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Record-Keeping Regulations

made under Section 90 of the

Mortgage Regulation Act

S.N.S. 2012, c. 11

N.S. Reg. 130/2020 (effective November 1, 2021)



Table of Contents


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Citation

Definitions

Prescribed records

Mortgage administrator’s monthly record of payments

Mortgage administrator’s trust records

Monthly trust account reconciliation records

Mortgage administrator’s records of mortgages

Prescribed manner of retaining records

Prescribed periods for retaining records

Prescribed locations for retaining records


 


Citation

1        These regulations may be cited as the Record-Keeping Regulations.


Definitions

2        In these regulations,

 

“Act” means the Mortgage Regulation Act”.


Prescribed records

3        In addition to the records required by clauses 42(2)(a) to (d) of the Act and, for a mortgage administrator, Section 48 of the Act, all of the following are the prescribed records that a mortgage lender, mortgage brokerage or mortgage administrator is required by clause 42(2)(e) of the Act to keep:

 

                   (a)      forms, reports, disclosures or other documents required to be completed under the Act and regulations;

 

                   (b)     complete and accurate records of all documents, correspondence and written information of any type other than documents or correspondence, whether in electronic form or otherwise, that a licensee provides to or receives from another person with respect to a mortgage transaction or a mortgage application;

 

                   (c)      for a mortgage administrator, all of the following:

 

                              (i)      monthly records of payments as described in Section 4,

 

                              (ii)     trust records as described in subsections 5(1) and (2),

 

                              (iii)    monthly trust account reconciliation records as described in subsection 5(3) [Section 6],

 

                              (iv)    records of mortgages as described in Section 7.


Mortgage administrator’s monthly record of payments

4        (1)    A monthly record of payments prescribed by subclause 3(c)(i) must be prepared monthly and set out all of the following:

 

                   (a)      a reconciliation of the following with respect to mortgages being administered, as the balances appear in the records of the mortgage administrator for the month:

 

                              (i)      the total of outstanding principal balances due from borrowers,

 

                              (ii)     the total amount of principal balances owing to the lenders or the investors;

 

                   (b)     any difference between the balances referred to in clause (a) as of the last day of the month, and a description of the reasons for the difference.

 

          (2)    A monthly record of payments referred to in subsection (1) must be signed and dated by an officer of the mortgage administrator to indicate that they have reviewed the record and certify that it is accurate.


Mortgage administrator’s trust records

5        (1)    Trust records prescribed by subclause 3(c)(iii) must show all of the following:

 

                   (a)      all trust money received and all transactions relating to the trust money;

 

                   (b)     the unexpended balance of trust money held by the mortgage administrator

 

                              (i)      in total, and

 

                              (ii)     separately for each person on whose behalf the trust money is held.

 

          (2)    Trust records referred to in subsection (1) must include all of the following:

 

                   (a)      a separate trust ledger for each person on whose behalf the mortgage administrator holds trust money that shows all of the following in chronological order:

 

                              (i)      all receipts of trust money and all disbursements made out of trust money with respect to the person,

 

                              (ii)     for each receipt,

 

                                        (A)   the person the trust money was received from,

 

                                        (B)   the form or manner the trust money was received in, and

 

                                        (C)   the purpose the money was received for, including particulars of the mortgage the trust money relates to,

 

                              (iii)    for each disbursement,

 

                                        (A)   the person the trust money was disbursed to,

 

                                        (B)   the number of the cheque, or the confirmation number of the electronic transfer, the trust money was disbursed by, and

 

                                        (C)   the purpose for the disbursement, including particulars of the mortgage the disbursement relates to,

 

                              (iv)    the unexpended balance held on behalf of the person immediately after each receipt and disbursement;

 

                   (b)     copies of all of the following:

 

                              (i)      the deposit slip for each deposit to the trust account,

 

                              (ii)     all cheques with respect to the account, including cancelled cheques,

 

                              (iii)    all bank statements or passbooks for the trust account,

 

                              (iv)    any documentary evidence of deposits and withdrawals with respect to the trust account in addition to those referred to in subclauses (i) to (iii).


