S.C. Code Ann. § 37-23-45 – Disclosure; form

(A) At the time the borrower receives the good faith estimate under the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA) and before the scheduled closing of a high-cost home loan, the broker or mortgage broker of a loan must disclose in writing the amount being earned on the loan. The Department of Consumer Affairs shall provide a disclosure form to include the following:
1. (1) the dollar amount of the yield spread premium and the percentage of the yield spread premium in relation to the loan amount. For purposes of this item, "yield spread premium" is the amount paid to the broker by the lender based on the difference between the interest rate at which the broker originates the loan and the par, or market rate offered by a lender;
2. (2) an itemization of dollar amounts for points, fees, and commissions with a combined total given. A percentage of the combined total should be specified in relation to the loan amount; and
3. (3) a dollar amount total of items 37-23-45(A)(1) and (2) and a percentage of the total specified in relation to the total amount of the loan.
(B) The form must include a signature line for the borrower to acknowledge that he has received the disclosures, the disclosures have been explained to him, he understands them, and he voluntarily enters into the loan transaction.