicant's or borrower's name, date of birth, Social Security number, official government-issued
driver's license or identification number, alien registration number, government passport
number, or employer or taxpayer identification number.
3. ULI—purchased covered loan. If a financial institution has previously assigned a covered loan
with a ULI or reported a covered loan with a ULI under this part, a financial institution that
purchases that covered loan must report the same ULI that was previously assigned or
reported. For example, if a loan origination previously was reported under this part with a ULI,
the financial institution that purchases the covered loan would report the purchase of the
covered loan using the same ULI. A financial institution that purchases a covered loan must use
the ULI that was assigned by the financial institution that originated the covered loan. A financial
institution that purchases a covered loan assigns a ULI and records and submits it in its
loan/application register pursuant to §1003.5(a)(1) if the covered loan was not assigned a ULI
by the financial institution that originated the loan because, for example, the loan was originated
prior to January 1, 2018, or the loan was originated by an institution not required to report under
this part.
4. ULI—reinstated or reconsidered application. A financial institution may not use a ULI
previously reported if it reinstates or reconsiders an application that was reported in a prior
calendar year. For example, if a financial institution reports a denied application in its annual
2020 data submission, pursuant to §1003.5(a)(1), but then reconsiders the application, resulting
in an origination in 2021, the financial institution reports a denied application under the original
ULI in its annual 2020 data submission and an origination with a different ULI in its annual 2021
data submission, pursuant to §1003.5(a)(1).

5. ULI—check digit. Section 1003.(4)(a)(1)(i)(C) requires that the two right-most characters in
the ULI represent the check digit. Appendix C prescribes the requirements for generating a
check digit and validating a ULI.
Paragraph 4(a)(1)(ii)
1. Application date—consistency. Section 1003.4(a)(1)(ii) requires that, in reporting the date of
application, a financial institution report the date it received the application, as defined under
§1003.2(b), or the date shown on the application form. Although a financial institution need not
choose the same approach for its entire HMDA submission, it should be generally consistent
(such as by routinely using one approach within a particular division of the institution or for a
category of loans). If the financial institution chooses to report the date shown on the application
form and the institution retains multiple versions of the application form, the institution reports
the date shown on the first application form satisfying the application definition provided under
§1003.2(b).
2. Application date—indirect application. For an application that was not submitted directly to the
financial institution, the institution may report the date the application was received by the party
that initially received the application, the date the application was received by the institution, or
the date shown on the application form. Although an institution need not choose the same
approach for its entire HMDA submission, it should be generally consistent (such as by routinely
using one approach within a particular division of the institution or for a category of loans).
3. Application date—reinstated application. If, within the same calendar year, an applicant asks
a financial institution to reinstate a counteroffer that the applicant previously did not accept (or
asks the institution to reconsider an application that was denied, withdrawn, or closed for
incompleteness), the institution may treat that request as the continuation of the earlier
transaction using the same ULI or as a new transaction with a new ULI. If the institution treats
the request for reinstatement or reconsideration as a new transaction, it reports the date of the
request as the application date. If the institution does not treat the request for reinstatement or
reconsideration as a new transaction, it reports the original application date.
Paragraph 4(a)(2)
1. Loan type—general. If a covered loan is not, or in the case of an application would not have
been, insured by the Federal Housing Administration, guaranteed by the Department of
Veterans Affairs, or guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service or the Farm Service Agency, an
institution complies with §1003.4(a)(2) by reporting the covered loan as not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Rural
Housing Service, or Farm Service Agency.
Paragraph 4(a)(3)
1. Purpose—statement of applicant. A financial institution may rely on the oral or written
statement of an applicant regarding the proposed use of covered loan proceeds. For example, a
lender could use a check-box or a purpose line on a loan application to determine whether the
applicant intends to use covered loan proceeds for home improvement purposes. If an applicant

provides no statement as to the proposed use of covered loan proceeds and the covered loan is
not a home purchase loan, cash-out refinancing, or refinancing, a financial institution reports the
covered loan as for a purpose other than home purchase, home improvement, refinancing, or
cash-out refinancing for purposes of §1003.4(a)(3).
2. Purpose—refinancing and cash-out refinancing. Section 1003.4(a)(3) requires a financial
institution to report whether a covered loan is, or an application is for, a refinancing or a cashout refinancing. A financial institution reports a covered loan or an application as a cash-out
refinancing if it is a refinancing as defined by §1003.2(p) and the institution considered it to be a
cash-out refinancing in processing the application or setting the terms (such as the interest rate
or origination charges) under its guidelines or an investor's guidelines. For example:
i. Assume a financial institution considers an application for a loan product to be a cash-out
refinancing under an investor's guidelines because of the amount of cash received by the
borrower at closing or account opening. Assume also that under the investor's guidelines,
the applicant qualifies for the loan product and the financial institution approves the
application, originates the covered loan, and sets the terms of the covered loan consistent
with the loan product. In this example, the financial institution would report the covered loan
as a cash-out refinancing for purposes of §1003.4(a)(3).
ii. Assume a financial institution does not consider an application for a covered loan to be a
cash-out refinancing under its own guidelines because the amount of cash received by the
borrower does not exceed a certain threshold. Assume also that the institution approves the
application, originates the covered loan, and sets the terms of the covered loan consistent
with its own guidelines applicable to refinancings other than cash-out refinancings. In this
example, the financial institution would report the covered loan as a refinancing for purposes
of §1003.4(a)(3).
iii. Assume a financial institution does not distinguish between a cash-out refinancing and a
refinancing under its own guidelines, and sets the terms of all refinancings without regard to
the amount of cash received by the borrower at closing or account opening, and does not
offer loan products under investor guidelines. In this example, the financial institution reports
all covered loans and applications for covered loans that are defined by §1003.2(p) as
refinancings for purposes of §1003.4(a)(3).
3. Purpose—multiple-purpose loan. Section 1003.4(a)(3) requires a financial institution to report
the purpose of a covered loan or application. If a covered loan is a home purchase loan as well
as a home improvement loan, a refinancing, or a cash-out refinancing, an institution complies
with §1003.4(a)(3) by reporting the loan as a home purchase loan. If a covered loan is a home
improvement loan as well as a refinancing or cash-out refinancing, but the covered loan is not a
home purchase loan, an institution complies with §1003.4(a)(3) by reporting the covered loan as
a refinancing or a cash-out refinancing, as appropriate. If a covered loan is a refinancing or
cash-out refinancing as well as for another purpose, such as for the purpose of paying
educational expenses, but the covered loan is not a home purchase loan, an institution complies
with §1003.4(a)(3) by reporting the covered loan as a refinancing or a cash-out refinancing, as

appropriate. See comment 4(a)(3)-2. If a covered loan is a home improvement loan as well as
for another purpose, but the covered loan is not a home purchase loan, a refinancing, or cashout refinancing, an institution complies with §1003.4(a)(3) by reporting the covered loan as a
home improvement loan. See comment 2(i)-1.
4. Purpose—other. If a covered loan is not, or an application is not for, a home purchase loan, a
home improvement loan, a refinancing, or a cash-out refinancing, a financial institution complies
with §1003.4(a)(3) by reporting the covered loan or application as for a purpose other than
home purchase, home improvement, refinancing, or cash-out refinancing. For example, if a
covered loan is for the purpose of paying educational expenses, the financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(3) by reporting the covered loan as for a purpose other than home
purchase, home improvement, refinancing, or cash-out refinancing. Section 1003.4(a)(3) also
requires an institution to report a covered loan or application as for a purpose other than home
purchase, home improvement, refinancing, or cash-out refinancing if it is a refinancing but,
under the terms of the agreement, the financial institution was unconditionally obligated to
refinance the obligation subject to conditions within the borrower's control.
5. Purpose—business or commercial purpose loans. If a covered loan primarily is for a business
or commercial purpose as described in §1003.3(c)(10) and comment 3(c)(10)-2 and is a home
purchase loan, home improvement loan, or a refinancing, §1003.4(a)(3) requires the financial
institution to report the applicable loan purpose. If a loan primarily is for a business or
commercial purpose but is not a home purchase loan, home improvement loan, or a refinancing,
the loan is an excluded transaction under §1003.3(c)(10).
6. Purpose—purchased loans. For purchased covered loans where origination took place prior
to January 1, 2018, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(3) by reporting that the
requirement is not applicable.
Paragraph 4(a)(4)
1. Request under a preapproval program. Section 1003.4(a)(4) requires a financial institution to
report whether an application or covered loan involved a request for a preapproval of a home
purchase loan under a preapproval program as defined by §1003.2(b)(2). If an application or
covered loan did not involve a request for a preapproval of a home purchase loan under a
preapproval program as defined by §1003.2(b)(2), a financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(4) by reporting that the application or covered loan did not involve such a request,
regardless of whether the institution has such a program and the applicant did not apply through
that program or the institution does not have a preapproval program as defined by
§1003.2(b)(2).
2. Scope of requirement. A financial institution reports that the application or covered loan did
not involve a preapproval request for a purchased covered loan; an application or covered loan
for any purpose other than a home purchase loan; an application for a home purchase loan or a
covered loan that is a home purchase loan secured by a multifamily dwelling; an application or
covered loan that is an open-end line of credit or a reverse mortgage; or an application that is
denied, withdrawn by the applicant, or closed for incompleteness.

Paragraph 4(a)(5)
1. Modular homes and prefabricated components. Covered loans or applications related to
modular homes should be reported with a construction method of site-built, regardless of
whether they are on-frame or off-frame modular homes. Modular homes comply with local or
other recognized buildings codes rather than standards established by the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq. Modular
homes are not required to have HUD Certification Labels under 24 CFR 3280.11 or data plates
under 24 CFR 3280.5. Modular homes may have a certification from a State licensing agency
that documents compliance with State or other applicable building codes. On-frame modular
homes are constructed on permanent metal chassis similar to those used in manufactured
homes. The chassis are not removed on site and are secured to the foundation. Off-frame
modular homes typically have floor construction similar to the construction of other site-built
homes, and the construction typically includes wooden floor joists and does not include
permanent metal chassis. Dwellings built using prefabricated components assembled at the
dwelling's permanent site should also be reported with a construction method of site-built.
2. Multifamily dwelling. For a covered loan or an application for a covered loan related to a
multifamily dwelling, the financial institution should report the construction method as site-built
unless the multifamily dwelling is a manufactured home community, in which case the financial
institution should report the construction method as manufactured home.
3. Multiple properties. See comment 4(a)(9)-2 regarding transactions involving multiple
properties with more than one property taken as security.
Paragraph 4(a)(6)
1. Multiple properties. See comment 4(a)(9)-2 regarding transactions involving multiple
properties with more than one property taken as security.
2. Principal residence. Section 1003.4(a)(6) requires a financial institution to identify whether the
property to which the covered loan or application relates is or will be used as a residence that
the applicant or borrower physically occupies and uses, or will occupy and use, as his or her
principal residence. For purposes of §1003.4(a)(6), an applicant or borrower can have only one
principal residence at a time. Thus, a vacation or other second home would not be a principal
residence. However, if an applicant or borrower buys or builds a new dwelling that will become
the applicant's or borrower's principal residence within a year or upon the completion of
construction, the new dwelling is considered the principal residence for purposes of applying
this definition to a particular transaction.
3. Second residences. Section 1003.4(a)(6) requires a financial institution to identify whether the
property to which the loan or application relates is or will be used as a second residence. For
purposes of §1003.4(a)(6), a property is a second residence of an applicant or borrower if the
property is or will be occupied by the applicant or borrower for a portion of the year and is not
the applicant's or borrower's principal residence. For example, if a person purchases a property,
occupies the property for a portion of the year, and rents the property for the remainder of the
year, the property is a second residence for purposes of §1003.4(a)(6). Similarly, if a couple

occupies a property near their place of employment on weekdays, but the couple returns to their
principal residence on weekends, the property near the couple's place of employment is a
second residence for purposes of §1003.4(a)(6).
4. Investment properties. Section 1003.4(a)(6) requires a financial institution to identify whether
the property to which the covered loan or application relates is or will be used as an investment
property. For purposes of §1003.4(a)(6), a property is an investment property if the borrower
does not, or the applicant will not, occupy the property. For example, if a person purchases a
property, does not occupy the property, and generates income by renting the property, the
property is an investment property for purposes of §1003.4(a)(6). Similarly, if a person
purchases a property, does not occupy the property, and does not generate income by renting
the property, but intends to generate income by selling the property, the property is an
investment property for purposes of §1003.4(a)(6). Section 1003.4(a)(6) requires a financial
institution to identify a property as an investment property if the borrower or applicant does not
or will not occupy the property, even if the borrower or applicant does not consider the property
as owned for investment purposes. For example, if a corporation purchases a property that is a
dwelling under §1003.2(f), that it does not occupy, but that is for the long-term residential use of
its employees, the property is an investment property for purposes of §1003.4(a)(6), even if the
corporation considers the property as owned for business purposes rather than investment
purposes, does not generate income by renting the property, and does not intend to generate
income by selling the property at some point in time. If the property is for transitory use by
employees, the property would not be considered a dwelling under §1003.2(f). See comment
2(f)-3.
5. Purchased covered loans. For purchased covered loans, a financial institution may report
principal residence unless the loan documents or application indicate that the property will not
be occupied as a principal residence.
Paragraph 4(a)(7)
1. Covered loan amount—counteroffer. If an applicant accepts a counteroffer for an amount
different from the amount for which the applicant applied, the financial institution reports the
covered loan amount granted. If an applicant does not accept a counteroffer or fails to respond,
the institution reports the amount initially requested.
2. Covered loan amount—application approved but not accepted or preapproval request
approved but not accepted. A financial institution reports the covered loan amount that was
approved.
3. Covered loan amount—preapproval request denied, application denied, closed for
incompleteness or withdrawn. For a preapproval request that was denied, and for an application
that was denied, closed for incompleteness, or withdrawn, a financial institution reports the
amount for which the applicant applied.

