New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 10 - CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Part 2 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION LOAN FUND
Section 4.10.2.22 - ATTACHMENT A: HISTORIC PRESERVATION LOAN FUND: LOAN PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Universal Citation: 4 NM Admin Code 4.10.2.22

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

THIS LOAN PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, is made this_____day of ,_____, between [the participating lending institution, and/or other participating parties and address(es)] and the Historic Preservation Division, Office of Cultural Affairs, State of New Mexico, a government entity with its principal office at 228 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501 (the "division").

A. RECITALS:

(1) The division has been working cooperatively with lending institutions and/or [other participating parties] to support the rehabilitation, restoration and preservation of historic commercial and/or residential buildings and historic sites in New Mexico.

(2) [Borrower] has applied to the division for assistance for a project involving the rehabilitation of [property], a historic property located at [address], New Mexico.

(3) To promote the shared goals of historic preservation in New Mexico, the lending institution has agreed to join with the division in providing a loan to [borrower] for this project. The lending institution has further agreed to coordinate the administration of these funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of this loan participation agreement.

B. THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: AGREEMENT: Definitions:

(1) "Account" - The account at the lending institution or at one or more other lending institutions into which the division contribution is deposited pending disbursement to borrower and into which the collections are deposited pending delivery to the division.

(2) "Application" - Borrower's application for assistance from the division, in the form of the New Mexico historic preservation preliminary loan application, dated _____ and approved on ____.

(3) "Borrower" - [name and address]

(4) "Collateral" - The property, which is subject to the mortgage and such other collateral as shall be accepted by the lending institution and HPD as security for the loan, and in which the lending institution shall hold a security interest on behalf of the lending institution and HPD in proportion to the respective amounts loaned by the lending institution and HPD.

(5) "Collections" - All moneys received by the lending institution as principal or interest on and for the account of the loan or as proceeds of the collateral.

(6) "Covenants and deed restrictions" The historic preservation covenants and deed restrictions which shall be entered into by the borrower/owner and HPD which shall remain in effect for a minimum period of seven (7) years (the "deed restriction period") and which shall be recorded.

(7) "Division contribution" - The amount of _____ dollars ($ _____ ), representing the share of the loan purchased by the division.

(8) "Event of default" - The occurrence of any of the events of default defined in the loan documents, which shall include, without limitation, a violation of the development agreement preservation covenants and deed restrictions, the secretary's standards, the mortgage or the loan documents.

(9) "Loan" - The loan in the principal amount of _____ dollars ($ _____) from the lending institution to borrower, the proceeds of which are to be used for the project.

(10) "Loan documents" - The loan agreement, promissory note, mortgage, development agreement and preservation covenants and deed restrictions, any guaranty agreements, all other security documents and any other documents executed by borrower, the division and the lending institution, evidencing, securing or relating to the loan or loan subsidy.

(11) "Mortgage" - The mortgage covering the collateral granted to the lending institution as security for the loan.

(12) "Project" - The rehabilitation of the property for use as [description].

(13) "Property" - The real property consisting of [property description].

(14) "Secretary's standards" - The secretary of the interior's standards for rehabilitation and guidelines for rehabilitating historic buildings or the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties ( 36 CFR part 68 ).

C. Sale of participation:

(1) The lending institution hereby sells to the division, and the division hereby purchases, a participation of _____ dollars ($_____) of the loan.

(2) The percentage shares of the parties in the loan will be as follows:
(a) lending institution - __ percent

(b) division - __ percent

(c) [other participating parties] - __ percent

(3) The division's participating share shall include a proportional interest in the collateral.

D. Delivery and deposit of the contributions:

(1) Following the execution of this loan participation agreement by all parties, the lending institution will notify HPD at least _____ business days before each release of loan funds to borrower is scheduled to occur.

(2) HPD shall deposit with the lending institution HPD's portion of the loan amount to be released at least 24 hours prior to the release date indicated in the lending institution's notification to HPD.

(3) Such funds shall be held by the lending institution on behalf of and as trustee for the division, to be disbursed at the times and in the manner provided in this loan participation agreement.

(4) In the event HPD's portion of the loan is not disbursed to the borrower within 24 hours from the time HPD transfers its loan contribution to the lending institution, the division contribution shall accrue interest at the rate of three percent per annum. Such interest will be paid to the division in accordance with the provisions of the payments to the division section below.

E. Disbursement of loan funds to borrower:

(1) The lending institution will be responsible for disbursing the proceeds of the loan to borrower in accordance with the terms of this loan participation agreement.

(2) The loan will be disbursed in at least five (5) installments, based on work progress, during a period of [_____]. The [_____] period shall commence on the date the first disbursement of loan funds is made to the borrower.

(3) The division will be responsible for establishing and carrying out a schedule of inspections relating to the historic preservation objectives and standards applicable to the project.

