A borrower-facing employee is unsure what to do when a title company offers a gift card for each borrower referral. What is the correct response?
Correct Answer
C) Refuse the referral fee because no service is performed
Lines 244-249; 12 CFR 1024.14(b). A thing of value for a referral is prohibited even if the borrower charge does not increase. Therefore, the correct response is "Refuse the referral fee because no service is performed".
Why This Is the Correct Answer
The correct response is "Refuse the referral fee because no service is performed" because Lines 244-249; 12 CFR 1024.14(b).
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Continue the activity because the borrower appears willing to proceed.
Continue the activity because the borrower appears willing to proceed. is not correct because it does not apply the rule tested by this file scenario.
Option B: Ignore the consumer-protection issue unless the borrower complains.
Ignore the consumer-protection issue unless the borrower complains. is not correct because it does not apply the rule tested by this file scenario.
Option D: Use prior credit underwriting approval as a substitute for the current RESPA kickbacks and referral fees requirement.
This distractor shifts the issue to a different trigger, product, or timing rule instead of applying the rule tested in the stem.
Memory Technique
conflicts of interest: identify the rule being tested, then choose the action that documents or applies that rule before the file moves forward.
Exam Tip
Match the file facts to conflicts of interest; do not choose an exception or shortcut that skips the required rule.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- -Choosing an internal exception instead of the governing rule
- -Treating preliminary or informal facts as a substitute for required documentation
- -Answering from a familiar but unrelated mortgage topic
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