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A broker advertises a property and states that the seller will pay $5,000 toward the buyer's closing costs. The ad also includes the monthly payment amount. Under Regulation Z, the broker must now also include which of the following?

Correct Answer

D) The APR, the amount or percentage of the down payment, and the terms of repayment

Stating the amount of any payment is a triggering term in a closed-end credit advertisement, and once an ad contains one, Regulation Z requires three additional disclosures: the amount or percentage of the down payment, the terms of repayment over the full term of the loan including any balloon payment, and the annual percentage rate using that term. The other triggering terms are the amount or percentage of a down payment, the number of payments or period of repayment, and the amount of any finance charge. The seller's $5,000 credit is not itself a triggering term, but the monthly payment figure in the same ad is.

Answer Options
A
Only the annual percentage rate, because the payment amount was already stated
B
Only the total finance charge the buyer will pay over the life of the loan
C
Nothing further, because a seller's closing-cost credit is not a credit term
D
The APR, the amount or percentage of the down payment, and the terms of repayment

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