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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 05.03.03.06" title_num="05" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="03" heading="Eligible Uses.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The proceeds of a loan made through the Program may be used to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Make up to 36 payments of principal and interest on the superior mortgage loan or loans as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Up to 12 of the payments may be payments which are overdue and unpaid at the time the loan made through the Program closes,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Not more than 24 of the payments may be payments which become due after the loan through the Program closes, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Not more than a total of 36 of the payments of principal and interest may be made from the proceeds of the loan, whether the payments are as described in § A(1)(a) or (b), above, or a combination of them;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pay any of the following fees, taxes, premiums, or costs which are unpaid and overdue at the time the loan closes, or which become due during the first 24 months after the loan closes if the total does not exceed 20 percent of the total loan amount:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Late fees,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Real property taxes,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Insurance premiums, or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Fees or costs such as homeowners' association dues, which the Program determines are necessary to bring or keep the superior mortgage loan or loans current;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Pay for any of the following costs associated with the Program loan:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Closing costs as defined in Regulation .03B(4), above,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Application fees, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Fees for financial counseling as described in Regulation .12, below.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Loan proceeds shall be disbursed by the Program directly to the mortgagees or such other parties as may be owed payments or fees. Loan proceeds may not be disbursed directly to the borrower.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>