Loan Policy in Excess of Owner's Policy Rates

It is possible for a loan policy to exceed the total amount of the owner's policy since the loan can be written to cover additional costs, such as negative amortization or foreclosure fees. Because it is industry practice for the seller to pay for the owner's policy and the buyer/borrower to pay for the mortgagee's policy, calculation of the appropriate division of the title premiums can be confusing. The seller should be charged the base rate calculated on the sales price. Where there is just one loan policy to be issued, the buyer/borrower should be charged the simultaneous rate plus the amount of the additional premium resulting from the loan policy having a higher policy amount than the owner's policy. It should be calculated according to the following formula: [(base rate for the loan amount - base rate for the sales price) + $125.00]

Example 1: (Denver Rates are used in this example)

 

Loan amount is $122,000.00 $ 850.05 (base rate)
Sales price is $100,000.00 -$ 809.35 (base rate)
Difference $40.70

Simultaneous policy $ 125.00 (simultaneous rate)

Plus difference +$40.70

Total charged to buyer/borrower $ 165.70

Where more than one mortgagee policy is to be issued, each of the mortgagee's policies shall be charged to the buyer/borrow at the simultaneous rate plus any excess exposure premium created by the subsequent junior loan, charged at the base rate in accordance with the formula above.

 

Example 2: (Denver Rates are used in this example)

First loan amount is $85,000.00

$ 125.00 (simultaneous rate - no excess liability) Sales price is $100,000 $ 809.35 (base rate)

Second loan amount is $ 37,000.00

$ 165.70 (base rate on total loan exposure [1st and 2nd of $122,000 [$850.05] minus base rate on sales price [$809.35] plus $125.00)

Third loan amount is $15,000.00

$ 152.75 (base rate on total loan exposure [1st , 2nd , and 3rd of $137,000 [$877.80] minus base rate on 1st and 2nd of $122,000 [$850.05] plus $125.00)

Fourth loan amount is $15,000.00

$ 152.75 (base rate on total loan exposure [1st , 2nd , 3rd , and 4th of $152,000 [$905.55] minus base rate on 1st , 2nd and 3rd of $137,000 [$877.80] plus $125.00)

Etc.

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