4. Covered loan amount—multiple-purpose loan. A financial institution reports the entire amount
of the covered loan, even if only a part of the proceeds is intended for home purchase, home
improvement, or refinancing.
5. Covered loan amount—closed-end mortgage loan. For a closed-end mortgage loan, other
than a purchased loan, an assumption, or a reverse mortgage, a financial institution reports the
amount to be repaid as disclosed on the legal obligation. For a purchased closed-end mortgage
loan or an assumption of a closed-end mortgage loan, a financial institution reports the unpaid
principal balance at the time of purchase or assumption.
6. Covered loan amount—open-end line of credit. For an open-end line of credit, a financial
institution reports the entire amount of credit available to the borrower under the terms of the
open-end plan, including a purchased open-end line of credit and an assumption of an openend line of credit, but not for a reverse mortgage open-end line of credit.
7. Covered loan amount—refinancing. For a refinancing, a financial institution reports the
amount of credit extended under the terms of the new debt obligation.
8. Covered loan amount—home improvement loan. A financial institution reports the entire
amount of a home improvement loan, even if only a part of the proceeds is intended for home
improvement.
9. Covered loan amount—non-federally insured reverse mortgage. A financial institution reports
the initial principal limit of a non-federally insured reverse mortgage as set forth in
§1003.4(a)(7)(iii).
Paragraph 4(a)(8)(i)
1. Action taken—covered loan originated. A financial institution reports that the covered loan
was originated if the financial institution made a credit decision approving the application before
closing or account opening and that credit decision results in an extension of credit. The same is
true for an application that began as a request for a preapproval that subsequently results in a
covered loan being originated. See comments 4(a)-2 through -4 for guidance on transactions in
which more than one institution is involved.
2. Action taken—covered loan purchased. A financial institution reports that the covered loan
was purchased if the covered loan was purchased by the financial institution after closing or
account opening and the financial institution did not make a credit decision on the application
prior to closing or account opening, or if the financial institution did make a credit decision on the
application prior to closing or account opening, but is repurchasing the loan from another entity
that the loan was sold to. See comment 4(a)-5. See comments 4(a)-2 through -4 for guidance
on transactions in which more than one financial institution is involved.
3. Action taken—application approved but not accepted. A financial institution reports
application approved but not accepted if the financial institution made a credit decision
approving the application before closing or account opening, subject solely to outstanding

conditions that are customary commitment or closing conditions, but the applicant or the party
that initially received the application fails to respond to the financial institution's approval within
the specified time, or the closed-end mortgage loan was not otherwise consummated or the
account was not otherwise opened. See comment 4(a)(8)(i)-13.
4. Action taken—application denied. A financial institution reports that the application was
denied if it made a credit decision denying the application before an applicant withdraws the
application or the file is closed for incompleteness. See comments 4(a)-2 through -4 for
guidance on transactions in which more than one institution is involved.
5. Action taken—application withdrawn. A financial institution reports that the application was
withdrawn when the application is expressly withdrawn by the applicant before the financial
institution makes a credit decision denying the application, before the financial institution makes
a credit decision approving the application, or before the file is closed for incompleteness. A
financial institution also reports application withdrawn if the financial institution provides a
conditional approval specifying underwriting or creditworthiness conditions, pursuant to
comment 4(a)(8)(i)-13, and the application is expressly withdrawn by the applicant before the
applicant satisfies all specified underwriting or creditworthiness conditions. A preapproval
request that is withdrawn is not reportable under HMDA. See §1003.4(a).
6. Action taken—file closed for incompleteness. A financial institution reports that the file was
closed for incompleteness if the financial institution sent a written notice of incompleteness
under Regulation B, 12 CFR 1002.9(c)(2), and the applicant did not respond to the request for
additional information within the period of time specified in the notice before the applicant
satisfies all underwriting or creditworthiness conditions. See comment 4(a)(8)(i)-13. If a financial
institution then provides a notification of adverse action on the basis of incompleteness under
Regulation B, 12 CFR 1002.9(c)(1)(i), the financial institution may report the action taken as
either file closed for incompleteness or application denied. A preapproval request that is closed
for incompleteness is not reportable under HMDA. See §1003.4(a) and comment 4(a)-1.ii.
7. Action taken—preapproval request denied. A financial institution reports that the preapproval
request was denied if the application was a request for a preapproval under a preapproval
program as defined in §1003.2(b)(2) and the institution made a credit decision denying the
preapproval request.
8. Action taken—preapproval request approved but not accepted. A financial institution reports
that the preapproval request was approved but not accepted if the application was a request for
a preapproval under a preapproval program as defined in §1003.2(b)(2) and the institution made
a credit decision approving the preapproval request but the application did not result in a
covered loan originated by the financial institution.
9. Action taken—counteroffers. If a financial institution makes a counteroffer to lend on terms
different from the applicant's initial request (for example, for a shorter loan maturity, with a
different interest rate, or in a different amount) and the applicant declines to proceed with the
counteroffer or fails to respond, the institution reports the action taken as a denial on the original
terms requested by the applicant. If the applicant agrees to proceed with consideration of the

financial institution's counteroffer, the financial institution reports the action taken as the
disposition of the application based on the terms of the counteroffer. For example, assume a
financial institution makes a counteroffer, the applicant agrees to proceed with the terms of the
counteroffer, and the financial institution then makes a credit decision approving the application
conditional on satisfying underwriting or creditworthiness conditions, and the applicant expressly
withdraws before satisfying all underwriting or creditworthiness conditions and before the
institution denies the application or closes the file for incompleteness. The financial institution
reports that the action taken as application withdrawn in accordance with comment 4(a)(8)(i)13.i. Similarly, assume a financial institution makes a counteroffer, the applicant agrees to
proceed with consideration of the counteroffer, and the financial institution provides a
conditional approval stating the conditions to be met to originate the counteroffer. The financial
institution reports the action taken on the application in accordance with comment 4(a)(8)(i)-13
regarding conditional approvals.
10. Action taken—rescinded transactions. If a borrower rescinds a transaction after closing and
before a financial institution is required to submit its loan/application register containing the
information for the transaction under §1003.5(a), the institution reports the transaction as an
application that was approved but not accepted.
11. Action taken—purchased covered loans. An institution reports the covered loans that it
purchased during the calendar year. An institution does not report the covered loans that it
declined to purchase, unless, as discussed in comments 4(a)-2 through -4, the institution
reviewed the application prior to closing, in which case it reports the application or covered loan
according to comments 4(a)-2 through -4.
12. Action taken—repurchased covered loans. See comment 4(a)-5 regarding reporting
requirements when a covered loan is repurchased by the originating financial institution.
13. Action taken—conditional approvals. If an institution issues an approval other than a
commitment pursuant to a preapproval program as defined under §1003.2(b)(2), and that
approval is subject to the applicant meeting certain conditions, the institution reports the action
taken as provided below dependent on whether the conditions are solely customary
commitment or closing conditions or if the conditions include any underwriting or
creditworthiness conditions.
i. Action taken examples. If the approval is conditioned on satisfying underwriting or
creditworthiness conditions and they are not met, the institution reports the action taken as a
denial. If, however, the conditions involve submitting additional information about
underwriting or creditworthiness that the institution needs to make the credit decision, and
the institution has sent a written notice of incompleteness under Regulation B, 12 CFR
1002.9(c)(2), and the applicant did not respond within the period of time specified in the
notice, the institution reports the action taken as file closed for incompleteness. See
comment 4(a)(8)(i)-6. If the conditions are solely customary commitment or closing
conditions and the conditions are not met, the institution reports the action taken as
approved but not accepted. If all the conditions (underwriting, creditworthiness, or customary

commitment or closing conditions) are satisfied and the institution agrees to extend credit
but the covered loan is not originated, the institution reports the action taken as application
approved but not accepted. If the applicant expressly withdraws before satisfying all
underwriting or creditworthiness conditions and before the institution denies the application
or closes the file for incompleteness, the institution reports the action taken as application
withdrawn. If all underwriting and creditworthiness conditions have been met, and the
outstanding conditions are solely customary commitment or closing conditions and the
applicant expressly withdraws before the covered loan is originated, the institution reports
the action taken as application approved but not accepted.
ii. Customary commitment or closing conditions. Customary commitment or closing
conditions include, for example: a clear-title requirement, an acceptable property survey,
acceptable title insurance binder, clear termite inspection, a subordination agreement from
another lienholder, and, where the applicant plans to use the proceeds from the sale of one
home to purchase another, a settlement statement showing adequate proceeds from the
sale.
iii. Underwriting or creditworthiness conditions. Underwriting or creditworthiness conditions
include, for example: conditions that constitute a counter-offer, such as a demand for a
higher down-payment; satisfactory debt-to-income or loan-to-value ratios, a determination of
need for private mortgage insurance, or a satisfactory appraisal requirement; or verification
or confirmation, in whatever form the institution requires, that the applicant meets
underwriting conditions concerning applicant creditworthiness, including documentation or
verification of income or assets.
14. Action taken—pending applications. An institution does not report any covered loan
application still pending at the end of the calendar year; it reports that application on its
loan/application register for the year in which final action is taken.
Paragraph 4(a)(8)(ii)
1. Action taken date—general. A financial institution reports the date of the action taken.
2. Action taken date—applications denied and files closed for incompleteness. For applications,
including requests for a preapproval, that are denied or for files closed for incompleteness, the
financial institution reports either the date the action was taken or the date the notice was sent
to the applicant.
3. Action taken date—application withdrawn. For applications withdrawn, the financial institution
may report the date the express withdrawal was received or the date shown on the notification
form in the case of a written withdrawal.
4. Action taken date—approved but not accepted. For a covered loan approved by an institution
but not accepted by the applicant, the institution reports any reasonable date, such as the
approval date, the deadline for accepting the offer, or the date the file was closed. Although an
institution need not choose the same approach for its entire HMDA submission, it should be

generally consistent (such as by routinely using one approach within a particular division of the
institution or for a category of covered loans).
5. Action taken date—originations. For covered loan originations, including a preapproval
request that leads to an origination by the financial institution, an institution generally reports the
closing or account opening date. For covered loan originations that an institution acquires from
a party that initially received the application, the institution reports either the closing or account
opening date, or the date the institution acquired the covered loan from the party that initially
received the application. If the disbursement of funds takes place on a date later than the
closing or account opening date, the institution may use the date of initial disbursement. For a
construction/permanent covered loan, the institution reports either the closing or account
opening date, or the date the covered loan converts to the permanent financing. Although an
institution need not choose the same approach for its entire HMDA submission, it should be
generally consistent (such as by routinely using one approach within a particular division of the
institution or for a category of covered loans). Notwithstanding this flexibility regarding the use of
the closing or account opening date in connection with reporting the date action was taken, the
institution must report the origination as occurring in the year in which the origination goes to
closing or the account is opened.
6. Action taken date—loan purchased. For covered loans purchased, a financial institution
reports the date of purchase.
Paragraph 4(a)(9)
1. Multiple properties with one property taken as security. If a covered loan is related to more
than one property, but only one property is taken as security (or, in the case of an application,
proposed to be taken as security), a financial institution reports the information required by
§1003.4(a)(9) for the property taken as or proposed to be taken as security. A financial
institution does not report the information required by §1003.4(a)(9) for the property or
properties related to the loan that are not taken as or proposed to be taken as security. For
example, if a covered loan is secured by property A, and the proceeds are used to purchase or
rehabilitate (or to refinance home purchase or home improvement loans related to) property B,
the institution reports the information required by §1003.4(a)(9) for property A and does not
report the information required by §1003.4(a)(9) for property B.
2. Multiple properties with more than one property taken as security. If more than one property
is taken or, in the case of an application, proposed to be taken as security for a single covered
loan, a financial institution reports the covered loan or application in a single entry on its
loan/application register and provides the information required by §1003.4(a)(9) for one of the
properties taken as security that contains a dwelling. A financial institution does not report
information about the other properties taken as security. If an institution is required to report
specific information about the property identified in §1003.4(a)(9), the institution reports the
information that relates to the property identified in §1003.4(a)(9). For example, Financial
Institution A originated a covered loan that is secured by both property A and property B, each
of which contains a dwelling. Financial Institution A reports the loan as one entry on its
loan/application register, reporting the information required by §1003.4(a)(9) for either property

A or property B. If Financial Institution A elects to report the information required by
§1003.4(a)(9) about property A, Financial Institution A also reports the information required by
§1003.4(a)(5), (6), (14), (29), and (30) related to property A. For aspects of the entries that do
not refer to the property identified in §1003.4(a)(9) (i.e., §1003.4(a)(1) through (4), (7), (8), (10)
through (13), (15) through (28), (31) through (38)), Financial Institution A reports the information
applicable to the covered loan or application and not information that relates only to the property
identified in §1003.4(a)(9).
3. Multifamily dwellings. A single multifamily dwelling may have more than one postal address.
For example, three apartment buildings, each with a different street address, comprise a single
multifamily dwelling that secures a covered loan. For the purposes of §1003.4(a)(9), a financial
institution reports the information required by §1003.4(a)(9) in the same manner described in
comment 4(a)(9)-2.
4. Loans purchased from another institution. The requirement to report the property location
information required by §1003.4(a)(9) applies not only to applications and originations but also
to purchased covered loans.
5. Manufactured home. If the site of a manufactured home has not been identified, a financial
institution complies by reporting that the information required by §1003.4(a)(9) is not applicable.
Paragraph 4(a)(9)(i)
1. General. Section 1003.4(a)(9)(i) requires a financial institution to report the property address
of the location of the property securing a covered loan or, in the case of an application,
proposed to secure a covered loan. The address should correspond to the property identified on
the legal obligation related to the covered loan. For applications that did not result in an
origination, the address should correspond to the location of the property proposed to secure
the loan as identified by the applicant. For example, assume a loan is secured by a property
located at 123 Main Street, and the applicant's or borrower's mailing address is a post office
box. The financial institution should not report the post office box, and should report 123 Main
Street.
2. Property address—format. A financial institution complies with the requirements in
§1003.4(a)(9)(i) by reporting the following information about the physical location of the property
securing the loan.
i. Street address. When reporting the street address of the property, a financial institution
complies by including, as applicable, the primary address number, the predirectional, the
street name, street prefixes and/or suffixes, the postdirectional, the secondary address
identifier, and the secondary address, as applicable. For example, 100 N Main ST Apt 1.
ii. City name. A financial institution complies by reporting the name of the city in which the
property is located.

iii. State name. A financial institution complies by reporting the two letter State code for the
State in which the property is located, using the U.S. Postal Service official State
abbreviations.
iv. Zip Code. A financial institution complies by reporting the five or nine digit Zip Code in
which the property is located.
3. Property address—not applicable. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(9)(i) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable if the property address of the property securing
the covered loan is not known. For example, if the property did not have a property address at
closing or if the applicant did not provide the property address of the property to the financial
institution before the application was denied, withdrawn, or closed for incompleteness, the
financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(9)(i) by reporting that the requirement is not
applicable.
Paragraph 4(a)(9)(ii)
1. Optional reporting. Section 1003.4(a)(9)(ii) requires a financial institution to report the State,
county, and census tract of the property securing the covered loan or, in the case of an
application, proposed to secure the covered loan if the property is located in an MSA or MD in
which the financial institution has a home or branch office or if the institution is subject to
§1003.4(e). Section 1003.4(a)(9)(ii)(C) further limits the requirement to report census tract to
covered loans secured by or applications proposed to be secured by properties located in
counties with a population of more than 30,000 according to the most recent decennial census
conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. For transactions for which State, county, or census tract
reporting is not required under §1003.4(a)(9)(ii) or (e), financial institutions may report that the
requirement is not applicable, or they may voluntarily report the State, county, or census tract
information.
Paragraph 4(a)(9)(ii)(A)
1. Applications—State not provided. When reporting an application, a financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(9)(ii)(A) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable if the State
in which the property is located was not known before the application was denied, withdrawn, or
closed for incompleteness.
Paragraph 4(a)(9)(ii)(B)
1. General. A financial institution complies by reporting the five-digit Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS) numerical county code.
2. Applications—county not provided. When reporting an application, a financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(9)(ii)(B) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable if the
county in which the property is located was not known before the application was denied,
withdrawn, or closed for incompleteness.

