LD 1766
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LR 2611
Item 1

 
A. The mortgage shall loan must be secured by a lien on or a
security interest in eligible collateral, subject to such
encumbrances, including, without limitation, coordinate first
liens, as are acceptable to the authority, except that, where
the original principal amount of the mortgage insurance
exceeds $1,000,000, the lien or security interest shall be a
first lien or first security interest;

 
B. The eligible collateral shall must be owned, leased,
used or held by or shall otherwise benefit an eligible
enterprise;

 
C. The mortgage and related documents shall must contain
provisions satisfactory to the authority pertaining to the
payment of principal and interest and shall contain
covenants and other provisions satisfactory to the authority
pertaining to real estate taxes, assessments, repairs,
maintenance, hazard insurance, mortgage insurance, default,
remedies, transfer or alteration of eligible collateral,
change in management or control of the mortgagor business
and such other matters as the authority may determine; and

 
D. Other conditions which may have been prescribed by law
or by the authority must have been complied with.

 
3. Mortgage insured loan limitation for small businesses.
Whenever an applicant applies for mortgage insurance under
sections 1026-B and 1026-C or sections 1026-C and 1026-K, the
authority may insure mortgage loans for which the combined
principal amounts of mortgage insurance of both sections do not
exceed $1,100,000.

 
4.__Ineligible for loan insurance.__The authority may not
provide loan insurance for the following:

 
A.__Investment real estate;

 
B.__Religious organizations;

 
C.__Fraternal organizations;

 
D.__Residential housing; or

 
E.__Consumer loans.

 
5.__Limitations on loan insurance.__The authority may
establish a maximum insurance liability for particular sectors by
rule.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine


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