Connecticut General Statutes 36a-760d – Requirements for making nonprime home loans
A lender shall not make a nonprime home loan unless:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-760d
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Loan: includes any line of credit or other extension of credit. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(1) With respect to nonprime home loans that are first mortgage loans for which the lender receives an application on or after April 1, 2010, the lender requires and collects a monthly escrow for the payment of real property taxes and homeowners insurance. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to: (A) FHA loans; or (B) a nonprime home loan product which, in good faith, is generally designed and marketed to the public as a subordinate lien home equity loan product but is secured by a first mortgage loan;
(2) To the extent applicable, the lender obtains the written certification or statement under § 36a-760c; and
(3) The lender mailed or delivered to applicants, no later than the date three business days after the date of receipt of a completed application for a nonprime home loan, a notice containing a toll-free number that can be used to obtain a list of nonprofit housing counselors approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. For purposes of this subdivision, a lender may use the toll-free number which satisfies the requirements of Section 106(c)(5) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 USC 1701(x) Section (c)(5)). No borrower shall have a private right of action for the lender’s failure to deliver, on a timely basis, a notice required by this subdivision.