(1) When making a loan or otherwise extending credit under this chapter with moneys from the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall comply with Title I (Truth in Lending Act) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.) in the same manner required for a bank or national bank, as defined in ORS § 706.008, when the bank extends credit in a transaction in which a security interest in real property is or will be acquired.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 407.201

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Home: includes real property connected to a residential structure, including any long-term leasehold and any outbuildings. See Oregon Statutes 407.085
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, the department shall notify each person seeking to acquire a home or farm under this chapter, prior to the signing of a loan agreement or contract, of the variable interest rate provisions of ORS § 407.275, 407.315, 407.325 and 407.335. Information required to be disclosed under this subsection includes a history of the interest rate increases on loans during the preceding 10 years and an estimate of the financial effect that an increase of one percent in the interest rate will have on the borrower’s obligation under the loan agreement. [1987 c.652 § 20; 1997 c.631 § 470; 2005 c.625 § 29; 2019 c.223 § 9]

 

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