32-9-170. Mortgage servicer duties. In addition to any duties imposed by federal law or regulations or the common law, a mortgage servicer shall:
(1) safeguard and account for any money handled for the borrower;
(2) follow reasonable and lawful instructions from the borrower;
(3) act with reasonable skill, care, and diligence;
(4) comply with the servicing standards set by the department by rule;
(5) file with the department a complete, current schedule of the ranges of costs and fees the mortgage servicer charges borrowers for servicing-related activities with the mortgage servicer's application and with any supplemental filings made as often as the schedule of costs and fees is amended;
(6) file with the department upon request a report in a form and format set forth by the department by rule detailing the mortgage servicer's activities in this state;
(7) at the time the mortgage servicer accepts assignment of servicing rights for a mortgage loan, disclose any notice required under federal law or regulation; and
(8) in the event of a delinquency or other act of default on the part of the borrower, act in good faith to inform the borrower of the facts concerning the loan and the nature and extent of the delinquency or default and, if the borrower replies, negotiate with the borrower, subject to the mortgage servicer's duties and obligations under the mortgage servicing contract, if any, to attempt a resolution or workout pertaining to the delinquency or default.
History: En. Sec. 34, Ch. 317, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 125, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 24, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 65, L. 2019.
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