Paragraph 4(a)(9)(ii)(C)
1. General. Census tract numbers are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. A financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(9)(ii)(C) if it uses the boundaries and codes in effect on January 1 of
the calendar year covered by the loan/application register that it is reporting.
2. Applications—census tract not provided. When reporting an application, a financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(9)(ii)(C) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable if the
census tract in which the property is located was not known before the application was denied,
withdrawn, or closed for incompleteness.
Paragraph 4(a)(10)(i)
1. Applicant data—general. Refer to appendix B to this part for instructions on collection of an
applicant's ethnicity, race, and sex.
2. Transition rule for applicant data collected prior to January 1, 2018. If a financial institution
receives an application prior to January 1, 2018, but final action is taken on or after January 1,
2018, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(10)(i) and (b) if it collects the information
in accordance with the requirements in effect at the time the information was collected. For
example, if a financial institution receives an application on November 15, 2017, collects the
applicant's ethnicity, race, and sex in accordance with the instructions in effect on that date, and
takes final action on the application on January 5, 2018, the financial institution has complied
with the requirements of §1003.4(a)(10)(i) and (b), even though those instructions changed after
the information was collected but before the date of final action. However, if, in this example, the
financial institution collected the applicant's ethnicity, race, and sex on or after January 1, 2018,
§1003.4(a)(10)(i) and (b) requires the financial institution to collect the information in
accordance with the amended instructions.
Paragraph 4(a)(10)(ii)
1. Applicant data—completion by financial institution. A financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(10)(ii) by reporting the applicant's age, as of the application date under
§1003.4(a)(1)(ii), as the number of whole years derived from the date of birth as shown on the
application form. For example, if an applicant provides a date of birth of 01/15/1970 on the
application form that the financial institution receives on 01/14/2015, the institution reports 44 as
the applicant's age.
2. Applicant data—co-applicant. If there are no co-applicants, the financial institution reports that
there is no co-applicant. If there is more than one co-applicant, the financial institution reports
the age only for the first co-applicant listed on the application form. A co-applicant may provide
an absent co-applicant's age on behalf of the absent co-applicant.
3. Applicant data—purchased loan. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(10)(ii) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable when reporting a purchased loan for which the
institution chooses not to report the age.

4. Applicant data—non-natural person. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(10)(ii) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable if the applicant or co-applicant is not a natural
person (for example, a corporation, partnership, or trust). For example, for a transaction
involving a trust, a financial institution reports that the requirement to report the applicant's age
is not applicable if the trust is the applicant. On the other hand, if the applicant is a natural
person, and is the beneficiary of a trust, a financial institution reports the applicant's age.
5. Applicant data—guarantor. For purposes of §1003.4(a)(10)(ii), if a covered loan or application
includes a guarantor, a financial institution does not report the guarantor's age.
Paragraph 4(a)(10)(iii)
1. Income data—income relied on. When a financial institution evaluates income as part of a
credit decision, it reports the gross annual income relied on in making the credit decision. For
example, if an institution relies on an applicant's salary to compute a debt-to-income ratio but
also relies on the applicant's annual bonus to evaluate creditworthiness, the institution reports
the salary and the bonus to the extent relied upon. If an institution relies on only a portion of an
applicant's income in its determination, it does not report that portion of income not relied on.
For example, if an institution, pursuant to lender and investor guidelines, does not rely on an
applicant's commission income because it has been earned for less than 12 months, the
institution does not include the applicant's commission income in the income reported. Likewise,
if an institution relies on the verified gross income of the applicant in making the credit decision,
then the institution reports the verified gross income. Similarly, if an institution relies on the
income of a cosigner to evaluate creditworthiness, the institution includes the cosigner's income
to the extent relied upon. An institution, however, does not include the income of a guarantor
who is only secondarily liable.
2. Income data—co-applicant. If two persons jointly apply for a covered loan and both list
income on the application, but the financial institution relies on the income of only one applicant
in evaluating creditworthiness, the institution reports only the income relied on.
3. Income data—loan to employee. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(10)(iii) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable for a covered loan to, or an application from, its
employee to protect the employee's privacy, even though the institution relied on the employee's
income in making the credit decision.
4. Income data—assets. A financial institution does not include as income amounts considered
in making a credit decision based on factors that an institution relies on in addition to income,
such as amounts derived from underwriting calculations of the potential annuitization or
depletion of an applicant's remaining assets. Actual distributions from retirement accounts or
other assets that are relied on by the financial institution as income should be reported as
income. The interpretation of income in this paragraph does not affect §1003.4(a)(23), which
requires, except for purchased covered loans, the collection of the ratio of the applicant's or
borrower's total monthly debt to the total monthly income relied on in making the credit decision.

5. Income data—credit decision not made. Section 1003.4(a)(10)(iii) requires a financial
institution to report the gross annual income relied on in processing the application if a credit
decision was not made. For example, assume an institution received an application that
included an applicant's self-reported income, but the application was withdrawn before a credit
decision that would have considered income was made. The financial institution reports the
income information relied on in processing the application at the time that the application was
withdrawn or the file was closed for incompleteness.
6. Income data—credit decision not requiring consideration of income. A financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(10)(iii) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable if the
application did not or would not have required a credit decision that considered income under
the financial institution's policies and procedures. For example, if the financial institution's
policies and procedures do not consider income for a streamlined refinance program, the
institution reports that the requirement is not applicable, even if the institution received income
information from the applicant.
7. Income data—non-natural person. A financial institution reports that the requirement is not
applicable when the applicant or co-applicant is not a natural person (e.g., a corporation,
partnership, or trust). For example, for a transaction involving a trust, a financial institution
reports that the requirement to report income data is not applicable if the trust is the applicant.
On the other hand, if the applicant is a natural person, and is the beneficiary of a trust, a
financial institution is required to report the information described in §1003.4(a)(10)(iii).
8. Income data—multifamily properties. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(10)(iii)
by reporting that the requirement is not applicable when the covered loan is secured by, or
application is proposed to be secured by, a multifamily dwelling.
9. Income data—purchased loans. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(10)(iii) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable when reporting a purchased covered loan for
which the institution chooses not to report the income.
10. Income data—rounding. A financial institution complies by reporting the dollar amount of the
income in thousands, rounded to the nearest thousand ($500 rounds up to the next $1,000). For
example, $35,500 is reported as 36.
Paragraph 4(a)(11)
1. Type of purchaser—loan-participation interests sold to more than one entity. A financial
institution that originates a covered loan, and then sells it to more than one entity, reports the
“type of purchaser” based on the entity purchasing the greatest interest, if any. For purposes of
§1003.4(a)(11), if a financial institution sells some interest or interests in a covered loan but
retains a majority interest in that loan, it does not report the sale.
2. Type of purchaser—swapped covered loans. Covered loans “swapped” for mortgage-backed
securities are to be treated as sales; the purchaser is the entity receiving the covered loans that
are swapped.

3. Type of purchaser—affiliate institution. For purposes of complying with §1003.4(a)(11), the
term “affiliate” means any company that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with, another company, as set forth in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841
et seq.).
4. Type of purchaser—private securitizations. A financial institution that knows or reasonably
believes that the covered loan it is selling will be securitized by the entity purchasing the
covered loan, other than by one of the government-sponsored enterprises, reports the
purchasing entity type as a private securitizer regardless of the type or affiliation of the
purchasing entity. Knowledge or reasonable belief could, for example, be based on the
purchase agreement or other related documents, the financial institution's previous transactions
with the purchaser, or the purchaser's role as a securitizer (such as an investment bank). If a
financial institution selling a covered loan does not know or reasonably believe that the
purchaser will securitize the loan, and the seller knows that the purchaser frequently holds or
disposes of loans by means other than securitization, then the financial institution should report
the covered loan as purchased by, as appropriate, a commercial bank, savings bank, savings
association, life insurance company, credit union, mortgage company, finance company, affiliate
institution, or other type of purchaser.
5. Type of purchaser—mortgage company. For purposes of complying with §1003.4(a)(11), a
mortgage company means a nondepository institution that purchases covered loans and
typically originates such loans. A mortgage company might be an affiliate or a subsidiary of a
bank holding company or thrift holding company, or it might be an independent mortgage
company. Regardless, a financial institution reports the purchasing entity type as a mortgage
company, unless the mortgage company is an affiliate of the seller institution, in which case the
seller institution should report the loan as purchased by an affiliate institution.
6. Purchases by subsidiaries. A financial institution that sells a covered loan to its subsidiary
that is a commercial bank, savings bank, or savings association, should report the covered loan
as purchased by a commercial bank, savings bank, or savings association. A financial institution
that sells a covered loan to its subsidiary that is a life insurance company, should report the
covered loan as purchased by a life insurance company. A financial institution that sells a
covered loan to its subsidiary that is a credit union, mortgage company, or finance company,
should report the covered loan as purchased by a credit union, mortgage company, or finance
company. If the subsidiary that purchases the covered loan is not a commercial bank, savings
bank, savings association, life insurance company, credit union, mortgage company, or finance
company, the seller institution should report the loan as purchased by other type of purchaser.
The financial institution should report the covered loan as purchased by an affiliate institution
when the subsidiary is an affiliate of the seller institution.
7. Type of purchaser—bank holding company or thrift holding company. When a financial
institution sells a covered loan to a bank holding company or thrift holding company (rather than
to one of its subsidiaries), it should report the loan as purchased by other type of purchaser,
unless the bank holding company or thrift holding company is an affiliate of the seller institution,
in which case the seller institution should report the loan as purchased by an affiliate institution.

8. Repurchased covered loans. See comment 4(a)-5 regarding reporting requirements when a
covered loan is repurchased by the originating financial institution.
9. Type of purchaser—quarterly recording. For purposes of recording the type of purchaser
within 30 calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter pursuant to §1003.4(f), a financial
institution records that the requirement is not applicable if the institution originated or purchased
a covered loan and did not sell it during the calendar quarter for which the institution is recording
the data. If the financial institution sells the covered loan in a subsequent quarter of the same
calendar year, the financial institution records the type of purchaser on its loan/application
register for the quarter in which the covered loan was sold. If a financial institution sells the
covered loan in a succeeding year, the financial institution should not record the sale.
10. Type of purchaser—not applicable. A financial institution reports that the requirement is not
applicable for applications that were denied, withdrawn, closed for incompleteness or approved
but not accepted by the applicant; and for preapproval requests that were denied or approved
but not accepted by the applicant. A financial institution also reports that the requirement is not
applicable if the institution originated or purchased a covered loan and did not sell it during that
same calendar year.
Paragraph 4(a)(12)
1. Average prime offer rate. Average prime offer rates are annual percentage rates derived from
average interest rates and other loan pricing terms offered to borrowers by a set of creditors for
mortgage loans that have low-risk pricing characteristics. Other loan pricing terms may include
commonly used indices, margins, and initial fixed-rate periods for variable-rate transactions.
Relevant pricing characteristics may include a consumer's credit history and transaction
characteristics such as the loan-to-value ratio, owner-occupant status, and purpose of the
transaction. To obtain average prime offer rates, the Bureau uses creditor data by transaction
type.
2. Bureau tables. The Bureau publishes tables of current and historic average prime offer rates
by transaction type on the FFIEC's Web site (http://www.ffiec.gov/hmda) and the Bureau's Web
site (https://www.consumerfinance.gov). The Bureau calculates an annual percentage rate,
consistent with Regulation Z (see 12 CFR 1026.22 and 12 CFR part 1026, appendix J), for each
transaction type for which pricing terms are available from the creditor data described in
comment 4(a)(12)-1. The Bureau uses loan pricing terms available in the creditor data and other
information to estimate annual percentage rates for other types of transactions for which the
creditor data are limited or not available. The Bureau publishes on the FFIEC's Web site and the
Bureau's Web site the methodology it uses to arrive at these estimates. A financial institution
may either use the average prime offer rates published by the Bureau or determine average
prime offer rates itself by employing the methodology published on the FFIEC's Web site and
the Bureau's Web site. A financial institution that determines average prime offer rates itself,
however, is responsible for correctly determining the rates in accordance with the published
methodology.