Monthly trust account reconciliation records

6        Monthly trust account reconciliation records prescribed by subclause 3(c)(iii) must reconcile the trust records referred to in Section 5 for each trust administered by the mortgage administrator and must meet all of the following conditions:

 

                   (a)      it must be reviewed by an officer of the mortgage administrator, who must certify that it is accurate by signing and dating it;

 

                   (b)     it must be prepared and reviewed by different individuals;

 

                   (c)      it must be prepared, reviewed and certified monthly, no later than,

 

                              (i)      if the mortgage administrator receives a monthly account statement from the financial institution where the account is maintained, 30 days after the date the monthly statement is received, or

 

                              (ii)     if subclause (i) does not apply, 30 days after the end of the month it relates to.


Mortgage administrator’s records of mortgages

7        (1)    Records of mortgages prescribed by subclause 3(c)(iv) must show all of the following:

 

                   (a)      all mortgages being administered on behalf of investors by the mortgage administrator, and the original amount of each mortgage;

 

                   (b)     separately for each mortgage being administered, all receipts and disbursements of funds and all liabilities, income and expenses with respect to the mortgage;

 

                   (c)      for each mortgage being administered, the fractional interest or percentage owned by any person.

 

          (2)    Records of mortgages referred to in subsection (1) must include a trust ledger for each mortgage being administered that shows all of the following in chronological order:

 

                   (a)      the amount of money received from each person who has an interest in the mortgage, the form or manner the trust money was received in and the date the trust money was received;

 

                   (b)     the amount of trust money advanced on the mortgage or the purchase price of the mortgage, the form and manner the trust money was advanced or paid in and the date the trust money was advanced or paid;

 

                   (c)      the dates and amounts of any repayments received on the mortgage and the name of the person the repayments are received from;

 

                   (d)     the date and amount of any disbursement of trust money received under the mortgage and the name of the person it was disbursed to;

 

                   (e)      any liabilities, income and expenses relating to the mortgage other than those referred to in clauses (a) to (d);

 

                   (f)      the receipt or disbursement of any other trust money in connection with the mortgage other than those referred to in clauses (a) to (d);

 

                   (g)     the outstanding balance of the mortgage

 

                              (i)      in total, and

 

                              (ii)     separately for each person who has an interest in the mortgage.


Prescribed manner of retaining records

8        (1)    The manner for retaining records set out in this Section is prescribed as the manner required by subclause 42(3)(a)(ii) of the Act for retaining records.

 

          (2)    Each mortgage lender, mortgage brokerage and mortgage administrator must take adequate precautions, appropriate to the form of its records to ensure the integrity, security and accuracy of its records.

 

          (3)    Records must be filed and indexed in a manner that clearly identifies all of the following for each mortgage transaction or mortgage application:

 

                   (a)      the date and nature of the transaction or application;

 

                   (b)     a description of the property affected by the mortgage that is sufficient to identify the property;

 

                   (c)      the names of all of the parties to the transaction or application.

 

          (4)    A mortgage lender, mortgage brokerage or mortgage administrator may retain their records electronically if they do so in compliance with the Electronic Commerce Act.


Prescribed periods for retaining records

9        All of the following are the prescribed time periods required by subclause 42(3)(a)(i) of the Act for retaining records:

 

                   (a)      for a mortgage transaction, at least 2 years after the expiry of the mortgage loan or mortgage loan renewal that the records relate to;

 

                   (b)     for a mortgage application with no corresponding mortgage transaction, at least 2 years after the date of the application.


Prescribed locations for retaining records

10      The following are prescribed as the locations under subclause 42(3)(a)(iii) of the Act for retaining records:

 

                   (a)      the place of business of the mortgage lender, mortgage brokerage or mortgage administrator in the Province; or

 

                   (b)     a secure location in Canada, as disclosed to the Registrar in the licensee’s licence application or annual return required by Section 54 of the Act.



 

 


Legislative History
Reference Tables

Record-Keeping Regulations

N.S. Reg. 130/2020

Mortgage Regulation Act

Note:  The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Record-Keeping Regulations made under the Mortgage Regulation Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

130/2020

Nov 1, 2021

date specified (date that Act comes into force on proclamation)

Oct 9, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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fc. = fee change
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rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted

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Editorial Notes and Corrections

 

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Repealed and Superseded

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Regulation

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Note:  Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table.  It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.

 

 

 


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