HRS §516-141
Buying existing loans from lenders
This section lets the Hawaii housing corporation buy existing mortgage loans from lenders and set contract terms to protect its bonds, including requiring lenders to buy loans back or guarantee them. As a condition of each purchase, the lender must use the proceeds to make new eligible loans of about the same amount.
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The statute, as written — Purchase of existing loans program
(a) The corporation may contract with a mortgage lender to purchase, in whole or in part, existing loans, whether or not eligible loans. The contract may contain provisions as determined by the corporation to be necessary or appropriate to provide security for its revenue bonds, including but not limited to provisions requiring the: (1) Repurchase of the loans, in whole or in part, by mortgage lenders at the option of the corporation; (2) Payments of premiums, fees, charges, or other amounts by mortgage lenders to provide a reserve or escrow fund for the purposes of protecting against loan defaults; and (3) Guarantee by, or for recourse against, mortgage lenders, with respect to defaults on these loans of the corporation. (b) The corporation shall require as a condition of each purchase of existing loans from a mortgage lender that the mortgage lender proceed to make and disburse eligible loans in an aggregate principal amount substantially equal to the amount of the proceeds from the purchase by the corporation of loans therefrom.
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