Bill Text: NY A01973 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to filings concerning reverse mortgage loans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-01 - substituted by s884 [A01973 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A01973-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1973 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to filings concerning reverse mortgage loans The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 280-d of the real property law, as added by a chap- 2 ter of the laws of 2020 amending the real property law relating to the 3 regulation of default and foreclosure of reverse mortgages issued under 4 the federal home equity conversion mortgage for seniors program, as 5 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4408 and A. 5627, is amended to 6 read as follows: 7 § 280-d. Federal home equity conversion mortgage default and foreclo- 8 sure regulation. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following 9 terms shall have the following meanings: 10 (a) Reverse mortgage loan. A reverse mortgage loan as defined in 11 section two hundred eighty of this article, which is issued in this 12 state pursuant to the home equity conversion mortgage for seniors 13 program operated by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Develop- 14 ment. 15 (b) Authorized lender. An authorized lender as defined in section two 16 hundred eighty of this article authorized to make reverse mortgage 17 loans, as defined in this section. 18 (c) Department. The department of financial services established 19 pursuant to section one hundred two of the financial services law. 20 2. [In the event of a default or foreclosure upon a reverse mortgage21loan, the authorized lender, upon the commencement of the foreclosure22proceeding, shall transmit to the department proof that the federal23Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted prior approval24to accelerate the loan, proof of the default notice to the mortgagor and25any such information relating to the loans and the mortgagor as theEXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07177-01-1A. 1973 2 1department shall determine to be necessary. Upon receipt of such infor-2mation, the department shall provide notice of and information relating3to the foreclosure to the mortgagor. Such notice shall include a notice4of the mortgagor's rights in the foreclosure process and contact infor-5mation for legal service organizations which may be able to assist the6mortgagor with the mortgage default and/or foreclosure.73. No reverse mortgage loan commitment shall be issued by an author-8ized lender unless such commitment provides in writing notice that the9department will be provided notice of any default or foreclosure upon10the loan so as to provide assistance to the mortgagor.114. No authorized lender shall make an advance payment for any obli-12gation arising from mortgaged real property. Furthermore, in the event a13mortgagor defaults upon the payment of mortgage insurance premium, home-14owners insurance premium or real property tax related to the mortgaged15property, the authorized lender may only pay those premiums and/or taxes16which are in arrears.175. The department shall issue regulations which shall require mortga-18gees to engage in mandatory loss mitigation procedures to be specified19by the department. These loss mitigation procedures shall comply with20any restrictions on loss mitigation issued by the federal Department of21Housing and Urban Development for reverse mortgages and shall be updated22when necessary to ensure compliance with federal rules. The mortgagee23shall provide information to the department about loans receiving such24loss mitigation assistance. This includes maintaining loan level, loss25mitigation data and providing the department with the following informa-26tion for loans associated with a repayment plan:] In addition to the 27 requirements of section one thousand three hundred four of the real 28 property actions and proceedings law, an authorized lender shall include 29 in the notice required by such section any additional information 30 required by the department. The department is hereby authorized to 31 promulgate rules and regulations requiring that a notice issued pursuant 32 to subdivision one-a of section one thousand three hundred four of the 33 real property actions and proceedings law include additional information 34 necessary to explain the mortgagor's rights in a foreclosure process. 35 3. In addition to the requirements of section one thousand three 36 hundred six of the real property actions and proceedings law, each 37 filing with the department that relates to a reverse mortgage loan shall 38 include an affirmative statement that the lender, assignee or mortgage 39 loan servicer either received final approval from the federal Department 40 of Housing and Urban Development to accelerate the reverse mortgage loan 41 that is the subject of the filing or that no such approval from the 42 federal Department of Housing and Urban Development is required. 43 4. Authorized lenders shall comply with all applicable laws, regu- 44 lations and any guidelines issued by the federal Department of Housing 45 and Urban Development on loss mitigation for reverse mortgages and shall 46 maintain policies on loss mitigation that shall be updated when neces- 47 sary to ensure compliance with all applicable rules. Each authorized 48 lender shall maintain loan level data and loss mitigation data for all 49 loans associated with a repayment plan including, but not limited to: 50 (a) monthly surplus income; 51 (b) term of repayment plan; 52 (c) amount of monthly repayment plan [payment]; 53 (d) due date of [next] each monthly payment; 54 (e) when a mortgagor experiences a hardship; and 55 (f) [reason for] the nature of the hardship.A. 1973 3 1 [6.] 5. Any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of 2 this section may bring an action in his or her own name to recover 3 treble his or her actual damages, plus the prevailing plaintiff's 4 reasonable attorney's fees. 5 [7.] 6. The requirements of this section shall be conditions precedent 6 to commencing an action to foreclose upon a home equity conversion mort- 7 gage which is subject to the provisions of this section, and failure to 8 comply therewith shall be a complete defense to a foreclosure action. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same 10 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2020 amending the real property law 11 relating to the regulation of default and foreclosure of reverse mort- 12 gages issued under the federal home equity conversion mortgage for 13 seniors program, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4408 and A. 14 5627, takes effect.