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(a) Each loan purchased by the Corporation as part of the special mortgage loan purchase program, except as otherwise provided in (f) of this section for loans to members of the Alaska delegation to Congress, must:
(1) be serviced by a servicer approved by the Corporation;
(2) constitute a first or second lien on real estate in fee simple or on a leasehold estate and (A) if a first lien, be subject only to permitted encumbrances, or (B) if a second lien, be subject only to permitted encumbrances including a first lien mortgage loan;
(3) if the loan is a first lien and if the loan-to-value ratio of the property exceeds 80 percent, be the subject of private mortgage insurance, federal insurance, federal guarantee, or insurance described in AS 18.56.093 , with benefits in each case payable to the Corporation;
(4) if the loan is a second lien and if the loan-to-value ratio of the property determined by combining the first lien loan and the second lien loan exceeds 80 percent, be the subject of private mortgage insurance, federal insurance, federal guarantee, or insurance described in AS 18.56.093 , with benefits in each case payable to the Corporation;
(5) be for the purchase or refinancing of completed, owner-occupied residential housing, the improvement or rehabilitation of owner-occupied residential housing, or the purchase or refinancing of owner-occupied residential housing together with improvement or rehabilitation of the housing, which in any case is eligible for purchase by the Corporation under the program; and
(6) be insured by a mortgagee's policy of title insurance, issued by a title insurance company qualified to do business in the area in which the residence is located and acceptable to the Corporation, insuring the enforceable mortgage, subject only to permitted encumbrances or in the case of a second lien mortgage, subject only to permitted encumbrances and the first lien mortgage.
(b) The provisions of this section apply to first lien mortgage loans and to second lien mortgage loans. The Corporation will compute the maximum amount of a second lien mortgage loan so that the outstanding amount of the first lien mortgage loan plus the maximum amount of the second lien mortgage loan does not exceed the applicable loan-to-value ratio. Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this section to the contrary, all loan-to-value ratios and maximum loan amounts shall be reduced if and to the extent that any applicable GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC, VA, FHA or RD loan-to-value ratio or maximum loan limits are reduced for Alaska.
(c) The loan-to-value ratio and the loan amounts on first lien mortgage loans purchased by the Corporation under the program shall be as follows:
(1) other than as provided in paragraphs (3), (5), (7), and (8) of this subsection, the loan-to-value ratio on a mortgage loan for the purchase of a single family or duplex residence shall not exceed 95 percent and the loan-to-value ratio on a mortgage loan for the purchase of a triplex or four-plex residence shall not exceed 90 percent;
(2) the loan amount on a mortgage loan for a residence shall not exceed the applicable FNMA or FHLMC maximum loan amount for the same type of property by more than 10%;
(3) the amount of the guarantee plus the down payment on a mortgage loan guaranteed by the Veterans Administration must equal 25 percent of the value of the residence based on the lesser of sales price or appraisal; and the VA guarantee must equal the maximum guarantee possible under the VA program;
(4) the loan amount on a mortgage loan insured by FHA for a residence shall not exceed the applicable limits established by FHA;
(5) the down payment and loan-to-value ratios of mortgage loans insured by FHA shall be as required by FHA;
(6) the loan amount on a mortgage loan guaranteed by RD for a residence shall not exceed the applicable limits established by RD;
(7) the down payment and loan-to-value ratios of mortgage loans guaranteed by RD shall be as required by RD; and
(8) the loan-to-value ratio of a mortgage loan made to an education professional or a nurse for owner occupied, single family housing, shall not exceed 100 percent; and
(9) the loan-to-value ratio on a refinancing loan shall not exceed limits established by FNMA, FHLMC, FHA, VA, or RD for similar refinance loans.
(d) Repealed 9/28/95.
(e) A residential mortgage loan purchased by the Corporation under the program to finance a unit in a condominium project or in a planned unit development project shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1) the living units of the condominium or PUD project must be within the same structure or a reasonably contiguous structure, and the common elements of the project must have been completed before the purchase of the loan by the Corporation; and
(2) prior acceptance procedures, warranties, and provisions relating to the sale and occupancy of units which are reasonable and customary in mortgage lending shall apply as prescribed in the Project Standards and Acceptance for Condominium and Planned Unit Development (PUD) guide.
(f) The Corporation will purchase a loan under the program to finance a residence for members of the Alaska delegation to Congress only if the residence is located in the District of Columbia or within 50 miles of the District of Columbia.
History: Eff. 5/7/93; am 12/16/93, Register 130; am 9/28/95, Register 136; am 6/11/96, Register 139; am 4/2/97, Register 142; am 5/3/2001, Register 159; am 8/20/2003, Register 169
Authority: AS 18.56.088
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