Section 208-620-920 - Servicing residential mortgage loans-Borrower requests for information(1) You must make a reasonable attempt to comply with a borrower's request for information about the residential mortgage loan account, including a request for information about loss mitigation, and to respond to any dispute initiated by the borrower about the loan account. A reasonable attempt includes, but is not limited to: (a) Maintaining written or electronic records of each written request for information involving the borrower's account until the residential mortgage loan is paid in full, sold, or otherwise satisfied;(b) Providing a written statement to the borrower within thirty business days of receipt of a written request from the borrower, or by following the response timelines for any loss mitigation program. The borrower's request must include the name and account number, if any, of the borrower, a statement that the account is or may be in error, and sufficient detail regarding the information sought by the borrower to permit the servicer to comply.(2) You must provide at a minimum the following information:(a) Whether the account is current or, if the account is not current, an explanation of the default and the date the account went into default;(b) The current balance due on the residential mortgage loan, including the principal due, the amount of funds, if any, held in a suspense account, the amount of the escrow balance known to the servicer, if any, and whether there are any escrow deficiencies or shortages known to the servicer;(c) The identity, address, and other relevant information about the current holder, owner, or assignee of the residential mortgage loan; and(d) The telephone number and mailing address of an individual servicer representative with the information and authority to answer questions and resolve disputes.(3) You must promptly correct any errors and refund any fees assessed to the borrower resulting from an error you made.(4) If the content of your response meets the requirements under RESPA for a response to a qualified written request, you will be deemed in compliance with the content requirements of this subsection. You must still comply with subsection (3) of this section.(5) In addition to the statement described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, a borrower may request more detailed information from a servicer, and the servicer must provide the information within fifteen business days of receipt of a written request from the borrower. The request must include the name and account number, if any, of the borrower, a statement that the account is or may be in error, and provide sufficient detail to the servicer regarding information sought by the borrower. If requested by the borrower, this statement must also include:(a) A copy of the original note, or if unavailable, an affidavit of lost note, with all endorsements; and(b) A statement that identifies and itemizes all fees and charges assessed under the loan servicing transaction and provides a full payment history identifying in a clear and conspicuous manner all of the debits, credits, application of and disbursement of all payments received from or for the benefit of the borrower, and other activity on the residential mortgage loan including escrow account activity and suspense account activity, if any.(c) The period of the account history shall cover at a minimum the two-year period prior to the date of the receipt of the request for information. If the servicer has not serviced the residential mortgage loan for the entire two-year time period, the servicer must provide the information going back to the date on which the servicer began servicing the home loan and identify the previous servicer, if known. If the servicer claims that any delinquent or outstanding sums are owed on the home loan prior to the two-year period or the period during which the servicer has serviced the residential mortgage loan, the servicer must provide an account history beginning with the month that the servicer claims any outstanding sums are owed on the residential mortgage loan up to the date of the request for the information.(d) If the borrower requests this statement, you must provide it free of charge; but the borrower is only entitled to one free statement annually. If the borrower requests more than one statement annually, you may charge thirty dollars for the second and subsequent statements.Wash. Admin. Code § 208-620-920
Adopted by WSR 18-16-024, Filed 7/24/2018, effective 9/1/2018