Related provisions for MCOB 11.6.25
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This chapter applies with respect to an offer made by a firm to a customer with a view to the firm:(1) entering into a home finance transaction;33(2) varying the terms of a home finance transaction3 entered into by the customer in any of the following ways:3(a) adding or removing a party;(b) making a further advance; or(c) switching all or part of the regulated mortgage contract from one interest rate to another;1(whether or not the customer agrees to enter into the home finance
Firms which carry on consumer credit lending or credit broking should comply with all rules which apply to that regulated activity in CONC and other parts of the Handbooks. For example, CONC 7 applies to matters concerning arrears, default and recovery (including repossession) and applies generally to agreements to which this chapter applies. This chapter sets out specific requirements and guidance that apply in relation to agreements secured on land. Regulated mortgage contracts
The financial promotion rules in CONC 3 apply to firms'financial promotions concerning credit agreements secured on land, apart from the extent to which a financial promotion or communication concerns qualifying credit. CONC 3.3.1 R requires financial promotions to be clear fair and not misleading; firms should take particular care with respect to explaining the nature of the credit to be provided and the costs of borrowing. [Note: paragraph 3.2 of SCLG]
(1) Where the regulated mortgage contract is for a business purpose or a high net worth mortgage customer2, a firm may choose to provide a customer with a business offer document or high net worth offer document (as applicable)2 instead of the offer document referred to in MCOB 6.4.1 R.(2) If a firm provides a customer with a business offer document or high net worth offer document2in accordance with (1), it must ensure that:(a) an updated business illustration or high net worth
A firm may supplement the first paragraph of text prescribed in MCOB 6.4.4 R (5)(a) to clarify that, while the regulated mortgage contract is not binding until the relevant mortgage document has been signed and funds have been released, the business offer document or high net worth offer document2 may form part of a wider set of negotiated facilities and that the customer is separately bound by these.
There are ten93 arranging activities that are regulated activities under the Regulated Activities Order. These are:39(1) arranging (bringing about) deals in investments which are securities, relevant investments or the underwriting capacity of a Lloyd's syndicate or membership of a Lloyd's syndicate (article 25(1));(2) making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments which are securities, relevant investments or the underwriting capacity of a Lloyd's syndicate or
Under article 53A of the Regulated Activities Order, giving advice to a person in his capacity as borrower or potential borrower is a regulated activity if it is advice on the merits of the person:(1) entering into a particular regulated mortgage contract; or(2) varying the terms of a regulated mortgage contract.Advice on varying terms as referred to in (2) comes within article 53A only where the borrower entered into the regulated mortgage contract on or after 31 October 2004
15A credit agreement is also an exempt agreement17 in the following cases:(1) if it is a borrower-lender agreement, the lender is a credit union and the rate of the total charge for credit (see CONC App 1) does not exceed 42.6 per cent;(2) if (subject to (5) and (6)): (a) it is a borrower-lender agreement; (b) it is offered to a particular class of individual and not offered to the public generally;(c) it provides that the only charge included in the total charge for credit (see
(1) MCOB 6 amplifies Principle 6 and Principle 7. The purpose of MCOB 6 is to ensure that a customer receives a clear offer document to enable him to check the features and price of thehome finance transaction1 before he enters into it. The offer document should include an updated and suitably adapted illustration (for a regulated mortgage contract) or financial information statement (for a home purchase plan)1 so that the customer can compare it with the one1 he received before
Firms are reminded that, in relation to a regulated mortgage contract which is solely 2for a business purpose or is with a high net worth mortgage customer2 in circumstances where MCOB 7.7.1 R applies, if there is a new early repayment charge or a change to the existing early repayment charge, MCOB 7.7.1 R(2) requires a firm to notify the customer within five business days of the maximum amount payable as an early repayment charge.
(1) This chapter amplifies Principle 6 and Principle 7. 2(1A) 2This chapter requires information to be supplied to customers at the start of a2regulated mortgage contract to enable them to check that the regulated mortgage contract has been set up in accordance with their requirements and to notify them of the first and subsequent payments.2(2) Where a firm provides services to a customer in relation to a further advance, rate switch, or addition or removal of a party to a regulated
A person who provides credit to a borrower under a regulated mortgage contract will enter into a regulated mortgage contract, even if the lending obligations under that contract are subsequently transferred to a third party. Consequently, a person who acts as a so-called 'correspondent lender' in the mortgage market will need to seek authorisation.
Where the regulated mortgage contract is for a business purpose or is with a high net worth mortgage customer4, a firm may as an alternative to MCOB 13.4.1 R(1) provide the following information in a durable medium instead of the Money Advice Service3information sheet “Problems3 paying your mortgage”:233(1) details of the consequences if the payment shortfall4 is not cleared;4(2) a description of the options available to the customer for clearing the payment shortfall4; and4(3)
(1) Principle 6 requires a firm to pay due regard to the interests of its customers and treat them fairly. A firm is also under an obligation, as a consequence of this sourcebook's disclosure requirements,1 to make charges transparent to customers. This chapter reinforces these requirements by preventing a firm from imposing unfair and excessive charges.1(2) The level of charges under a regulated mortgage contract,2home reversion plan1 or regulated sale and rent back agreement2
(1) 2This chapter amplifies Principle 6 (Customers' interests), Principle 7 (Communications with clients) and Principle 9 (Customers: relationships of trust). (2) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that: (a) customers are adequately informed about the nature of the service they may receive from a firm in relation to equity release transactions. In particular firms need to make clear to customers the range of equity release transactions available from them and the basis of
This chapter applies:(1) if a firmenters into a regulated mortgage contract or home purchase plan with a customer; or(2) if a firm varies an existing regulated mortgage contract or home purchase plan; and throughout the term of any regulated mortgage contract or home purchase plan which a firm has entered into.
