All mortgages on residential property are recordable in Cook, Kane, Will and Peoria counties only with a valid certificate of exemption or certificate of compliance, both of which must be generated by the Anti-Predatory Lending Database (“APLD”).
Section 2966 - Notice before balloon payment due (a) In a transaction regulated by this article, which includes a balloon payment note when the term for repayment is for a period in excess of one year, the holder of the note shall, not less than 90 nor more than 150 days before the balloon payment is due, deliver or ...
Additionally, in order to record any mortgage against a Kane, Peoria, or Will County property, a Certificate of Compliance or Certificate of Exemption must be attached to the mortgage.
Predatory lending targets vulnerable individuals, including those with low incomes, poor credit histories, minorities, and the elderly. These people tend to have limited access to traditional financial services and often feel like they have no other options.
What Is Prohibited In a Qualified Mortgage? Qualified mortgages prohibit risky practices like ballooning payments, interest-only periods, and negative amortization.
Balloon mortgages are short-term loans that begin with a series of fixed payments and end with a final, lump-sum payment. That one-time payment is called a balloon payment because it's often at least twice as much as the previous ones, leaving many borrowers with a final bill for tens of thousands of dollars (or more).
Potential Downsides of Balloon Mortgages for Homebuyers Foreclosure can result in the loss of the home, emotional distress, and impact the borrower's credit negatively, generally for seven years. The first balloon mortgage payments primarily cover the interest rather than the principal.
The term of a balloon mortgage is usually short (e.g., 5 years), but the payment amount is amortized over a longer term (e.g., 30 years). An advantage of these loans is that they often have a lower interest rate, but the final balloon payment is substantial.