3. Rate spread calculation—annual percentage rate. The requirements of §1003.4(a)(12)(i) refer
to the covered loan's annual percentage rate. For closed-end mortgage loans, a financial
institution complies with §1003.4(a)(12)(i) by relying on the annual percentage rate for the
covered loan, as calculated and disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.18 or
1026.38. For open-end lines of credit, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(12)(i) by
relying on the annual percentage rate for the covered loan, as calculated and disclosed
pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.6. If multiple annual percentage rates are calculated
and disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.6, a financial institution relies on the
annual percentage rate in effect at the time of account opening. If an open-end line of credit has
a variable-rate feature and a fixed-rate and -term payment option during the draw period, a
financial institution relies on the annual percentage rate in effect at the time of account opening
under the variable-rate feature, which would be a discounted initial rate if one is offered under
the variable-rate feature. See comment 4(a)(12)-8 for guidance regarding the annual
percentage rate a financial institution relies on in the case of an application or preapproval
request that was approved but not accepted.
4. Rate spread calculation—comparable transaction. The rate spread calculation in
§1003.4(a)(12)(i) is defined by reference to a comparable transaction, which is determined
according to the covered loan's amortization type (i.e., fixed- or variable-rate) and loan term. For
covered loans that are open-end lines of credit, §1003.4(a)(12)(i) requires a financial institution
to identify the most closely comparable closed-end transaction. The tables of average prime
offer rates published by the Bureau (see comment 4(a)(12)-2) provide additional detail about
how to identify the comparable transaction.
i. Fixed-rate transactions. For fixed-rate covered loans, the term for identifying the
comparable transaction is the transaction's maturity (i.e., the period until the last payment
will be due under the closed-end mortgage loan contract or open-end line of credit
agreement). If an open-end credit plan has a fixed rate but no definite plan length, a
financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(12)(i) by using a 30-year fixed-rate loan as the
most closely comparable closed-end transaction. Financial institutions may refer to the table
on the FFIEC Web site entitled “Average Prime Offer Rates-Fixed” when identifying a
comparable fixed-rate transaction.
ii. Variable-rate transactions. For variable-rate covered loans, the term for identifying the
comparable transaction is the initial, fixed-rate period (i.e., the period until the first scheduled
rate adjustment). For example, five years is the relevant term for a variable-rate transaction
with a five-year, fixed-rate introductory period that is amortized over thirty years. Financial
institutions may refer to the table on the FFIEC Web site entitled “Average Prime Offer
Rates-Variable” when identifying a comparable variable-rate transaction. If an open-end line
of credit has a variable rate and an optional, fixed-rate feature, a financial institution uses
the rate table for variable-rate transactions.
iii. Term not in whole years. When a covered loan's term to maturity (or, for a variable-rate
transaction, the initial fixed-rate period) is not in whole years, the financial institution uses
the number of whole years closest to the actual loan term or, if the actual loan term is

exactly halfway between two whole years, by using the shorter loan term. For example, for a
loan term of ten years and three months, the relevant term is ten years; for a loan term of
ten years and nine months, the relevant term is 11 years; for a loan term of ten years and
six months, the relevant term is ten years. If a loan term includes an odd number of days, in
addition to an odd number of months, the financial institution rounds to the nearest whole
month, or rounds down if the number of odd days is exactly halfway between two months.
The financial institution rounds to one year any covered loan with a term shorter than six
months, including variable-rate covered loans with no initial, fixed-rate periods. For example,
if an open-end covered loan has a rate that varies according to an index plus a margin, with
no introductory, fixed-rate period, the transaction term is one year.
iv. Amortization period longer than loan term. If the amortization period of a covered loan is
longer than the term of the transaction to maturity, §1003.4(a)(12)(i) requires a financial
institution to use the loan term to determine the applicable average prime offer rate. For
example, assume a financial institution originates a closed-end, fixed-rate loan that has a
term to maturity of five years and a thirty-year amortization period that results in a balloon
payment. The financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(12)(i) by using the five-year loan
term.
5. Rate-set date. The relevant date to use to determine the average prime offer rate for a
comparable transaction is the date on which the interest rate was set by the financial institution
for the final time before final action is taken (i.e., the application was approved but not accepted
or the covered loan was originated).
i. Rate-lock agreement. If an interest rate is set pursuant to a “lock-in” agreement between
the financial institution and the borrower, then the date on which the agreement fixes the
interest rate is the date the rate was set. Except as provided in comment 4(a)(12)-5.ii, if a
rate is reset after a lock-in agreement is executed (for example, because the borrower
exercises a float-down option or the agreement expires), then the relevant date is the date
the financial institution exercises discretion in setting the rate for the final time before final
action is taken. The same rule applies when a rate-lock agreement is extended and the rate
is reset at the same rate, regardless of whether market rates have increased, decreased, or
remained the same since the initial rate was set. If no lock-in agreement is executed, then
the relevant date is the date on which the institution sets the rate for the final time before
final action is taken.
ii. Change in loan program. If a financial institution issues a rate-lock commitment under one
loan program, the borrower subsequently changes to another program that is subject to
different pricing terms, and the financial institution changes the rate promised to the
borrower under the rate-lock commitment accordingly, the rate-set date is the date of the
program change. However, if the financial institution changes the promised rate to the rate
that would have been available to the borrower under the new program on the date of the
original rate-lock commitment, then that is the date the rate is set, provided the financial
institution consistently follows that practice in all such cases or the original rate-lock
agreement so provided. For example, assume that a borrower locks a rate of 2.5 percent on

June 1 for a 30-year, variable-rate loan with a five-year, fixed-rate introductory period. On
June 15, the borrower decides to switch to a 30-year, fixed-rate loan, and the rate available
to the borrower for that product on June 15 is 4.0 percent. On June 1, the 30-year, fixed-rate
loan would have been available to the borrower at a rate of 3.5 percent. If the financial
institution offers the borrower the 3.5 percent rate (i.e., the rate that would have been
available to the borrower for the fixed-rate product on June 1, the date of the original ratelock) because the original agreement so provided or because the financial institution
consistently follows that practice for borrowers who change loan programs, then the
financial institution should use June 1 as the rate-set date. In all other cases, the financial
institution should use June 15 as the rate-set date.
iii. Brokered loans. When a financial institution has reporting responsibility for an application
for a covered loan that it received from a broker, as discussed in comment 4(a)-2 (e.g.,
because the financial institution makes a credit decision prior to closing or account opening),
the rate-set date is the last date the financial institution set the rate with the broker, not the
date the broker set the borrower's rate.
6. Compare the annual percentage rate to the average prime offer rate. Section 1003.4(a)(12)(i)
requires a financial institution to compare the covered loan's annual percentage rate to the most
recently available average prime offer rate that was in effect for the comparable transaction as
of the rate-set date. For purposes of §1003.4(a)(12)(i), the most recently available rate means
the average prime offer rate set forth in the applicable table with the most recent effective date
as of the date the interest rate was set. However, §1003.4(a)(12)(i) does not permit a financial
institution to use an average prime offer rate before its effective date.
7. Rate spread—not applicable. If the covered loan is an assumption, reverse mortgage, a
purchased loan, or is not subject to Regulation Z, 12 CFR part 1026, a financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(12) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable. If the
application did not result in an origination for a reason other than the application was approved
but not accepted by the applicant, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(12) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable.
8. Application or preapproval request approved but not accepted. In the case of an application
or preapproval request that was approved but not accepted, §1003.4(a)(12) requires a financial
institution to report the applicable rate spread. In such cases, the financial institution would
provide early disclosures under Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.18 or 1026.37 (for closed-end
mortgage loans), or 1026.40 (for open-end lines of credit), but might never provide any
subsequent disclosures. In such cases where no subsequent disclosures are provided, a
financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(12)(i) by relying on the annual percentage rate for
the application or preapproval request, as calculated and disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12
CFR 1026.18 or 1026.37 (for closed-end mortgage loans), or 1026.40 (for open-end lines of
credit), as applicable. For transactions subject to Regulation C for which no disclosures under
Regulation Z are required, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(12)(i) by reporting that
the requirement is not applicable.

9. Corrected disclosures. In the case of a covered loan or an application that was approved but
not accepted, if the annual percentage rate changes because a financial institution provides a
corrected version of the disclosures required under Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(a), pursuant
to 12 CFR 1026.19(a)(2), under 12 CFR 1026.19(f), pursuant to 12 CFR 1026.19(f)(2), or under
12 CFR 1026.6(a), the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(12)(i) by comparing the
corrected and disclosed annual percentage rate to the most recently available average prime
offer rate that was in effect for a comparable transaction as of the rate-set date, provided that
the corrected disclosure was provided to the borrower prior to the end of the reporting period in
which final action is taken. For purposes of §1003.4(a)(12), the date the corrected disclosure
was provided to the borrower is the date the disclosure was mailed or delivered to the borrower
in person; the financial institution's method of delivery does not affect the date provided. For
example, where a financial institution provides a corrected version of the disclosures required
under 12 CFR 1026.19(f), pursuant to 12 CFR 1026.19(f)(2), the date provided is the date
disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.38(a)(3)(i). The provision of a corrected
disclosure does not affect how a financial institution determines the rate-set date. See comment
4(a)(12)-5. For example, in the case of a financial institution's annual loan/application register
submission made pursuant to §1003.5(a)(1), if the financial institution provides a corrected
disclosure to the borrower pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f)(2)(v), that reflects a
corrected annual percentage rate, the financial institution reports the difference between the
corrected annual percentage rate and the most recently available average prime offer rate that
was in effect for a comparable transaction as of the rate-set date if the corrected disclosure was
provided to the borrower prior to the end of the calendar year in which final action is taken.
Paragraph 4(a)(13)
1. HOEPA status—not applicable. If the covered loan is not subject to the Home Ownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994, as implemented in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.32, a financial
institution complies with §1003.4(a)(13) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable. If an
application did not result in an origination, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(13) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable.
Paragraph 4(a)(14)
1. Determining lien status for applications and covered loans originated and purchased.
i. Financial institutions are required to report lien status for covered loans they originate and
purchase and applications that do not result in originations (preapproval requests that are
approved but not accepted, preapproval requests that are denied, applications that are
approved but not accepted, denied, withdrawn, or closed for incompleteness). For covered
loans purchased by a financial institution, lien status is determined by reference to the best
information readily available to the financial institution at the time of purchase. For covered
loans that a financial institution originates and applications that do not result in originations,
lien status is determined by reference to the best information readily available to the
financial institution at the time final action is taken and to the financial institution's own
procedures. Thus, financial institutions may rely on the title search they routinely perform as
part of their underwriting procedures—for example, for home purchase loans. Regulation C

does not require financial institutions to perform title searches solely to comply with HMDA
reporting requirements. Financial institutions may rely on other information that is readily
available to them at the time final action is taken and that they reasonably believe is
accurate, such as the applicant's statement on the application or the applicant's credit
report. For example, where the applicant indicates on the application that there is a
mortgage on the property or where the applicant's credit report shows that the applicant has
a mortgage—and that mortgage will not be paid off as part of the transaction—the financial
institution may assume that the loan it originates is secured by a subordinate lien. If the
same application did not result in an origination—for example, because the application was
denied or withdrawn—the financial institution would report the application as an application
for a subordinate-lien loan.
ii. Financial institutions may also consider their established procedures when determining
lien status for applications that do not result in originations. For example, assume an
applicant applies to a financial institution to refinance a $100,000 first mortgage; the
applicant also has an open-end line of credit for $20,000. If the financial institution's practice
in such a case is to ensure that it will have first-lien position—through a subordination
agreement with the holder of the lien securing the open-end line of credit—then the financial
institution should report the application as an application for a first-lien covered loan.
2. Multiple properties. See comment 4(a)(9)-2 regarding transactions involving multiple
properties with more than one property taken as security.
Paragraph 4(a)(15)
1. Credit score—relied on. Except for purchased covered loans, §1003.4(a)(15) requires a
financial institution to report the credit score or scores relied on in making the credit decision
and information about the scoring model used to generate each score. A financial institution
relies on a credit score in making the credit decision if the credit score was a factor in the credit
decision even if it was not a dispositive factor. For example, if a credit score is one of multiple
factors in a financial institution's credit decision, the financial institution has relied on the credit
score even if the financial institution denies the application because one or more underwriting
requirements other than the credit score are not satisfied.
2. Credit score—multiple credit scores. When a financial institution obtains or creates two or
more credit scores for a single applicant or borrower but relies on only one score in making the
credit decision (for example, by relying on the lowest, highest, most recent, or average of all of
the scores), the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(15) by reporting that credit score
and information about the scoring model used. When a financial institution uses more than one
credit scoring model and combines the scores into a composite credit score that it relies on, the
financial institution reports that score and reports that more than one credit scoring model was
used. When a financial institution obtains or creates two or more credit scores for an applicant
or borrower and relies on multiple scores for the applicant or borrower in making the credit
decision (for example, by relying on a scoring grid that considers each of the scores obtained or
created for the applicant or borrower without combining the scores into a composite score),
§1003.4(a)(15) requires the financial institution to report one of the credit scores for the

applicant or borrower that was relied on in making the credit decision. In choosing which credit
score to report in this circumstance, a financial institution need not use the same approach for
its entire HMDA submission, but it should be generally consistent (such as by routinely using
one approach within a particular division of the institution or for a category of covered loans). In
instances such as these, the financial institution should report the name and version of the
credit scoring model for the score reported.
3. Credit score—multiple applicants or borrowers. In a transaction involving two or more
applicants or borrowers for whom the financial institution obtains or creates a single credit score
and relies on that credit score in making the credit decision for the transaction, the institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(15) by reporting that credit score for the applicant and reporting that
the requirement is not applicable for the first co-applicant or, at the financial institution's
discretion, by reporting that credit score for the first co-applicant and reporting that the
requirement is not applicable for the applicant. Otherwise, a financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(15) by reporting a credit score for the applicant that it relied on in making the credit
decision, if any, and a credit score for the first co-applicant that it relied on in making the credit
decision, if any. To illustrate, assume a transaction involves one applicant and one co-applicant
and that the financial institution obtains or creates two credit scores for the applicant and two
credit scores for the co-applicant. Assume further that the financial institution relies on a single
credit score that is the lowest, highest, most recent, or average of all of the credit scores
obtained or created to make the credit decision for the transaction. The financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(15) by reporting that credit score and information about the scoring
model used for the applicant and reporting that the requirement is not applicable for the first coapplicant or, at the financial institution's discretion, by reporting the data for the first co-applicant
and reporting that the requirement is not applicable for the applicant. Alternatively, assume a
transaction involves one applicant and one co-applicant and that the financial institution obtains
or creates three credit scores for the applicant and three credit scores for the co-applicant.
Assume further that the financial institution relies on the middle credit score for the applicant
and the middle credit score for the co-applicant to make the credit decision for the transaction.
The financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(15) by reporting both the middle score for the
applicant and the middle score for the co-applicant.
4. Transactions for which no credit decision was made. If a file was closed for incompleteness
or the application was withdrawn before a credit decision was made, the financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(15) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable, even if the
financial institution had obtained or created a credit score for the applicant or co-applicant. For
example, if a file is closed for incompleteness and is so reported in accordance with
§1003.4(a)(8), the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(15) by reporting that the
requirement is not applicable, even if the financial institution had obtained or created a credit
score for the applicant or co-applicant. Similarly, if an application was withdrawn by the
applicant before a credit decision was made and is so reported in accordance with
§1003.4(a)(8), the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(15) by reporting that the
requirement is not applicable, even if the financial institution had obtained or created a credit
score for the applicant or co-applicant.

