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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="36-1406" title_number="36" title_name="Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Capital Access Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department shall establish a loan loss reserve account for a lender when the lender enrolls its first loan under the Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>At the time of enrollment:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the borrower shall make a payment to the account of between 0% and 7% of the enrolled loan amount;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the lender shall make a payment to the account of at least 2% of the enrolled amount; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Administration shall make a matching payment to the account in an amount equal to the borrower and lender’s aggregate payment under items (1) and (2) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The loan loss reserve account of a lender shall be available for the lender to withdraw if a borrower defaults on a qualifying loan.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Department shall collaborate with the Office of Social Equity established under § 9–4108 of the State Government Article to identify and assist businesses with obtaining financing from the Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Department shall establish procedures for a lender to withdraw from the Program.</text>
  </level>
</section>
