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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="12-1201" title_number="12" title_name="Credit Regulations" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Reverse Mortgage Loans Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Arranger of financing” means a person that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>For a fee or other valuable consideration, whether received directly or indirectly, aids or assists a borrower in obtaining a reverse mortgage loan; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is not named as the lender in the reverse mortgage loan agreement.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Borrower” means an individual who makes a loan application for or receives a reverse mortgage loan.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Counseling agency” means an entity approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide counseling regarding reverse mortgage loans.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Dwelling” has the meaning stated in § 11–501 of the Financial Institutions Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Lender” means a person who makes a reverse mortgage loan.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Reverse mortgage loan” means a nonrecourse loan that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is secured by the borrower’s principal dwelling;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provides the borrower with purchase money proceeds, a lump sum payment, periodic cash advances, a line of credit, or any combination of those payment plans based on the equity in or value of the borrower’s principal dwelling; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Requires no payment of principal or interest until the full loan becomes due and payable.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