5. Transactions for which no credit score was relied on. If a financial institution makes a credit
decision without relying on a credit score for the applicant or borrower, the financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(15) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable.
6. Purchased covered loan. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(15) by reporting that
the requirement is not applicable when the covered loan is a purchased covered loan.
7. Non-natural person. When the applicant and co-applicant, if applicable, are not natural
persons, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(15) by reporting that the requirement is
not applicable.
Paragraph 4(a)(16)
1. Reason for denial—general. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(16) by reporting
the principal reason or reasons it denied the application, indicating up to four reasons. The
financial institution should report only the principal reason or reasons it denied the application,
even if there are fewer than four reasons. For example, if a financial institution denies the
application because of the applicant's credit history and debt-to-income ratio, the financial
institution need only report these two principal reasons. The reasons reported must be specific
and accurately describe the principal reason or reasons the financial institution denied the
application.
2. Reason for denial—preapproval request denied. Section 1003.4(a)(16) requires a financial
institution to report the principal reason or reasons it denied the application. A request for a
preapproval under a preapproval program as defined by §1003.2(b)(2) is an application. If a
financial institution denies a preapproval request, the financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(16) by reporting the reason or reasons it denied the preapproval request.
3. Reason for denial—adverse action model form or similar form. If a financial institution
chooses to provide the applicant the reason or reasons it denied the application using the model
form contained in appendix C to Regulation B (Form C-1, Sample Notice of Action Taken and
Statement of Reasons) or a similar form, §1003.4(a)(16) requires the financial institution to
report the reason or reasons that were specified on the form by the financial institution, which
includes reporting the “Other” reason or reasons that were specified on the form by the financial
institution, if applicable. If a financial institution chooses to provide a disclosure of the applicant's
right to a statement of specific reasons using the model form contained in appendix C to
Regulation B (Form C-5, Sample Disclosure of Right to Request Specific Reasons for Credit
Denial) or a similar form, or chooses to provide the denial reason or reasons orally under
Regulation B, 12 CFR 1002.9(a)(2)(ii), the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(16) by
entering the principal reason or reasons it denied the application.
4. Reason for denial—not applicable. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(16) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable if the action taken on the application, pursuant to
§1003.4(a)(8), is not a denial. For example, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(16)
by reporting that the requirement is not applicable if the loan is originated or purchased by the
financial institution, or the application or preapproval request was approved but not accepted, or

the application was withdrawn before a credit decision was made, or the file was closed for
incompleteness.
Paragraph 4(a)(17)(i)
1. Total loan costs—not applicable. Section 1003.4(a)(17)(i) does not require financial
institutions to report the total loan costs for applications, or for transactions not subject to
Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.43(c), and 12 CFR 1026.19(f), such as open-end lines of credit,
reverse mortgages, or loans or lines of credit made primarily for business or commercial
purposes. In these cases, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(17)(i) by reporting that
the requirement is not applicable to the transaction.
2. Purchased loans—applications received prior to the integrated disclosure effective date. For
purchased covered loans subject to this reporting requirement for which applications were
received by the selling entity prior to the effective date of Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f), a
financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(17)(i) by reporting that the requirement is not
applicable to the transaction.
3. Corrected disclosures. If the amount of total loan costs changes because a financial
institution provides a corrected version of the disclosures required under Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(f), pursuant to 12 CFR 1026.19(f)(2), the financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(17)(i) by reporting the corrected amount, provided that the corrected disclosure was
provided to the borrower prior to the end of the reporting period in which closing occurs. For
purposes of §1003.4(a)(17)(i), the date the corrected disclosure was provided to the borrower is
the date disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.38(a)(3)(i). For example, in the case
of a financial institution's annual loan/application register submission made pursuant to
§1003.5(a)(1), if the financial institution provides a corrected disclosure to the borrower to reflect
a refund made pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f)(2)(v), the financial institution
reports the corrected amount of total loan costs only if the corrected disclosure was provided to
the borrower prior to the end of the calendar year in which closing occurs.
Paragraph 4(a)(17)(ii)
1. Total points and fees—not applicable. Section 1003.4(a)(17)(ii) does not require financial
institutions to report the total points and fees for transactions not subject to Regulation Z, 12
CFR 1026.43(c), such as open-end lines of credit, reverse mortgages, or loans or lines of credit
made primarily for business or commercial purposes, or for applications or purchased covered
loans. In these cases, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(17)(ii) by reporting that the
requirement is not applicable to the transaction.
2. Total points and fees cure mechanism. For covered loans subject to this reporting
requirement, if a financial institution determines that the transaction's total points and fees
exceeded the applicable limit and cures the overage pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.43(e)(3)(iii) and (iv), a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(17)(ii) by reporting the
correct amount of total points and fees, provided that the cure was effected during the same
reporting period in which closing occurred. For example, in the case of a financial institution's
quarterly submission, the financial institution reports the revised amount of total points and fees

only if it cured the overage prior to the end of the quarter in which closing occurred. The
financial institution does not report the revised amount of total points and fees in its quarterly
submission if it cured the overage after the end of the quarter, even if the cure was effected
prior to the deadline for timely submission of the financial institution's quarterly data. However,
the financial institution reports the revised amount of total points and fees on its annual
loan/application register.
Paragraph 4(a)(18)
1. Origination charges—not applicable. Section 1003.4(a)(18) does not require financial
institutions to report the total borrower-paid origination charges for applications, or for
transactions not subject to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f), such as open-end lines of credit,
reverse mortgages, or loans or lines of credit made primarily for business or commercial
purposes. In these cases, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(18) by reporting that
the requirement is not applicable to the transaction.
2. Purchased loans—applications received prior to the integrated disclosure effective date. For
purchased covered loans subject to this reporting requirement for which applications were
received by the selling entity prior to the effective date of Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f), a
financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(18) by reporting that the requirement is not
applicable to the transaction.
3. Corrected disclosures. If the total amount of borrower-paid origination charges changes
because a financial institution provides a corrected version of the disclosures required under
Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f), pursuant to 12 CFR 1026.19(f)(2), the financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(18) by reporting the corrected amount, provided that the corrected
disclosure was provided to the borrower prior to the end of the reporting period in which closing
occurs. For purposes of §1003.4(a)(18), the date the corrected disclosure was provided to the
borrower is the date disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.38(a)(3)(i). For example,
in the case of a financial institution's annual loan/application register submission made pursuant
to §1003.5(a)(1), if the financial institution provides a corrected disclosure to the borrower to
reflect a refund made pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f)(2)(v), the financial institution
reports the corrected amount of borrower-paid origination charges only if the corrected
disclosure was provided to the borrower prior to the end of the calendar year in which closing
occurs.
Paragraph 4(a)(19)
1. Discount points—not applicable. Section 1003.4(a)(19) does not require financial institutions
to report the discount points for applications, or for transactions not subject to Regulation Z, 12
CFR 1026.19(f), such as open-end lines of credit, reverse mortgages, or loans or lines of credit
made primarily for business or commercial purposes. In these cases, a financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(19) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable to the
transaction.
2. Purchased loans—applications received prior to the integrated disclosure effective date. For
purchased covered loans subject to this reporting requirement for which applications were

received by the selling entity prior to the effective date of Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f), a
financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(19) by reporting that the requirement is not
applicable to the transaction.
3. Corrected disclosures. If the amount of discount points changes because a financial
institution provides a corrected version of the disclosures required under Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(f), pursuant to 12 CFR 1026.19(f)(2), the financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(19) by reporting the corrected amount, provided that the corrected disclosure was
provided to the borrower prior to the end of the reporting period in which closing occurs. For
purposes of §1003.4(a)(19), the date the corrected disclosure was provided to the borrower is
the date disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.38(a)(3)(i). For example, in the case
of a financial institution's annual loan/application register submission made pursuant to
§1003.5(a)(1), if the financial institution provides a corrected disclosure to the borrower to reflect
a refund made pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f)(2)(v), the financial institution
reports the corrected amount of discount points only if the corrected disclosure was provided to
the borrower prior to the end of the calendar year in which closing occurs.
Paragraph 4(a)(20)
1. Lender credits—not applicable. Section 1003.4(a)(20) does not require financial institutions to
report lender credits for applications, or for transactions not subject to Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(f), such as open-end lines of credit, reverse mortgages, or loans or lines of credit made
primarily for business or commercial purposes. In these cases, a financial institution complies
with §1003.4(a)(20) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable to the transaction.
2. Purchased loans—applications received prior to the integrated disclosure effective date. For
purchased covered loans subject to this reporting requirement for which applications were
received by the selling entity prior to the effective date of Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f), a
financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(20) by reporting that the requirement is not
applicable to the transaction.
3. Corrected disclosures. If the amount of lender credits changes because a financial institution
provides a corrected version of the disclosures required under Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f),
pursuant to 12 CFR 1026.19(f)(2), the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(20) by
reporting the corrected amount, provided that the corrected disclosure was provided to the
borrower prior to the end of the reporting period in which closing occurs. For purposes of
§1003.4(a)(20), the date the corrected disclosure was provided to the borrower is the date
disclosed pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.38(a)(3)(i). For example, in the case of a
financial institution's annual loan/application register submission made pursuant to
§1003.5(a)(1), if the financial institution provides a corrected disclosure to the borrower to reflect
a refund made pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(f)(2)(v), the financial institution
reports the corrected amount of lender credits only if the corrected disclosure was provided to
the borrower prior to the end of the calendar year in which closing occurs.

Paragraph 4(a)(21)
1. Interest rate—disclosures. Section 1003.4(a)(21) requires a financial institution to identify the
interest rate applicable to the approved application, or to the covered loan at closing or account
opening. For covered loans or applications subject to the integrated mortgage disclosure
requirements of Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(e) and (f), a financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(21) by reporting the interest rate disclosed on the applicable disclosure. For covered
loans or approved applications for which disclosures were provided pursuant to both the early
and the final disclosure requirements in Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.19(e) and (f), a financial
institution reports the interest rate disclosed pursuant to 12 CFR 1026.19(f). A financial
institution may rely on the definitions and commentary to the sections of Regulation Z relevant
to the disclosure of the interest rate pursuant to 12 CFR 1026.19(e) or (f). If a financial institution
provides a revised or corrected version of the disclosures required under Regulation Z, 12 CFR
1026.19(e) or (f), pursuant to 12 CFR 1026.19(e)(3)(iv) or (f)(2), as applicable, the financial
institution complies with §1003.4(a)(21) by reporting the interest rate on the revised or corrected
disclosure, provided that the revised or corrected disclosure was provided to the borrower prior
to the end of the reporting period in which final action is taken. For purposes of §1003.4(a)(21),
the date the revised or corrected disclosure was provided to the borrower is the date disclosed
pursuant to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.37(a)(4) or 1026.38(a)(3)(i), as applicable.
2. Applications. In the case of an application, §1003.4(a)(21) requires a financial institution to
report the applicable interest rate only if the application has been approved by the financial
institution but not accepted by the borrower. In such cases, a financial institution reports the
interest rate applicable at the time that the application was approved by the financial institution.
A financial institution may report the interest rate appearing on the disclosure provided pursuant
to 12 CFR 1026.19(e) or (f) if such disclosure accurately reflects the interest rate at the time the
application was approved. For applications that have been denied or withdrawn, or files closed
for incompleteness, a financial institution reports that no interest rate was applicable to the
application.
3. Adjustable rate—interest rate unknown. Except as provided in comment 4(a)(21)-1, for
adjustable-rate covered loans or applications, if the interest rate is unknown at the time that the
application was approved, or at closing or account opening, a financial institution reports the
fully-indexed rate based on the index applicable to the covered loan or application. For
purposes of §1003.4(a)(21), the fully-indexed rate is the index value and margin at the time that
the application was approved, or, for covered loans, at closing or account opening.
Paragraph 4(a)(22)
1. Prepayment penalty term—not applicable. Section 1003.4(a)(22) does not require financial
institutions to report the term of any prepayment penalty for transactions not subject to
Regulation Z, 12 CFR part 1026, such as loans or lines of credit made primarily for business or
commercial purposes, or for reverse mortgages or purchased covered loans. In these cases, a
financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(22) by reporting that the requirement is not
applicable to the transaction.

2. Transactions for which no prepayment penalty exists. For covered loans or applications that
have no prepayment penalty, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(22) by reporting
that the requirement is not applicable to the transaction. A financial institution may rely on the
definitions and commentary to Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.32(b)(6)(i) or (ii) in determining
whether the terms of a transaction contain a prepayment penalty.
Paragraph 4(a)(23)
1. General. For covered loans that are not purchased covered loans, §1003.4(a)(23) requires a
financial institution to report the ratio of the applicant's or borrower's total monthly debt to total
monthly income (debt-to-income ratio) relied on in making the credit decision. For example, if a
financial institution calculated the applicant's or borrower's debt-to-income ratio twice—once
according to the financial institution's own requirements and once according to the requirements
of a secondary market investor—and the financial institution relied on the debt-to-income ratio
calculated according to the secondary market investor's requirements in making the credit
decision, §1003.4(a)(23) requires the financial institution to report the debt-to-income ratio
calculated according to the requirements of the secondary market investor.
2. Transactions for which a debt-to-income ratio was one of multiple factors. A financial
institution relies on the ratio of the applicant's or borrower's total monthly debt to total monthly
income (debt-to-income ratio) in making the credit decision if the debt-to-income ratio was a
factor in the credit decision even if it was not a dispositive factor. For example, if the debt-toincome ratio was one of multiple factors in a financial institution's credit decision, the financial
institution has relied on the debt-to-income ratio and complies with §1003.4(a)(23) by reporting
the debt-to-income ratio, even if the financial institution denied the application because one or
more underwriting requirements other than the debt-to-income ratio were not satisfied.
3. Transactions for which no credit decision was made. If a file was closed for incompleteness,
or if an application was withdrawn before a credit decision was made, a financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(23) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable, even if the
financial institution had calculated the ratio of the applicant's total monthly debt to total monthly
income (debt-to-income ratio). For example, if a file was closed for incompleteness and was so
reported in accordance with §1003.4(a)(8), the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(23)
by reporting that the requirement is not applicable, even if the financial institution had calculated
the applicant's debt-to-income ratio. Similarly, if an application was withdrawn by the applicant
before a credit decision was made, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(23) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable, even if the financial institution had calculated
the applicant's debt-to-income ratio.
4. Transactions for which no debt-to-income ratio was relied on. Section 1003.4(a)(23) does not
require a financial institution to calculate the ratio of an applicant's or borrower's total monthly
debt to total monthly income (debt-to-income ratio), nor does it require a financial institution to
rely on an applicant's or borrower's debt-to-income ratio in making a credit decision. If a
financial institution made a credit decision without relying on the applicant's or borrower's debtto-income ratio, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(23) by reporting that the

