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[CITE: 42USC12808]
TITLE
42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 130--NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SUBCHAPTER II--INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Part D--Specified Model Programs
Sec. 258. Second mortgage assistance for first-time homebuyers
- In general
The
Secretary shall make available a model program under which units
of general local government provide loans (secured by second
mortgages) with deferred payment of interest and principal to
first-time homebuyers.
- Homeownership
counseling
The
program under this section shall provide for homeownership counseling
to first-time homebuyers assisted, which shall include--
- counseling before and after purchase of the property;
- assisting first-time homebuyers in identifying the most
suitable and affordable properties;
- providing homebuyers with financial management assistance;
- assisting homebuyers in understanding mortgage transactions
and home sales contracts; and
- assisting homebuyers with eliminating any credit problems
that may prevent the homebuyers from purchasing the property.
- Eligibility
requirements
Deferred
payment loans secured by second mortgages may be provided under
the model program under this section if--
- the homebuyer assisted is a first-time homebuyer;
- the property secured by the second mortgage is a single-family
residence and is the principal residence of the homebuyer;
and
- the principal obligation of the deferred payment loan
secured by a second mortgage does not exceed 30 percent
of the acquisition price of the residence to the homebuyer.
- Payment
terms
- Period
of deferral
The
payment of any principal and interest on a loan under this
section shall be deferred for not less than the 5-year period
beginning on the date of the acquisition of the residence
by the homebuyer.
- Interest
rate
The
interest rate on the unpaid balance of a loan under this
section shall be at least 4 percent.
- Repayment
period
A
deferred payment loan secured by a second mortgage shall
be repayable over the 15-year period beginning at the end
of the deferral period.
- Security
A
deferred payment loan assisted with amount \1\ provided under
a grant under this section shall be secured by a lien on the
property involved, which lien shall be subordinate to the first
mortgage on the property.
\1\ So in original. Probably should be "amounts''.
(Pub.
L. 101-625, title II, Sec. 258, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4123.)
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