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2005 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 6.1-63 and 6.1-66 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 6.1-63. Limitation on amount of loans secured by real estate generally.
A. No bank shall make any loan secured by real estate when
such loan together with all prior liens and encumbrances on such real estate
exceeds fifty percent of the appraised value of the real estate securing such
loan, unless such loan is (i) amortized by regular periodic payments of
principal and interest, in equal or unequal amounts, due at least as regularly
as annually in amounts which would pay the loan in full over a period of forty
years and two months or less, or (ii) amortized by payments of principal due at
least as regularly as annually, which are not less than three and one-half
percent annually of the original principal of the loan and in either of such
events, the amount of the loan, together with all prior liens or
encumbrances on such real estate shall not exceed ninety, exceeds 90
percent of the appraised value of the real estate securing such loan.
B. The Commissioner of Financial Institutions may
authorize, upon such terms and conditions deemed appropriate by him, investment
in loans secured by real estate, providing for lesser payments during the early
periods of maturity of such loans.
C. The appraisals necessitated by this section shall be
required if the loan shall equal or exceed an amount established from time to
time by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions who, in establishing such
amount, shall take into consideration the requirements imposed on banks under
applicable federal regulations. Such appraisals shall be in writing, signed by
the appraisers, and shall be retained in the files of the bank, subject to
examination of bank examiners. The appraisers so appointed shall be experienced
persons competent to appraise real estate in the locality where the real estate
is located.
D C. Any bank may make loans secured by real estate
that do not comply with the limitations and restrictions in this section if the
total unpaid amount of the loan such loans, exclusive of the
loans which subsequently comply with such limitations and restrictions, does
not exceed ten 10 percent of the total amount of loans secured by
real estate.
E D. The provisions of this section relating to
ratio of loan to appraised value, amortization, and appraisal shall not
relate to the case where:
1. The real estate security is taken solely as an abundance of caution on terms which are not more favorable than they would be in absence of such a lien on real estate;
2. A real estate security conveyance is taken by or ancillary to the assignment of lease obligations upon which the bank is relying primarily and prudently;
3. A subsequent transaction results from an existing extension of credit providing (i) that the borrower has performed satisfactorily, (ii) there is no advance of new money, except as formerly agreed, (iii) the credit standing of the borrower is not deteriorating, and (iv) there is no obvious and noticeable deterioration of marketing conditions or the physical assets which provide collateral security to the bank; or
4. A lien upon real estate is taken to secure a prior advance which was not secured by such real estate.
F E. In cases where an appraisal by a
state-certified or state-licensed appraiser is not required, under this or
other sections of this chapter in a real estate-related financial transaction,
the bank as a matter of prudence may take and preserve a reasonable appraisal,
valuation or analysis of real estate or real property in connection with such
transaction.
G F. The State Corporation Commission may by
order or regulation eliminate loans or specific categories of loans from the
requirements of this section.
§ 6.1-66. Certain loans for home improvement purposes not considered loans secured by real estate.
Loans made to home owners for maintenance, repair,
landscaping, modernization, alteration, improvement, furnishings and equipment
to their homes, whether or not secured, shall not be considered as loans
secured by real estate within the meaning of § 6.1-63, provided each such loan
shall be payable in approximately equal monthly installments, shall not be for
a term longer than twelve 12 years, and shall not exceed an
amount specified in accordance with subsection C B of § 6.1-63.
Such home loans may otherwise be made under the provisions of §§ 6.1-63,
6.1-64 or § 6.1-65. If such loan is in excess of the amount specified
under subsection C B of § 6.1-63, unless the taking of real
estate security is solely in the abundance of caution and the terms are not
more favorable than in the absence of such a real estate lien, an appraisal as
required by §§ 6.1-63, 6.1-64 or § 6.1-65 shall be required by
the bank.