Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 204-C:7

  • Authority: shall mean the New Hampshire housing finance authority. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 204-C:1
  • Board: shall mean the housing finance board. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 204-C:1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Lending institution: shall mean any bank or trust company; Federal National Mortgage Association approved mortgage banker; savings bank; credit union; national banking association; insurance company; financial institution or governmental agency which customarily provides service or otherwise aids in the financing of mortgages located in the state. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 204-C:1
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it shall not be nor shall it constitute a conflict of interest for a director, officer or employee of any financial institution, investment banking firm, brokerage firm, commercial bank or trust company, architectural firm, insurance company or any other firm, person or corporation to serve as a member of the board. If any member of the board shall be interested either directly or indirectly or shall be a director, officer or employee of or have an ownership interest in any firm or corporation interested directly or indirectly in any contract with the authority, including any loan to any eligible mortgagor or loan to or purchase of any loan from any lending institution, such interest shall be disclosed to the board and shall be set forth in the minutes of the board and the member having such interest shall not participate on behalf of the authority in any proceedings relating to the authorization of any such contract.