(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall administer the laws and regulations relating to the veterans’ loan program, adopt new regulations, and recommend legislation.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 26.15.010
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The department shall obtain the guarantee of the United States under the Servicemen’s Re-Adjustment Act on loans as prescribed by regulations of the department. Under regulations of the department, the department may guarantee or insure loans or portions of loans not to exceed 90 percent as may be obtainable by veterans having the qualifications of beneficiaries under this chapter from any person, firm, corporation, bank, savings and loan association, or an agency or instrumentality of the United States, and may grant participating portions of the loans.(c) Under regulations of the department, the department may grant loans to two or more qualified veterans to engage in the same business, as a partner or joint venturer with one or more other persons. However, if one or more veterans engage as a partner in a business or joint venture with a nonveteran, the department shall require the nonveteran or nonveterans to contribute equally to the capital assets of the business or joint venture.(d) Under regulations of the department, the department may enter into contracts with insurance companies for mortgage insurance coverage on veteran loans.
