Relating to loan form
SB 501 amends West Virginia law to clarify documentation requirements for mortgage lenders regarding loan fees and points. It requires lenders to document any "reasonable, tangible net benefit" to borrowers when charging origination fees during refinancing within 24 months, maintaining this on a commissioner-prescribed form. The bill also prohibits blank spaces in loan documents to be filled after closing and mandates lenders provide borrowers with copies of all signed documents at closing. This directly affects residential mortgage lenders and borrowers in West Virginia by increasing transparency around loan fees and closing processes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2025
Last action Mar 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 11, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
To Finance
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 91)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
To Banking and Insurance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eric Tarr
RRepublican
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