During a New York mortgage operations checklist, a branch supervisor must resolve a question about records, reports, and required notices. Which statement should control?
Correct Answer
D) New York mortgage brokers have statutory responsibilities to act in the borrower's interest, with reasonable skill, care, diligence, good faith, and fair dealing.
New York mortgage brokers have statutory responsibilities to act in the borrower's interest, with reasonable skill, care, diligence, good faith, and fair dealing.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
New York mortgage brokers have statutory responsibilities to act in the borrower's interest, with reasonable skill, care, diligence, good faith, and fair dealing.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Assume another state's approval automatically satisfies the New York requirement.
Assume another state's approval automatically satisfies the New York requirement. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.
Option B: Apply the New York rule only to company licenses and never to individual MLO activity.
Apply the New York rule only to company licenses and never to individual MLO activity. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.
Option C: Handle branch, office, and remote-work controls with an informal note rather than the required license, disclosure, filing, or record.
Handle branch, office, and remote-work controls with an informal note rather than the required license, disclosure, filing, or record. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.
Memory Technique
NY -> ny-article-12d-mortgage-bankers-brokers-servicers-reports
Exam Tip
Article 12-D questions often test banker license versus broker registration, mortgage-loan definitions including co-op collateral, branch/control changes, servicer registration, guidebook procedures, and record/report duties.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- -Using generic federal mortgage facts when New York DFS or Banking Law rules are being tested
- -Confusing Article 12-D company authority with Article 12-E individual MLO authority
- -Treating New York high-cost, subprime, reverse mortgage, MCR, unique identifier, or surety bond rules as optional
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