North Carolina General Statutes 54B-164. Loans to one borrower
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 54B-164
- Association: includes a State association or a federal association unless limited by use of the words "State" or "federal. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Banks authorized pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 53C of the N. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4
- Members: means withdrawable account holders and borrowers in a State mutual association. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Net worth: means an association's total assets less total liabilities. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4
- Rules and regulations: means those regulatory procedures and guidelines issued by the Commissioner of Banks and approved by the Commission. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- State association: means a corporation or association organized under this Chapter or its predecessor and operated under the provisions of this Chapter to conduct the savings and loan business; or a corporation organized under the provisions of the predecessors to this Chapter and operated under the provisions of this Chapter; or a corporation organized under the provisions of federal law and so converted as to be operated under the provisions of this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4
- Withdrawable accounts: means accounts in which a customer or member places funds with an association which may be withdrawn by the account holder. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4
(a) The aggregate amount of mortgage loans outstanding granted by an association to any one borrower shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the net withdrawal value of such association’s withdrawable accounts or an amount equal to the total net worth of such association, whichever amount is less.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to protect the public, including members, depositors, and stockholders of a State association, the Commissioner of Banks may establish limits on loans to any one borrower if he finds that a State association is operating with unsafe and unsound lending practices. The Commissioner of Banks shall promulgate rules and regulations to govern the establishment of the limits authorized by this section. (1981, c. 282, s. 3; 1985, c. 659, s. 14; 2001-193, s. 16.)