(4) The lending institution will be responsible for carrying out inspections necessary to monitor construction progress.

(5) Based on the HPD's and lending institution's inspections and upon the receipt of such certifications as the division may require from the architect for the project, the division will notify the lending institution that an installment may be disbursed.

(6) The lending institution will advise the division promptly of each disbursement.

(7) Any portion of the division contribution not disbursed to borrower at the end of the [_____] period shall promptly be remitted to the division by the lending institution by wire transfer to an account to be designated by the parties.

F. Interest on loan:

(1) The interest rate to be charged on the lending institution's portion of the loan shall be [rate].

(2) The interest rate to be charged on the division's portion of the loan shall be [rate]. The interest rate charged to borrower on the division's portion of the loan shall not exceed the maximum allowable interest rate stated in Section 18-6-23 NMSA 1978.

(3) The interest rate to be charged on the [other participating party] portion of the loan shall be [rate].

(4) The combined interest rate of the loan as a whole shall be _____.

G. Administration of loan:

(1) The lending institution shall receive the division contribution, the collections and collateral and hold the division's proportional share in trust for the division.

(2) The lending institution shall service and manage the loan and the collateral in the ordinary course of its business and will exercise the same care as is customary for prudent lending practices by lending institutions in New Mexico and as it customarily exercises in the case of similar loans in which it alone is interested.

(3) The lending institution shall be responsible for all aspects of loan origination, servicing, collections, security and other administrative tasks except as otherwise provided in this agreement.

(4) The lending institution will document the loan in accordance with sound lending practices, evidencing the loan with a promissory note and loan agreement and securing the loan with the mortgage and other necessary security documents.
(a) The promissory note, mortgage and other loan documents documenting the Loan shall include provisions that events of default include, without limitation, (i) the borrower's failure to make timely payments of amounts due under the loan, (ii) the borrower's failure to comply with the secretary's standards, and (cc) violation of the covenants and deed restrictions, each of which shall constitute an independent and sufficient basis for acceleration of all amounts due under the loan and foreclosure on the collateral.

(b) The lending institution will provide the division with copies of the loan documents.

(c) The lending institution will be the lender and secured party of record, but shall hold the division's share of collections and collateral in trust for the benefit of the division. The mortgage and any other recorded documents evidencing security for the loan shall expressly disclose that the state of New Mexico, acting through the division, and the lending institution are secured parties of record. The lending institution will ensure that the original priority of the mortgage extends to each subsequent disbursement of loan proceeds.

(5) The lending institution will collect, and will receive on behalf of the division all collections, apply the same promptly to borrower's account, and remit the portion of the collections allocable to the division in accordance with the provisions of payments to division section herein.

(6) The lending institution will monitor the borrower's maintenance of any insurance required on the collateral and the payment of all taxes, fees and other charges assessed, levied or otherwise imposed upon the collateral and required to be paid by borrower pursuant to the loan documents.

(7) The lending institution will promptly advise the division of any event of default existing for more than thirty (30) days and of any other information bearing upon the loan which it considers important.

(8) Following notification of an event of default, the lending institution shall consult with the division as to the appropriate course of action, and shall take action to cure the default or commence foreclosure action or other legal proceedings after obtaining written approval of the division.
(a) After receiving the division's approval, the lending institution shall have full power and authority, subject to the provisions of Paragraph (9) of Subsection G of 4.10.2.22 NMAC below, to enforce the loan and foreclose upon the collateral on its own behalf and on behalf of the division in accordance with the provisions of administration of loan section above.

(b) Any loss ultimately incurred with respect to the loan will be allocated pro rata in accordance with the respective percentage participations of the parties, as set forth in sale of participation section above.

(9) The lending institution shall execute and deliver such satisfactions, endorsements, receipts, discharges or releases as may be necessary in the proper servicing and collection of the loan. Notwithstanding any other provision of this loan participation agreement, however, the lending institution shall not, without the prior written consent of the division (i) modify or supplement any of the loan documents; (ii) agree to any extension of time or waiver or forgiveness of debt; (iii) take any action or permit any action to be taken which will release borrower or any guarantor from any obligation or liability with respect to the loan, or impair the validity or priority of lending institution's or division's interest in the collateral.

H. Allocation of costs: The lending institution may charge its usual and customary fees for loan origination, closing and other service charges, but only with respect to the share of the loan extended by the lending institution.

I. Access to records: The division shall have the right to examine any of the documents or records of the lending institution pertaining to the loan during normal business hours.

J. Terms of the loan: The loan shall be made subject to the following terms, each of which shall be reflected or incorporated, as appropriate, in the loan documents:

(1) The proceeds of the loan may be used only for rehabilitation costs allowable as determined by reference to the preliminary loan application. The project shall be completed in accordance with the preliminary loan application, or such modifications, exhibits, or additional documents as have been approved by the lending institution and the division. Costs which may be paid from the proceeds of the loan are the following: [list of eligible costs]

(2) The project must be completed within two (2) years of the closing of the loan.

