Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 274 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Division 20 - VETERANS' LOANS
Section 274-020-0341 - Interest Rates for Loans

(1) The Director will prescribe interest rates for loans to be funded by the Department pursuant to this division. In prescribing interest rates, the Director will consider the following factors:

(2) In prescribing interest rates, the Department also may consider factors including, but not limited to the following:

(3) The Director may prescribe rates of interest of up to two percent per annum more than the applicable basic rate determined under sections (1) and (2) above for loans used to acquire manufactured homes if, upon consideration of the factors described in section (1) above, the Director determines that there is an economic need for such higher rate of interest.

(4) The Director periodically may change the prescribed rate of interest on a funded loan consistent with ORS 407.325(2) and applicable loan documents. In changing a prescribed rate of interest, the Director may exceed the limits in ORS 407.325(2) if the Director determines, in the Director's sole discretion, that such a change reduces the probability that invoking the provisions of section 4, Article XI-A of the Oregon Constitution will become necessary.

(5) The Director periodically may change the prescribed rate of interest on a loan to be funded by the Department to reflect reconsideration of, or changes in, factors considered under sections (1) and (2) above, or in consideration of additional factors.

(6) The Director may apply different rates of interest to different loans, depending upon factors including, but not limited to the following:

(7) The Department will endeavor to record prescribed interest rates as reasonably as it is practical.