Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 274 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Division 25 - VETERANS' LOAN PROGRAM 1990
Section 274-025-0030 - Loan Requirements

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 274-025-0030

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) To be eligible for purchase or underwriting and closing by the ODVA pursuant to a commitment to an approved lender, a program loan shall be made or processed by the approved lender during the period of that commitment. The loan shall comply with the terms of such commitment, the requirements set forth in the agreement between ODVA and the approved lender, and the conditions set forth in the rules and the Loan Origination Guide/Mortgage Brokers Loan Origination Guide.

(2) Each Approved Lender shall make loans for single-family dwellings.

(3) Each program loan shall have a final maturity of at least 15 and not more than 40 years from the date of its mailing.

(4) Each program loan shall be secured by a first lien security instrument as defined or allowed pursuant to OAR 274-025-0010(11) and granted by the veteran on a home which is being financed. The veteran shall hold title to the home in fee simple.

(5) No program loan shall be made to refinance an existing loan, unless such loan was a temporary loan for the construction or rehabilitation of a home or other temporary initial financing. If a program loan is made to refinance such a loan, the approved lender shall certify to the ODVA that construction or rehabilitation has been satisfactorily completed before the delivery of the program loan for purchase.

(6) Each program loan shall be executed on forms approved by the ODVA. Such forms shall prescribe program loan requirements regarding insurance, escrow payments, late charges, defaults, and similar matters.

(7) The ODVA shall require that program loans be subject to acceleration at the option of the ODVA if at any time the veteran does not reside in the home as his/her primary residence, or if the veteran is determined to have been ineligible at the time the program loan was made.

(8) The interest rate on each program loan shall be at the rate stated in the applicable commitment issued by the ODVA.

Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 406.030, 407.115, 407.177, 407.179 & 407.181

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