Section 12-407.1 - Form for secondary mortgage loan; required statements; charges permissible under § 12-404.1; compliance with § 12-401(i)(3). - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-407.1. Form for secondary mortgage loan; required statements; charges permissible under § 12-404.1; compliance with § 12-401(i)(3).
 

(a)  Commissioner to develop form.- The Commissioner shall develop and prepare a form that each lender shall furnish to an applicant for a secondary mortgage loan. The form shall state the following: 

(1) The purpose for which the loan is to be used; 

(2) A disclosure that, if the loan is for a commercial purpose, the borrower shall forfeit certain rights. 

(b)  Required explanation of forfeiture of rights.- The form shall state that the forfeiture of rights includes: 

(1) The borrower's right to pay a loan origination fee that, when combined with any finder's fee imposed by a mortgage broker under § 12-804 of this title, does not exceed the greater of: 

(i) $500 or 10 percent of the net proceeds of a commercial loan of $75,000 or less made under this subtitle; or 

(ii) $250 or 10 percent of the net proceeds of any other loan made under this subtitle; 

(2) The borrower's right not to pay any other commission, finder's fees, or points for obtaining, procuring, or placing a loan; and 

(3) The borrower's right not to pay an interest rate greater than 24 percent. 

(c)  Charges permissible under § 12-404.1 not prohibited.- This section does not prevent a lender from imposing fees, discounts, points, or other charges whenever permitted under § 12-404.1 of this subtitle concerning mortgage loan programs of state and federal agencies. 

(d)  Compliance with § 12-401(i)(3) not preempted.- Compliance with the provisions of this section does not relieve the lender or mortgage broker from the provisions of § 12-401(i)(3) of this subtitle. 
 

[1983, ch. 513; 1984, ch. 255; 1985, ch. 115; 1999, ch. 34, § 1; 2005, ch. 25, § 13.]