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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-523" title_number="5" title_name="Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Authority may set the terms and conditions for a loan guaranty made under § 5–520(a) of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the Authority decides to lend money from the Fund to an applicant under § 5–520(c) of this subtitle, the Authority shall prepare loan documents that include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the interest rate on the loan that equals the market rate for a conventional loan of comparable risk unless the Authority determines that a lower rate better serves the purposes of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a disbursement schedule that provides enough money to the applicant when the applicant needs it to perform the contract;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a requirement that the applicant and the Authority co–sign each request for an advance of money before release of the money; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>provisions for repayment of the loan.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The loan documents may include any other provision that the Authority determines is necessary to secure the loan, including an assignment of or a lien on payment under the contract.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