requirement is not applicable since no debt-to-income ratio was relied on in connection with the
credit decision.
5. Non-natural person. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(23) by reporting that the
requirement is not applicable when the applicant and co-applicant, if applicable, are not natural
persons.
6. Multifamily dwellings. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(23) by reporting that the
requirement is not applicable for a covered loan secured by, or an application proposed to be
secured by, a multifamily dwelling.
7. Purchased covered loans. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(23) by reporting
that the requirement is not applicable when reporting a purchased covered loan.
Paragraph 4(a)(24)
1. General. Section 1003.4(a)(24) requires a financial institution to report, except for purchased
covered loans, the ratio of the total amount of debt secured by the property to the value of the
property (combined loan-to-value ratio) relied on in making the credit decision. For example, if a
financial institution calculated a combined loan-to-value ratio twice—once according to the
financial institution's own requirements and once according to the requirements of a secondary
market investor—and the financial institution relied on the combined loan-to-value ratio
calculated according to the secondary market investor's requirements in making the credit
decision, §1003.4(a)(24) requires the financial institution to report the combined loan-to-value
ratio calculated according to the requirements of the secondary market investor.
2. Transactions for which a combined loan-to-value ratio was one of multiple factors. A financial
institution relies on the ratio of the total amount of debt secured by the property to the value of
the property (combined loan-to-value ratio) in making the credit decision if the combined loan-tovalue ratio was a factor in the credit decision, even if it was not a dispositive factor. For
example, if the combined loan-to-value ratio is one of multiple factors in a financial institution's
credit decision, the financial institution has relied on the combined loan-to-value ratio and
complies with §1003.4(a)(24) by reporting the combined loan-to-value ratio, even if the financial
institution denies the application because one or more underwriting requirements other than the
combined loan-to-value ratio are not satisfied.
3. Transactions for which no credit decision was made. If a file was closed for incompleteness,
or if an application was withdrawn before a credit decision was made, a financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(24) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable, even if the
financial institution had calculated the ratio of the total amount of debt secured by the property
to the value of the property (combined loan-to-value ratio). For example, if a file is closed for
incompleteness and is so reported in accordance with §1003.4(a)(8), the financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(24) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable, even if the
financial institution had calculated a combined loan-to-value ratio. Similarly, if an application was
withdrawn by the applicant before a credit decision was made and is so reported in accordance
with §1003.4(a)(8), the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(24) by reporting that the

requirement is not applicable, even if the financial institution had calculated a combined loan-tovalue ratio.
4. Transactions for which no combined loan-to-value ratio was relied on. Section 1003.4(a)(24)
does not require a financial institution to calculate the ratio of the total amount of debt secured
by the property to the value of the property (combined loan-to-value ratio), nor does it require a
financial institution to rely on a combined loan-to-value ratio in making a credit decision. If a
financial institution makes a credit decision without relying on a combined loan-to-value ratio,
the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(24) by reporting that the requirement is not
applicable since no combined loan-to-value ratio was relied on in making the credit decision.
5. Purchased covered loan. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(24) by reporting that
the requirement is not applicable when the covered loan is a purchased covered loan.
6. Property. A financial institution reports the combined loan-to-value ratio relied on in making
the credit decision, regardless of which property or properties it used in the combined loan-tovalue ratio calculation. The property used in the combined loan-to-value ratio calculation does
not need to be the property identified in §1003.4(a)(9) and may include more than one property
and non-real property. For example, if a financial institution originated a covered loan for the
purchase of a multifamily dwelling, the loan was secured by the multifamily dwelling and by nonreal property, such as securities, and the financial institution used the multifamily dwelling and
the non-real property to calculate the combined loan-to-value ratio that it relied on in making the
credit decision, §1003.4(a)(24) requires the financial institution to report the relied upon ratio.
Section 1003.4(a)(24) does not require a financial institution to use a particular combined loanto-value ratio calculation method but instead requires financial institutions to report the
combined loan-to-value ratio relied on in making the credit decision.
Paragraph 4(a)(25)
1. Amortization and maturity. For a fully amortizing covered loan, the number of months after
which the legal obligation matures is the number of months in the amortization schedule, ending
with the final payment. Some covered loans do not fully amortize during the maturity term, such
as covered loans with a balloon payment; such loans should still be reported using the maturity
term rather than the amortization term, even in the case of covered loans that mature before
fully amortizing but have reset options. For example, a 30-year fully amortizing covered loan
would be reported with a term of “360,” while a five year balloon covered loan would be reported
with a loan term of “60.”
2. Non-monthly repayment periods. If a covered loan or application includes a schedule with
repayment periods measured in a unit of time other than months, the financial institution should
report the covered loan or application term using an equivalent number of whole months without
regard for any remainder.
3. Purchased loans. For a covered loan that was purchased, a financial institution reports the
number of months after which the legal obligation matures as measured from the covered loan's
origination.

4. Open-end line of credit. For an open-end line of credit with a definite term, a financial
institution reports the number of months from origination until the account termination date,
including both the draw and repayment period.
5. Loan or application without a definite term. For a covered loan or application without a definite
term, such as a reverse mortgage, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(25) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable.
Paragraph 4(a)(26)
1. Types of introductory rates. Section 1003.4(a)(26) requires a financial institution to report the
number of months, or proposed number of months in the case of an application, from closing or
account opening until the first date the interest rate may change. For example, assume an
open-end line of credit contains an introductory or “teaser” interest rate for two months after the
date of account opening, after which the interest rate may adjust. In this example, the financial
institution complies with §1003.4(a)(26) by reporting the number of months as “2.” Section
1003.4(a)(26) requires a financial institution to report the number of months based on when the
first interest rate adjustment may occur, even if an interest rate adjustment is not required to
occur at that time and even if the rates that will apply, or the periods for which they will apply,
are not known at closing or account opening. For example, if a closed-end mortgage loan with a
30-year term has an adjustable-rate product with an introductory interest rate for the first 60
months, after which the interest rate is permitted, but not required to vary, according to the
terms of an index rate, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(26) by reporting the
number of months as “60.” Similarly, if a closed-end mortgage loan with a 30-year term is a
step-rate product with an introductory interest rate for the first 24 months, after which the
interest rate will increase to a different known interest rate for the next 36 months, the financial
institution complies with §1003.4(a)(26) by reporting the number of months as “24.”
2. Preferred rates. Section 1003.4(a)(26) does not require reporting of introductory interest rate
periods based on preferred rates unless the terms of the legal obligation provide that the
preferred rate will expire at a certain defined date. Preferred rates include terms of the legal
obligation that provide that the initial underlying rate is fixed but that it may increase or decrease
upon the occurrence of some future event, such as an employee leaving the employ of the
financial institution, the borrower closing an existing deposit account with the financial institution,
or the borrower revoking an election to make automated payments. In these cases, because it is
not known at the time of closing or account opening whether the future event will occur, and if
so, when it will occur, §1003.4(a)(26) does not require reporting of an introductory interest rate
period.
3. Loan or application with a fixed rate. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(26) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable for a covered loan with a fixed rate or an
application for a covered loan with a fixed rate.
4. Purchased loan. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(26) by reporting that
requirement is not applicable when the covered loan is a purchased covered loan with a fixed
rate.

5. Non-monthly introductory periods. If a covered loan or application includes an introductory
interest rate period measured in a unit of time other than months, the financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(26) by reporting the introductory interest rate period for the covered
loan or application using an equivalent number of whole months without regard for any
remainder. For example, assume an open-end line of credit contains an introductory interest
rate for 50 days after the date of account opening, after which the interest rate may adjust. In
this example, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(26) by reporting the number of
months as “1.” The financial institution must report one month for any introductory interest rate
period that totals less than one whole month.
Paragraph 4(a)(27)
1. General. Section 1003.4(a)(27) requires reporting of contractual features that would allow
payments other than fully amortizing payments. Section 1003.4(a)(27) defines the contractual
features by reference to Regulation Z, 12 CFR part 1026, but without regard to whether the
covered loan is consumer credit, as defined in §1026.2(a)(12), is extended by a creditor, as
defined in §1026.2(a)(17), or is extended to a consumer, as defined in §1026.2(a)(11), and
without regard to whether the property is a dwelling as defined in §1026.2(a)(19). For example,
assume that a financial institution originates a business-purpose transaction that is exempt from
Regulation Z pursuant to 12 CFR 1026.3(a)(1), to finance the purchase of a multifamily dwelling,
and that there is a balloon payment, as defined by Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.18(s)(5)(i), at the
end of the loan term. The multifamily dwelling is a dwelling under §1003.2(f), but not under
Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.2(a)(19). In this example, the financial institution should report the
business-purpose transaction as having a balloon payment under §1003.4(a)(27)(i), assuming
the other requirements of this part are met. Aside from these distinctions, financial institutions
may rely on the definitions and related commentary provided in the appropriate sections of
Regulation Z referenced in §1003.4(a)(27) of this part in determining whether the contractual
feature should be reported.
Paragraph 4(a)(28).
1. General. A financial institution reports the property value relied on in making the credit
decision. For example, if the institution relies on an appraisal or other valuation for the property
in calculating the loan-to-value ratio, it reports that value; if the institution relies on the purchase
price of the property in calculating the loan-to-value ratio, it reports that value.
2. Multiple property values. When a financial institution obtains two or more valuations of the
property securing or proposed to secure the covered loan, the financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(28) by reporting the value relied on in making the credit decision. For example,
when a financial institution obtains an appraisal, an automated valuation model report, and a
broker price opinion with different values for the property, it reports the value relied on in making
the credit decision. Section §1003.4(a)(28) does not require a financial institution to use a
particular property valuation method, but instead requires a financial institution to report the
valuation relied on in making the credit decision.

3. Transactions for which no credit decision was made. If a file was closed for incompleteness
or the application was withdrawn before a credit decision was made, the financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(28) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable, even if the
financial institution had obtained a property value. For example, if a file is closed for
incompleteness and is so reported in accordance with §1003.4(a)(8), the financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(28) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable, even if the
financial institution had obtained a property value. Similarly, if an application was withdrawn by
the applicant before a credit decision was made and is so reported in accordance with
§1003.4(a)(8), the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(28) by reporting that the
requirement is not applicable, even if the financial institution had obtained a property value.
4. Transactions for which no property value was relied on. Section 1003.4(a)(28) does not
require a financial institution to obtain a property valuation, nor does it require a financial
institution to rely on a property value in making a credit decision. If a financial institution makes
a credit decision without relying on a property value, the financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(28) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable since no property value was
relied on in making the credit decision.
Paragraph 4(a)(29)
1. Classification under State law. A financial institution should report a covered loan that is or
would have been secured only by a manufactured home but not the land on which it is sited as
secured by a manufactured home and not land, even if the manufactured home is considered
real property under applicable State law.
2. Manufactured home community. A manufactured home community that is a multifamily
dwelling is not considered a manufactured home for purposes of §1003.4(a)(29).
3. Multiple properties. See comment 4(a)(9)-2 regarding transactions involving multiple
properties with more than one property taken as security.
4. Scope of requirement. A financial institution reports that the requirement is not applicable for
a covered loan where the dwelling related to the property identified in §1003.4(a)(9) is not a
manufactured home.
Paragraph 4(a)(30)
1. Indirect land ownership. Indirect land ownership can occur when the applicant or borrower is
or will be a member of a resident-owned community structured as a housing cooperative in
which the occupants own an entity that holds the underlying land of the manufactured home
community. In such communities, the applicant or borrower may still have a lease and pay rent
for the lot on which his or her manufactured home is or will be located, but the property interest
type for such an arrangement should be reported as indirect ownership if the applicant is or will
be a member of the cooperative that owns the underlying land of the manufactured home
community. If an applicant resides or will reside in such a community but is not a member, the
property interest type should be reported as a paid leasehold.

2. Leasehold interest. A leasehold interest could be formalized in a lease with a defined term
and specified rent payments, or could arise as a tenancy at will through permission of a land
owner without any written, formal arrangement. For example, assume a borrower will locate the
manufactured home in a manufactured home community, has a written lease for a lot in that
park, and the lease specifies rent payments. In this example, a financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(30) by reporting a paid leasehold. However, if instead the borrower will locate the
manufactured home on land owned by a family member without a written lease and with no
agreement as to rent payments, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(30) by reporting
an unpaid leasehold.
3. Multiple properties. See comment 4(a)(9)-2 regarding transactions involving multiple
properties with more than one property taken as security.
4. Manufactured home community. A manufactured home community that is a multifamily
dwelling is not considered a manufactured home for purposes of §1003.4(a)(30).
5. Direct ownership. An applicant or borrower has a direct ownership interest in the land on
which the dwelling is or is to be located when it has a more than possessory real property
ownership interest in the land such as fee simple ownership.
6. Scope of requirement. A financial institution reports that the requirement is not applicable for
a covered loan where the dwelling related to the property identified in §1003.4(a)(9) is not a
manufactured home.
Paragraph 4(a)(31)
1. Multiple properties. See comment 4(a)(9)-2 regarding transactions involving multiple
properties with more than one property taken as security.
2. Manufactured home community. For an application or covered loan secured by a
manufactured home community, the financial institution should include in the number of
individual dwelling units the total number of manufactured home sites that secure the loan and
are available for occupancy, regardless of whether the sites are currently occupied or have
manufactured homes currently attached. A financial institution may include in the number of
individual dwelling units other units such as recreational vehicle pads, manager apartments,
rental apartments, site-built homes or other rentable space that are ancillary to the operation of
the secured property if it considers such units under its underwriting guidelines or the guidelines
of an investor, or if it tracks the number of such units for its own internal purposes. For a loan
secured by a single manufactured home that is or will be located in a manufactured home
community, the financial institution should report one individual dwelling unit.
3. Condominium and cooperative projects. For a covered loan secured by a condominium or
cooperative property, the financial institution reports the total number of individual dwelling units
securing the covered loan or proposed to secure the covered loan in the case of an application.
For example:

