Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 12-407.1
Application form; other sections applicable
Effective Apr 13, 1999Added by Acts 1983, c. 513, § 1, eff. July 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 255; Acts 1985, c. 115; Acts 1999, c. 34, § 1, eff. April 13, 1999.State of Maryland
(a) 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) 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) 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 the provisions of this section does not relieve the lender or mortgage broker from the provisions of § 12-401(i)(3) of this subtitle.
Added by Acts 1983, c. 513, § 1, eff. July 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 255; Acts 1985, c. 115; Acts 1999, c. 34, § 1, eff. April 13, 1999.