MCOB 5.1 Application
Who?
Subject to MCOB 5.1.2A R, this 6 chapter applies to a firm in a category listed in column (1) of the table in MCOB 5.1.2 R in accordance with column (2) of that table.
6This table belongs to MCOB 5.1.1 R
(1) Category of firm |
(2) Applicable section |
MCOB 5.1.1 R to MCOB 5.1.3 R, MCOB 5.1.6 R to MCOB 5.1.8 G, MCOB 5.2, MCOB 5.3 and MCOB 5.8. |
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see MCOB 9.3 for the application of this chapter |
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MCOB 5.1.1 R to MCOB 5.1.3 R, MCOB 5.2 and MCOB 5.9 4 |
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MCOB 5.1.1 R to MCOB 5.1.3 R, 4MCOB 5.2,MCOB 5.9.1 R to MCOB 5.9.2 R (including MCOB 5.9.1A G to MCOB 5.9.1F R), MCOB 5.9.6 R and MCOB 5.9.7G4 |
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MCOB 5.1.1 R to MCOB 5.1.3R, MCOB 5.2 and MCOB 5.94 4 |
6This chapter does not apply to a firm that is an MCD mortgage lender or MCD mortgage credit intermediary.
What?
- (1)
This chapter applies if a firm:
- (a)
advises a particular5 customer to enter into, or arranges an execution-only sale in,5 a home finance transaction2; or
52 - (b)
provides information to a customer that is specific to the amount to be provided on a particular home finance transaction2, including information provided in response to a request from a customer; or
2 - (c)
provides the means for a customer to make an application to it;
in connection with entering into, or agreeing to enter into, a home finance transaction provided by a home finance provider, other than an equity release transaction or a variation to an existing home finance transaction2.
2 - (a)
- (2)
In relation to further advances and other variations, MCOB 5 is modified by MCOB 7 (Disclosure at start of contract and after sale), regardless of whether they are variations to an existing home finance transaction2, or are such that they involve the customer entering into a new home finance transaction2.1
22 - (3)
In relation to an equity release transaction2, MCOB 5 is modified by MCOB 9 (Equity release2: product disclosure).1
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The table in MCOB 5.1.5 G shows how the relevant rules and guidance in MCOB 5.6 apply to certain types of regulated mortgage contracts.
This table belongs to MCOB 5.1.4G
Type of mortgage |
Requirements that do not apply |
Additional or alternative requirements |
Multi-part mortgages |
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Foreign currency mortgages |
N/A |
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Deferred interest rate mortgages |
N/A |
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Mortgages without a term or regular payment plan |
In this chapter, references to a home finance transaction2 include, where the context requires, references to arrangements which are capable of becoming a home finance transaction2.
22- (1)
MCOB 5.1.3 R means that this chapter applies where the customer can apply to enter into a home finance transaction2. This includes circumstances where, for example, the means to apply is provided in person, by telephone, through a website or through an application pack sent through the post.
2 - (2)
The effect of this chapter is to require a customer to be provided with key information about a home finance transaction before he submits an application to a home finance provider2.
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In relation to a regulated mortgage contract, where2 part of the loan is not a regulated mortgage contract, for example it is a linked unsecured loan, the details of this loan can be shown in Section 12 of the illustration as an additional feature. It should not be added to the regulated mortgage contract loan amount in MCOB 5.6.6 R(2).
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