(1) This chapter requires a firm to treat customers fairly by assessing, before deciding to:(a) enter into a regulated mortgage contract or home purchase plan; or(b) vary a regulated mortgage contract or home purchase plan;whether the customer will be able to repay the sums borrowed and interest (in the case of a regulated mortgage contract) or pay the sums due (in the case of a home purchase plan).(2) This chapter aims to ensure that customers are not exploited by firms that
(1) The purpose of MCOB 5.3.1 R, taken in conjunction with other rules in this chapter, is to ensure that the customer has received details of the particular home finance transaction for which he has applied, and has had the opportunity to satisfy himself that it is appropriate for him.1(2) In relation to a regulated mortgage contract, the application should identify the type of interest rate, rate of interest, and the mortgage lender at the point it is submitted by the customer
(1) MCOB 5 amplifies Principle 6 and Principle 7.1(2) The purpose of MCOB 5 is to ensure that, before a customer submits an application for a particular home finance transaction1, he is supplied with information that makes clear:1(a) (in relation to a regulated mortgage contract) its features, any linked deposits, any linked borrowing and any tied products; and11(b) the price that the customer will be required to pay under that home finance transaction, 1to enable the customer
(1) Where the amount of the credit to be provided under the agreement cannot be ascertained at the date of the making of the agreement:(a) in the case of an agreement for running-account credit under which there is a credit limit, that amount must be taken to be that credit limit; and(b) in any other case, that amount shall be taken to be £100.(2) Where a mortgage lender makes a further advance to the customer in addition to the amount originally borrowed under the regulated mortgage
(1) In relation to a lifetime mortgage2, where the APR is calculated for the purpose of a financial promotion3 it must be assumed that the credit is being provided for a period of 15 years beginning with the relevant date.23(2) In relation to a lifetime mortgage2, where the APR is calculated for the purpose of an illustration, the period for which the credit is to be provided must be calculated in accordance with MCOB 9.4.10 R or MCOB 9.4.12 R.2(3) Where, in any other case, the
(1) A consideration of the customer's benefits position will need to focus on whether, by entering into the proposed regulated sale and rent back agreement, his entitlement to means-tested benefit will be adversely affected because of his receipt of the net proceeds of sale (if any) of the property. The customer's possible loss of entitlement to claim housing benefit should also be assessed. Where a firm has insufficient knowledge of means-tested and housing benefits to reach
The effect of MCOB 4.11.9R is that a SRB agreement provider is expected to advise2 in relation to a particular regulated sale and rent back agreement, unless it is reasonable for it to rely on another firm with permission to advise on regulated sale and rent back agreements,2 to have done so in relation to a particular transaction.2
Table Controlled activities
1. |
Accepting deposits |
2. |
Effecting and carrying out contracts of insurance |
3. |
Dealing in securities and contractually based investments |
4. |
Arranging deals in investments |
4A.4 |
|
104B. |
Credit broking |
104C. |
Operating an electronic system in relation to lending |
5. |
Managing investments10 |
105A. |
Debt adjusting |
105B. |
Debt counselling |
6. |
Safeguarding and administering investments |
7. |
Advising on investments |
8. |
Advising on syndicate participation at Lloyd's |
9. |
Providing funeral plan contracts |
10. |
Providing qualifying credit |
11.3 3 |
Arranging qualifying credit etc |
12.3 3 |
Advising on qualifying credit etc10 |
1012A. |
Providing relevant consumer credit |
1012B. |
Providing consumer hire |
313. |
Providing a home reversion plan |
314. |
Arranging a home reversion plan |
315. |
Advising on a home reversion plan |
316. |
Providing a home purchase plan |
317. |
Arranging a home purchase plan |
318. |
Advising on a home purchase plan |
718A. |
Providing a regulated sale and rent back agreement |
718B. |
Arranging a regulated sale and rent back agreement |
718C. |
Advising on a regulated sale and rent back agreement |
19.3 3 |
Agreeing to do anything in 3 to 18C7 above 37 |
Table Controlled investments
1. |
A deposit. |
2. |
Rights under a contract of insurance. |
3. |
Shares etc. |
4 |
Instruments creating or acknowledging indebtedness (referred to in the Glossary as debentures and alternative debentures).9 |
5. |
Government and public securities. |
6. |
Instruments giving entitlement to investments (referred to in the Glossary as warrants). |
7. |
Certificates representing certain securities. |
8. |
Units in a collective investment scheme. |
9. |
Rights under a stakeholder pension scheme or a personal pension scheme2. |
10. |
Options. |
11. |
Futures. |
12. |
Contracts for differences etc. |
13. |
Lloyd's syndicate capacity and syndicate membership. |
14. |
Funeral plan contracts |
15. |
Agreements for qualifying credit |
316. |
Rights under a home reversion plan. |
317. |
Rights under a home purchase plan. |
717A. |
Rights under a regulated sale and rent back agreement 10 |
1017B. |
Rights under a relevant credit agreement (including rights under a paragraph 4C agreement) |
1017C. |
Rights under a consumer hire agreement |
18.3 3 |
Rights to or interests in anything falling under 1 to 143 above. 3 |