South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 15 - STATE BOARD OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CONSUMER FINANCE DIVISION
Article 2 - COOPERATIVE CREDIT UNIONS
Section 15-41 - Limitations and Restrictions on Real Estate Mortgages
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
Except as hereinafter provided, no credit union shall make any loan or advance of credit of any nature secured by a mortgage of real estate (either direct or assigned as collateral) or by any other instrument giving or purporting to give a lien on real estate until it shall have first secured the following:
(a) A certificate of title or other satisfactory certificate of insurance as to the title of the property and the status of all assessed taxes. Such certificate shall be made and dated after the mortgage is recorded.
(b) An appraisal of the mortgaged premises in writing. Unless otherwise instructed by the State Board of Financial Institutions or the Commissioner of Banking, when making loans secured by real estate mortgages, credit unions shall follow the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines as federally chartered institutions are permitted to do.