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8 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HELOCSFROM THE RMA CREDIT RISK COUNCIL’S2016 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
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1. HELOC RISKS
Be aware of the risks of the home equity lines of credit (HELOC)
final draw periods and the potential for rising rates.
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1. HELOC RISKS (CONT.)
HELOCs have distinct risks due to their product structure.
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2. RISK: PAYMENT SHOCKS
A HELOC may subject a borrower to various payment shocks during the product's lifecycle when the payment increases due to:
Changes in interest rate
Additional borrower draws
Entering the repayment
period
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3. RISK: INCREASED PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT
These payment shocks may cause a borrower to experience financial hardship, thus increasing their probability of default.
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4. HELOC REPAYMENT WILL REACH PEAK EXPOSURE IN 2017
A large portion of the industry’s HELOCs have
already entered repayment with peak exposure in 20171.
1 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. OCC Semiannual Risk
Perspective, Spring 2015
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5. RISK: REPAYMENT PERIOD TRANSITIONS
Lenders must be prepared to deal with this risk when
HELOCs with interest-only draw structures transition to an amortization repayment period,
creating the potential for a significant payment shock.
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6. RISK: MAXIMUM INTEREST RATES WITH NO PERIODIC CAP FEATURES
Many older HELOCs have high contractual maximum interest rates with no periodic cap features (like an ARM) creating the potential
for significant payment shock in a rapidly increasing rate environment.
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7. CRITICAL ITEMS THAT LENDERS MUST CONSIDER
Borrower outreach Contract reviews
Enhanced reporting and
monitoring
Targeted modification programs
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8. PREPARE FOR RISING INTEREST RATE SCENARIOS
With the prime rate at historical lows and the expectation for it to increase over the next several
years, lenders must be prepared for rising interest rate scenarios
where the minimum payments on HELOCs in either the draw or repayment period increase.
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