Question: On August 2 0 , Mr . and Mrs . Cleaver decided to buy a property from Mr . and Mrs . Ward for $

On August 20, Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver decided to buy a property from Mr. and Mrs. Ward for $105,000. On August 30, Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver obtained a loan commitment from OKAY National Bank for an $84,000 conventional loan at 10% for 30 years. The lender informs Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver that a $2,100 loan origination fee will be required to obtain the loan. The loan closing is to take place September 22. In addition, escrow accounts will be required for all prorated and prepaid property taxes and hazard insurance; however, no mortgage insurance is necessary. The buyer will also pay a full year's premium for hazard insurance to Rock of Gibraltar Insurance Company. A breakdown of expected settlement costs, provided by OKAY National Bank when Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver inspect the uniform settlement statement as required under RESPA on September 21, is as follows:
Transactions between buyer-borrower and third parties:
a. Recording fees - mortgage
b. Real estate transfer tax
c. Recording fess/document prep
d. Hazard insurance-one-year policy-Rock of Gibraltar Ins Co
e. Peggy Prudent-attorney
f. Pest inspection
$,30.00
225.00
200.00
420.000
150.00
50.00
g. Title insurance fee (Landco Title Co.)
400.00
h. Landco Title Co.- closing fee
125.00
2. Transactions between seller and third parties:
a. Release statement- seller's mortgage
b. Payoff-seller's mortgage (Home State Bank)
c. Real estate brokerage fee (6% Fast Deal Realty)
5.00
32,715.00
6,300.00
Buyer-borrower and lender information:
a. Amount of loan
$84,000.00
b. Prepaid interest is owed from closing through Sept 31 which equals 9 days. Regular payments to begin on Nov 1.
[.10**84,000365]9
c. Property tax escrow-2 months required
207.12
d. Hazard insurance escrow-2 months required @ $35 required 70.00
e. Loan origination fee
2,100.00
Buyer and seller information:
a. Purchase price
b. Deposit paid by Cleaver to Ward
$105,000.00
(paid in escrow to OKAY National Bank)
1,500.00
c. Real estate tax proration (taxes paid to county January 1 $800 per year)
(Jan 1- Sep 22 paid by seller)264 days or (264365**$800)
578.63
Required:
a. What are the amounts due from the borrower and due to the seller at closing?
b. What would be the disclosed annual percentage rate as required under the Truth-inLending Act?
Correction to Problem 2.a.
*Note: buyer pays $800 or a full year's property tax at the end of the year, December 31 but owns the property for only 101 days of the 365. The seller must reimburse the buyer for the 264 days the seller owned the land ((264365)**$800).
Hint for Problem 2.b. Use loan origination and prepaid interest to calculate the APR.
(a) Real Estate Settlement Statement
 On August 20, Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver decided to buy a

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