i. Assume that a loan is secured by the entirety of a cooperative property. The financial
institution would report the number of individual dwelling units in the cooperative property.
ii. Assume that a covered loan is secured by 30 individual dwelling units in a condominium
property that contains 100 individual dwelling units and that the loan is not exempt from
Regulation C under §1003.3(c)(3). The financial institution reports 30 individual dwelling
units.
4. Best information available. A financial institution may rely on the best information readily
available to the financial institution at the time final action is taken and on the financial
institution's own procedures in reporting the information required by §1003.4(a)(31). Information
readily available could include, for example, information provided by an applicant that the
financial institution reasonably believes, information contained in a property valuation or
inspection, or information obtained from public records.
Paragraph 4(a)(32)
1. Affordable housing income restrictions. For purposes of §1003.4(a)(32), affordable housing
income-restricted units are individual dwelling units that have restrictions based on the income
level of occupants pursuant to restrictive covenants encumbering the property. Such income
levels are frequently expressed as a percentage of area median income by household size as
established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or another agency
responsible for implementing the applicable affordable housing program. Such restrictions are
frequently part of compliance with programs that provide public funds, special tax treatment, or
density bonuses to encourage development or preservation of affordable housing. Such
restrictions are frequently evidenced by a use agreement, regulatory agreement, land use
restriction agreement, housing assistance payments contract, or similar agreement. Rent control
or rent stabilization laws, and the acceptance by the owner or manager of a multifamily dwelling
of Housing Choice Vouchers (24 CFR part 982) or other similar forms of portable housing
assistance that are tied to an occupant and not an individual dwelling unit, are not affordable
housing income-restricted dwelling units for purposes of §1003.4(a)(32).
2. Federal affordable housing sources. Examples of Federal programs and funding sources that
may result in individual dwelling units that are reportable under §1003.4(a)(32) include, but are
not limited to:
i. Affordable housing programs pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f);
ii. Public housing (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6));
iii. The HOME Investment Partnerships program (24 CFR part 92);
iv. The Community Development Block Grant program (24 CFR part 570);
v. Multifamily tax subsidy project funding through tax-exempt bonds or tax credits (26 U.S.C.
42; 26 U.S.C. 142(d));

vi. Project-based vouchers (24 CFR part 983);
vii. Federal Home Loan Bank affordable housing program funding (12 CFR part 1291); and
viii. Rural Housing Service multifamily housing loans and grants (7 CFR part 3560).
3. State and local government affordable housing sources. Examples of State and local sources
that may result in individual dwelling units that are reportable under §1003.4(a)(32) include, but
are not limited to: State or local administration of Federal funds or programs; State or local
funding programs for affordable housing or rental assistance, including programs operated by
independent public authorities; inclusionary zoning laws; and tax abatement or tax increment
financing contingent on affordable housing requirements.
4. Multiple properties. See comment 4(a)(9)-2 regarding transactions involving multiple
properties with more than one property taken as security.
5. Best information available. A financial institution may rely on the best information readily
available to the financial institution at the time final action is taken and on the financial
institution's own procedures in reporting the information required by §1003.4(a)(32). Information
readily available could include, for example, information provided by an applicant that the
financial institution reasonably believes, information contained in a property valuation or
inspection, or information obtained from public records.
6. Scope of requirement. A financial institution reports that the requirement is not applicable if
the property securing the covered loan or, in the case of an application, proposed to secure the
covered loan is not a multifamily dwelling.
Paragraph 4(a)(33)
1. Agents. If a financial institution is reporting actions taken by its agent consistent with
comment 4(a)-4, the agent is not considered the financial institution for the purposes of
§1003.4(a)(33). For example, assume that an applicant submitted an application to Financial
Institution A, and Financial Institution A made the credit decision acting as Financial Institution
B's agent under State law. A covered loan was originated and the obligation arising from a
covered loan was initially payable to Financial Institution A. Financial Institution B purchased the
loan. Financial Institution B reports the origination and not the purchase, and indicates that the
application was not submitted directly to the financial institution and that the transaction was not
initially payable to the financial institution.
Paragraph 4(a)(33)(i)
1. General. Section 4(a)(33)(i) requires a financial institution to indicate whether the applicant or
borrower submitted the application directly to the financial institution that is reporting the
covered loan or application. The following scenarios demonstrate whether an application was
submitted directly to the financial institution that is reporting the covered loan or application.

i. The application was submitted directly to the financial institution if the mortgage loan
originator identified pursuant to §1003.4(a)(34) was an employee of the reporting financial
institution when the originator performed the origination activities for the covered loan or
application that is being reported.
ii. The application was also submitted directly to the financial institution reporting the
covered loan or application if the reporting financial institution directed the applicant to a
third-party agent (e.g., a credit union service organization) that performed loan origination
activities on behalf of the financial institution and did not assist the applicant with applying
for covered loans with other institutions.
iii. If an applicant contacted and completed an application with a broker or correspondent
that forwarded the application to a financial institution for approval, an application was not
submitted to the financial institution.
Paragraph 4(a)(33)(ii)
1. General. Section 1003.4(a)(33)(ii) requires financial institutions to report whether the
obligation arising from a covered loan was or, in the case of an application, would have been
initially payable to the institution. An obligation is initially payable to the institution if the
obligation is initially payable either on the face of the note or contract to the financial institution
that is reporting the covered loan or application. For example, if a financial institution reported
an origination of a covered loan that it approved prior to closing, that closed in the name of a
third-party, such as a correspondent lender, and that the financial institution purchased after
closing, the covered loan was not initially payable to the financial institution.
2. Applications. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(33)(ii) by reporting that the
requirement is not applicable if the institution had not determined whether the covered loan
would have been initially payable to the institution reporting the application when the application
was withdrawn, denied, or closed for incompleteness.
Paragraph 4(a)(34)
1. NMLSR ID. Section 1003.4(a)(34) requires a financial institution to report the Nationwide
Mortgage Licensing System and Registry unique identifier (NMLSR ID) for the mortgage loan
originator, as defined in Regulation G, 12 CFR 1007.102, or Regulation H, 12 CFR 1008.23, as
applicable. The NMLSR ID is a unique number or other identifier generally assigned to
individuals registered or licensed through NMLSR to provide loan originating services. For more
information, see the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, title V of
the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (S.A.F.E. Act), 12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq., and its
implementing regulations (12 CFR part 1007 and 12 CFR part 1008).
2. Mortgage loan originator without NMLSR ID. An NMLSR ID for the mortgage loan originator is
not required by §1003.4(a)(34) to be reported by a financial institution if the mortgage loan
originator is not required to obtain and has not been assigned an NMLSR ID. For example,
certain individual mortgage loan originators may not be required to obtain an NMLSR ID for the
particular transaction being reported by the financial institution, such as a commercial loan.

However, some mortgage loan originators may have obtained an NMLSR ID even if they are not
required to obtain one for that particular transaction. If a mortgage loan originator has been
assigned an NMLSR ID, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(34) by reporting the
mortgage loan originator's NMLSR ID regardless of whether the mortgage loan originator is
required to obtain an NMLSR ID for the particular transaction being reported by the financial
institution. In the event that the mortgage loan originator is not required to obtain and has not
been assigned an NMLSR ID, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(34) by reporting
that the requirement is not applicable.
3. Multiple mortgage loan originators. If more than one individual associated with a covered loan
or application meets the definition of a mortgage loan originator, as defined in Regulation G, 12
CFR 1007.102, or Regulation H, 12 CFR 1008.23, a financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(34) by reporting the NMLSR ID of the individual mortgage loan originator with
primary responsibility for the transaction as of the date of action taken pursuant to
§1003.4(a)(8)(ii). A financial institution that establishes and follows a reasonable, written policy
for determining which individual mortgage loan originator has primary responsibility for the
reported transaction as of the date of action taken complies with §1003.4(a)(34).
4. Purchased loans. If a financial institution purchases a covered loan that satisfies the
coverage criteria of Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.36(g), and that was originated prior to January
10, 2014, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(34) by reporting that the requirement
is not applicable. In addition, if a financial institution purchases a covered loan that does not
satisfy the coverage criteria of Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.36(g), and that was originated prior
to January 1, 2018, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(34) by reporting that the
requirement is not applicable. Purchasers of both such types of covered loans may report the
NMLSR ID.
Paragraph 4(a)(35)
1. Automated underwriting system data—general. A financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(35) by reporting, except for purchased covered loans, the name of the automated
underwriting system (AUS) used by the financial institution to evaluate the application and the
result generated by that AUS. The following scenarios illustrate when a financial institution
reports the name of the AUS used by the financial institution to evaluate the application and the
result generated by that AUS.
i. A financial institution that uses an AUS, as defined in §1003.4(a)(35)(ii), to evaluate an
application, must report the name of the AUS used by the financial institution to evaluate the
application and the result generated by that system, regardless of whether the AUS was
used in its underwriting process. For example, if a financial institution uses an AUS to
evaluate an application prior to submitting the application through its underwriting process,
the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of the AUS it
used to evaluate the application and the result generated by that system.
ii. A financial institution that uses an AUS, as defined in §1003.4(a)(35)(ii), to evaluate an
application, must report the name of the AUS it used to evaluate the application and the

result generated by that system, regardless of whether the financial institution intends to
hold the covered loan in its portfolio or sell the covered loan. For example, if a financial
institution uses an AUS developed by a securitizer to evaluate an application and intends to
sell the covered loan to that securitizer but ultimately does not sell the covered loan and
instead holds the covered loan in its portfolio, the financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of the securitizer's AUS that the institution used to
evaluate the application and the result generated by that system. Similarly, if a financial
institution uses an AUS developed by a securitizer to evaluate an application to determine
whether to originate the covered loan but does not intend to sell the covered loan to that
securitizer and instead holds the covered loan in its portfolio, the financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of the securitizer's AUS that the
institution used to evaluate the application and the result generated by that system.
iii. A financial institution that uses an AUS, as defined in §1003.4(a)(35)(ii), that is developed
by a securitizer to evaluate an application, must report the name of the AUS it used to
evaluate the application and the result generated by that system, regardless of whether the
securitizer intends to hold the covered loan it purchased from the financial institution in its
portfolio or securitize the covered loan. For example, if a financial institution uses an AUS
developed by a securitizer to evaluate an application and the financial institution sells the
covered loan to that securitizer but the securitizer holds the covered loan it purchased in its
portfolio, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of the
securitizer's AUS that the institution used to evaluate the application and the result
generated by that system.
iv. A financial institution, which is also a securitizer, that uses its own AUS, as defined in
§1003.4(a)(35)(ii), to evaluate an application, must report the name of the AUS it used to
evaluate the application and the result generated by that system, regardless of whether the
financial institution intends to hold the covered loan it originates in its portfolio, purchase the
covered loan, or securitize the covered loan. For example, if a financial institution, which is
also a securitizer, has developed its own AUS and uses that AUS to evaluate an application
that it intends to originate and hold in its portfolio and not purchase or securitize the covered
loan, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of its AUS
that it used to evaluate the application and the result generated by that system.
2. Definition of automated underwriting system. A financial institution must report the information
required by §1003.4(a)(35)(i) if the financial institution uses an automated underwriting system
(AUS), as defined in §1003.4(a)(35)(ii), to evaluate an application. To be covered by the
definition in §1003.4(a)(35)(ii), a system must be an electronic tool that has been developed by
a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or a Federal government guarantor of closed-end
mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit. A person is a securitizer, Federal government
insurer, or Federal government guarantor of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of
credit, respectively, if it has securitized, provided Federal government insurance, or provided a
Federal government guarantee for a closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit at any
point in time. A person may be a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal
government guarantor of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit, respectively,

for purposes of §1003.4(a)(35) even if it is not actively securitizing, insuring, or guaranteeing
closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit at the time a financial institution uses the
AUS to evaluate an application. Where the person that developed the electronic tool has never
been a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government guarantor of closed-end
mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit, respectively, at the time a financial institution uses
the tool to evaluate an application, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable because an AUS was not used to evaluate the
application. If a financial institution has developed its own proprietary system that it uses to
evaluate an application and the financial institution is also a securitizer, then the financial
institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of that system and the result
generated by that system. On the other hand, if a financial institution has developed its own
proprietary system that it uses to evaluate an application and the financial institution is not a
securitizer, then the financial institution is not required by §1003.4(a)(35) to report the use of
that system and the result generated by that system. In addition, for an AUS to be covered by
the definition in §1003.4(a)(35)(ii), the system must provide a result regarding both the credit
risk of the applicant and the eligibility of the covered loan to be originated, purchased, insured,
or guaranteed by the securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government guarantor
that developed the system being used to evaluate the application. For example, if a system is
an electronic tool that provides a determination of the eligibility of the covered loan to be
originated, purchased, insured, or guaranteed by the securitizer, Federal government insurer, or
Federal government guarantor that developed the system being used by a financial institution to
evaluate the application, but the system does not also provide an assessment of the
creditworthiness of the applicant—such as an evaluation of the applicant's income, debt, and
credit history—then that system does not qualify as an AUS, as defined in §1003.4(a)(35)(ii). A
financial institution that uses a system that is not an AUS, as defined in §1003.4(a)(35)(ii), to
evaluate an application does not report the information required by §1003.4(a)(35)(i).
3. Reporting automated underwriting system data—multiple results. When a financial institution
uses one or more automated underwriting systems (AUS) to evaluate the application and the
system or systems generate two or more results, the financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(35) by reporting, except for purchased covered loans, the name of the AUS used by
the financial institution to evaluate the application and the result generated by that AUS as
determined by the following principles. To determine what AUS (or AUSs) and result (or results)
to report under §1003.4(a)(35), a financial institution follows each of the principles that is
applicable to the application in question, in the order in which they are set forth below.
i. If a financial institution obtains two or more AUS results and the AUS generating one of
those results corresponds to the loan type reported pursuant to §1003.4(a)(2), the financial
institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting that AUS name and result. For
example, if a financial institution evaluates an application using the Federal Housing
Administration's (FHA) Technology Open to Approved Lenders (TOTAL) Scorecard and
subsequently evaluates the application with an AUS used to determine eligibility for a nonFHA loan, but ultimately originates an FHA loan, the financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(35) by reporting TOTAL Scorecard and the result generated by that system. If a
financial institution obtains two or more AUS results and more than one of those AUS results

is generated by a system that corresponds to the loan type reported pursuant to
§1003.4(a)(2), the financial institution identifies which AUS result should be reported by
following the principle set forth below in comment 4(a)(35)-3.ii.
ii. If a financial institution obtains two or more AUS results and the AUS generating one of
those results corresponds to the purchaser, insurer, or guarantor, if any, the financial
institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting that AUS name and result. For
example, if a financial institution evaluates an application with the AUS of Securitizer A and
subsequently evaluates the application with the AUS of Securitizer B, but the financial
institution ultimately originates a covered loan that it sells within the same calendar year to
Securitizer A, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of
Securitizer A's AUS and the result generated by that system. If a financial institution obtains
two or more AUS results and more than one of those AUS results is generated by a system
that corresponds to the purchaser, insurer, or guarantor, if any, the financial institution
identifies which AUS result should be reported by following the principle set forth below in
comment 4(a)(35)-3.iii.
iii. If a financial institution obtains two or more AUS results and none of the systems
generating those results correspond to the purchaser, insurer, or guarantor, if any, or the
financial institution is following this principle because more than one AUS result is generated
by a system that corresponds to either the loan type or the purchaser, insurer, or guarantor,
the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the AUS result generated
closest in time to the credit decision and the name of the AUS that generated that result. For
example, if a financial institution evaluates an application with the AUS of Securitizer A,
subsequently again evaluates the application with Securitizer A's AUS, the financial
institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of Securitizer A's AUS and
the second AUS result. Similarly, if a financial institution obtains a result from an AUS that
requires the financial institution to underwrite the loan manually, but the financial institution
subsequently processes the application through a different AUS that also generates a result,
the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of the second
AUS that it used to evaluate the application and the AUS result generated by that system.
iv. If a financial institution obtains two or more AUS results at the same time and the
principles in comment 4(a)(35)-3.i through .iii do not apply, the financial institution complies
with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of all of the AUSs used by the financial institution
to evaluate the application and the results generated by each of those systems. For
example, if a financial institution simultaneously evaluates an application with the AUS of
Securitizer A and the AUS of Securitizer B, the financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of both Securitizer A's AUS and Securitizer B's AUS
and the results generated by each of those systems. In any event, however, the financial
institution does not report more than five AUSs and five results. If more than five AUSs and
five results meet the criteria in this principle, the financial institution complies with
§1003.4(a)(35) by choosing any five among them to report.