(3) The loan shall be for a term of five (5) years. Interest and principal shall be paid in equal installments no less than annually with the first installment due within one year of the date the loan is closed by the lending institution. The loan shall be amortized over a period not to exceed twenty years, [with a balloon payment due at the end of the five year term or in lieu of a balloon payment, the lending institution may purchase the remaining loan amount due to the division.]

(4) The loan shall be secured by the collateral.

(5) The project and any other rehabilitation, restoration, or construction work undertaken with respect to the property during the time any portion of the loan is outstanding shall conform with the secretary's standards. Prior to commencement of the project, written approval of all plans and specifications for interior and exterior work shall be obtained from the division, together with the division's schedule of inspections of work in progress. Any substantial changes to the plans and specifications shall be approved in advance in writing by the division. Upon completion, the division shall inspect the property to ensure that the project was completed substantially in accordance with the approved plans and specifications.

(6) Noncompliance with the secretary's standards shall be an event of default under the promissory note and mortgage. The division shall be responsible for determining compliance with the secretary's standards, shall notify the borrower of any noncompliance and shall include in its notification the statement that the borrower has _____ days to cure the noncompliant condition. In the event of an uncured default by the borrower, the division shall notify the lending institution of that event of default. The lending institution shall then promptly undertake the remedies provided by the loan documents for events of default.

(7) The lending institution shall include in the loan documents the provision that the borrower execute a development agreement and preservation covenants and deed restrictions with the state of New Mexico as a condition of closing the loan, in a form and substance substantially similar to the attached development agreement and preservation covenants and deed restrictions, or otherwise in a form satisfactory to the division (the "covenants and deed restrictions").
(a) The covenants and deed restrictions shall be recorded and shall run with the land for the deed restriction period, and shall not be extinguished at the time that the loan is repaid.

(b) The mortgage and all other documents evidencing security for the loan shall include provisions clarifying that satisfaction of the loan does not extinguish the lien of the covenants and deed restrictions and that the covenants and deed restrictions shall continue in full force and effect for the deed restriction period.

(8) The mortgage and all other documents evidencing security for the loan shall include provisions specifying that borrower's default in connection with any loan or other obligation secured by a lien superior to the mortgage or the lien of the covenants and deed restrictions shall constitute an event of default pursuant to the mortgage and loan agreement, and that the division and/or the lending institution shall have the right (but not the obligation) to cure any default in connection with superior liens and charge the costs of curing such defaults to borrower.

(9) A construction sign will be displayed prominently at the property acknowledging the assistance of the lending institution and the division.

(10) Borrower shall maintain complete financial records regarding the project throughout the term of the loan and shall make these available to the lending institution and the division upon request.

K. Payments to the division: The lending institution shall immediately transfer to the division its share of the collections, including any interest, within five working days or less after receipt of a payment from borrower, in conformity with the division's share designated in sale of participation section above, and the interest rate provided in the section on interest on loan, above.

L. Reports:

(1) The lending institution will submit reports to the division quarterly (together with payments required pursuant to the payments to the division section above, containing the following information:
(a) a financial summary with respect to the loan, including a copy of the promissory note and repayment schedule;

(b) calculation of the quarterly payments, including a statement of the account which sets forth that portion of the payment attributable to interest paid by borrower, that portion of the payment attributable to interest earned on the account, and that portion of the payment which is payment of principal; and

(c) report on lending institution's inspections necessary to monitor construction progress; and any other information reasonably requested by the division with respect to the loan.

(2) The first report will be due two (2) weeks after the end of the quarter in which this loan participation agreement is executed. Thereafter, reports will be due on April 15, July 15, October 15, and January 15.

M. Notices: Any notices required in connection with this loan participation agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given if transmitted by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by national overnight courier service, directed to the party at its address below or at such other address of which the other parties have been notified.

(1) To the lending institution: [name and address]

(2) To the division: Historic Preservation Division, Office of Cultural Affairs, State of New Mexico 228 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Attn: State Historic Preservation Officer

N. Applicable law: This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New Mexico.

O. Severability: If any provision of this loan participation agreement shall for any reason be held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, such illegality, invalidity, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this loan participation agreement, but this agreement shall be construed as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had not been contained herein.

P. Nonassignability: No party shall sell, pledge, assign, or otherwise transfer its respective interest in this loan participation agreement, the loan, or the collateral without the prior written consent of the other parties.

Q. Amendment: This loan participation agreement may be amended only in writing signed by all of the parties.

R. Counterparts: This loan participation agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall comprise one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this loan participation agreement to be executed, in each case by an officer thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

[lending institution]

By:____________ Date:____ [name and title]

[other participating parties]

By:____________ Date:____

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

By:____________ Date:___

[name]

state historic preservation officer

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