4. Transactions for which an automated underwriting system was not used to evaluate the
application. Section 1003.4(a)(35) does not require a financial institution to evaluate an
application using an automated underwriting system (AUS), as defined in §1003.4(a)(35)(ii). For
example, if a financial institution only manually underwrites an application and does not use an
AUS to evaluate the application, the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by
reporting that the requirement is not applicable since an AUS was not used to evaluate the
application.
5. Purchased covered loan. A financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting that
the requirement is not applicable when the covered loan is a purchased covered loan.
6. Non-natural person. When the applicant and co-applicant, if applicable, are not natural
persons, a financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting that the requirement is
not applicable.
7. Determination of securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government guarantor.
Section 1003.4(a)(35)(ii) provides that an “automated underwriting system” means an electronic
tool developed by a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government guarantor
of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit that provides a result regarding the
credit risk of the applicant and whether the covered loan is eligible to be originated, purchased,
insured, or guaranteed by that securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government
guarantor. A person is a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government
guarantor of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit, respectively, if it has ever
securitized, insured, or guaranteed a closed-end mortgage loan or open-end line of credit. If a
financial institution knows or reasonably believes that the system it is using to evaluate an
application is an electronic tool that has been developed by a securitizer, Federal government
insurer, or Federal government guarantor of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of
credit, then the financial institution complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of that
system and the result generated by that system. Knowledge or reasonable belief could, for
example, be based on a sales agreement or other related documents, the financial institution's
previous transactions or relationship with the developer of the electronic tool, or representations
made by the developer of the electronic tool demonstrating that the developer of the electronic
tool is a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government guarantor of closedend mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit. If a financial institution does not know or
reasonably believe that the system it is using to evaluate an application is an electronic tool that
has been developed by a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government
guarantor of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit, the financial institution
complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable, provided that
the financial institution maintains procedures reasonably adapted to determine whether the
electronic tool it is using to evaluate an application meets the definition in §1003.4(a)(35)(ii).
Reasonably adapted procedures include attempting to determine with reasonable frequency,
such as annually, whether the developer of the electronic tool is a securitizer, Federal
government insurer, or Federal government guarantor of closed-end mortgage loans or openend lines of credit. For example:

i. In the course of renewing an annual sales agreement the developer of the electronic tool
represents to the financial institution that it has never been a securitizer, Federal
government insurer, or Federal government guarantor of closed-end mortgage loans or
open-end lines of credit. On this basis, the financial institution does not know or reasonably
believe that the system it is using to evaluate an application is an electronic tool that has
been developed by a securitizer, Federal government insurer, or Federal government
guarantor of closed-end mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit and complies with
§1003.4(a)(35) by reporting that the requirement is not applicable.
ii. Based on their previous transactions a financial institution is aware that the developer of
the electronic tool it is using to evaluate an application has securitized a closed-end
mortgage loan or open-end line of credit in the past. On this basis, the financial institution
knows or reasonably believes that the developer of the electronic tool is a securitizer and
complies with §1003.4(a)(35) by reporting the name of that system and the result generated
by that system.
Paragraph 4(a)(37)
1. Open-end line of credit. Section 1003.4(a)(37) requires a financial institution to identify
whether the covered loan or the application is for an open-end line of credit. See comments
2(o)-1 and -2 for a discussion of open-end line of credit and extension of credit.
Paragraph 4(a)(38)
1. Primary purpose. Section 1003.4(a)(38) requires a financial institution to identify whether the
covered loan is, or the application is for a covered loan that will be, made primarily for a
business or commercial purpose. See comment 3(c)(10)-2 for a discussion of how to determine
the primary purpose of the transaction and the standard applicable to financial institution's
determination of the primary purpose of the transaction. See comments 3(c)(10)-3 and -4 for
examples of excluded and reportable business- or commercial-purpose transactions.
4(F) QUARTERLY RECORDING OF DATA
1. General. Section 1003.4(f) requires a financial institution to record the data collected pursuant
to §1003.4 on a loan/application register within 30 calendar days after the end of the calendar
quarter in which final action is taken. Section 1003.4(f) does not require a financial institution to
record data on a single loan/application register on a quarterly basis. Rather, for purposes of
§1003.4(f), a financial institution may record data on a single loan/application register or
separately for different branches or different loan types (such as home purchase or home
improvement loans, or loans on multifamily dwellings).
2. Agency requirements. Certain State or Federal regulations may require a financial institution
to record its data more frequently than is required under Regulation C.
3. Form of quarterly records. A financial institution may maintain the records required by
§1003.4(f) in electronic or any other format, provided the institution can make the information
available to its regulatory agency in a timely manner upon request.

SECTION 1003.5—DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING

5(A) REPORTING TO AGENCY
1. [Reserved]
2. [Reserved]
3. [Reserved]
4. [Reserved]
5. Change in appropriate Federal agency. If the appropriate Federal agency for a covered
institution changes (as a consequence of a merger or a change in the institution's charter, for
example), the institution must report data to the new appropriate Federal agency beginning with
the year of the change.
6. Subsidiaries. An institution is a subsidiary of a bank or savings association (for purposes of
reporting HMDA data to the same agency as the parent) if the bank or savings association holds
or controls an ownership interest that is greater than 50 percent of the institution.
7. Transmittal sheet—additional data submissions. If an additional data submission becomes
necessary (for example, because the institution discovers that data were omitted from the initial
submission, or because revisions are called for), that submission must be accompanied by a
transmittal sheet.
8. Transmittal sheet—revisions or deletions. If a data submission involves revisions or deletions
of previously submitted data, it must state the total of all line entries contained in that
submission, including both those representing revisions or deletions of previously submitted
entries, and those that are being resubmitted unchanged or are being submitted for the first
time. Depository institutions must provide a list of the MSAs or Metropolitan Divisions in which
they have home or branch offices.
5(B) DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
1. Business day. For purposes of §1003.5(b), a business day is any calendar day other than a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday.
2. Format of notice. A financial institution may make the written notice required under
§1003.5(b)(2) available in paper or electronic form.
3. Notice—suggested text. A financial institution may use any text that meets the requirements
of §1003.5(b)(2). The following language is suggested but is not required:
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Notice

The HMDA data about our residential mortgage lending are available online for review. The
data show geographic distribution of loans and applications; ethnicity, race, sex, age, and
income of applicants and borrowers; and information about loan approvals and denials.
These data are available online at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Web site
(www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda). HMDA data for many other financial institutions are also
available at this Web site.
4. Combined notice. A financial institution may use the same notice to satisfy the requirements
of both §1003.5(b)(2) and §1003.5(c).
5(C) MODIFIED LOAN/APPLICATION REGISTER
1. Format of notice. A financial institution may make the written notice required under
§1003.5(c)(1) available in paper or electronic form.
2. Notice—suggested text. A financial institution may use any text that meets the requirements
of §1003.5(c)(1). The following language is suggested but is not required:
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Notice
The HMDA data about our residential mortgage lending are available online for review. The
data show geographic distribution of loans and applications; ethnicity, race, sex, age, and
income of applicants and borrowers; and information about loan approvals and denials.
These data are available online at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Web site
(www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda). HMDA data for many other financial institutions are also
available at this Web site.
3. Combined notice. A financial institution may use the same notice to satisfy the requirements
of both §1003.5(c) and §1003.5(b)(2).
5(E) POSTED NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DATA
1. Posted notice—suggested text. A financial institution may post any text that meets the
requirements of §1003.5(e). The Bureau or other appropriate Federal agency for a financial
institution may provide a notice that the institution can post to inform the public of the availability
of its HMDA data, or an institution may create its own notice. The following language is
suggested but is not required:
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Notice
The HMDA data about our residential mortgage lending are available online for review. The
data show geographic distribution of loans and applications; ethnicity, race, sex, age, and
income of applicants and borrowers; and information about loan approvals and denials.
HMDA data for many other financial institutions are also available online. For more
information, visit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Web site
(www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda).

SECTION 1003.6—ENFORCEMENT

6(B) BONA FIDE ERRORS
1. Bona fide error—information from third parties. An institution that obtains the propertylocation information for applications and loans from third parties (such as appraisers or vendors
of “geocoding” services) is responsible for ensuring that the information reported on its
HMDA/LAR is correct.

Appendix

APPENDIX H:

Federal HMDA Reporting Agencies

Below is the location of information on submitting data, inquiring about technical
aspects of data submission, and seeking guidance about compliance with HMDA, as
implemented by Regulation C. Additionally, the addresses and telephone numbers for
the Federal HMDA reporting agencies are included.

Submission of Data
The Federal HMDA reporting agencies have agreed that, beginning on January 1,
2018, all HMDA filers will file their HMDA data with the CFPB. The CFPB will process
the HDMA data for the Federal HMDA reporting agencies and the FFIEC, and prepare
and make available data products to the general public on behalf of the FFIEC and
the Federal HMDA reporting agencies.
HMDA Filers will use the HMDA Platform, created by the CFPB, to upload their HMDA
LARs, review edits, certify the accuracy and completeness of the data, and submit
data. The HMDA Platform will streamline the HMDA submission process and reduce
burden on HMDA filers.
The HMDA Platform is available at: https://ffiec.cfpb.gov

Questions about Compliance and Technical Questions about
Submission
All institutions may direct technical questions about automated submissions by filling
out the HDMA Inquiry form: hmdahelp.consumerfinance.gov or e-mailing
[email protected].
Institutions may also contact their Federal HMDA reporting agency using the contact
information below.

CFPB HMDA Guidance
For all institutions with total assets of greater than $10 billion and their affiliates.
CFPB HMDA Guidance can be found at: www.consumerfinance.gov/policycompliance/guidance/implementation-guidance/hmda-implementation/.

Direct compliance questions to the CFPB:
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Attn: Office of Regulations
1700 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20552

Or online at:
reginquiries.consumerfinance.gov

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
For any of the following that are not being handled by the CFPB: national banks and
their subsidiaries and federal branches and federal agencies of foreign banks, and
federal savings associations and their subsidiaries
Direct compliance questions to the OCC:
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Constitution Center
400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218
Washington, DC 20219

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
For any of the following that are not being handled by the CFPB: nonmember insured
banks (except for federal savings banks) and their subsidiaries, insured state
branches of foreign banks that are supervised by the FDIC, and other depository
institutions, state-chartered savings associations and their subsidiaries
Direct compliance questions to the FDIC:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
550 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20429
Or email:
[email protected]

National Credit Union Administration
For credit unions that are not being handled by the CFPB
Direct HMDA questions to the NCUA:
National Credit Union Administration
1775 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3428
703.518.1140

Federal Reserve System
For any of the following that are not being handled by the CFPB: state member banks
of the Federal Reserve System, their subsidiaries, subsidiaries of bank holding
companies, branches and agencies of foreign banks (other than federal branches,
federal agencies, and insured state branches of foreign banks), commercial lending
companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, and organizations operating under
section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, subsidiaries of savings and loan
holding companies
Direct compliance questions to:
Federal Reserve System
20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20551

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
For other mortgage lending situations:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20410
Telephone: (202) 708-1112

APPENDIX I:

Appendix

HMDA Poster

The following is a copy of the HMDA poster wording suggested, but not required, in
Comment 5(e)-1 of Regulation C.

H: Federal HMDA
Reporting Agencies
I: HMDA Poster

This Appendix is not a substitute for Regulation C.
Regulation C and its official interpretations (also known as the commentary) are the
definitive sources of information regarding its requirements. Regulation C and its
official interpretations are available in Appendix F and G of this Guide and at
www.consumerfinance.gov/regulatory-implementation/hmda/.

Regulation C requires a financial institution to post a general notice about the availability
of HMDA data in the lobby of its home ofﬁce and of each branch ofﬁce physically
located in each MSA and each MD. This notice must clearly convey that the institution's
HMDA data is available on the Bureau's Web site at
www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda.
Comment 5(e)-1 suggests, but does not require, the wording below. A financial
institution may use an enlarged copy of the notice.

HOME MORTGAGE
DISCLOSURE ACT
NOTICE
The HMDA data about our residential mortgage lending
are available online for review. The data show
geographic distribution of loans and applications;
ethnicity, race, sex, age, and income of applicants and
borrowers; and information about loan approvals and
denials. HMDA data for many other financial institutions
are also available online. For more information, visit the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Web site
(www.consumerfinance.gov/hmda).

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