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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 05.06.09.05" title_num="05" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="09" heading="Eligible Lenders.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department, or any agency of the Department, is an eligible lender approved for insurance issued by the Fund under this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>All other lenders shall meet the eligibility requirements of §C or D of this regulation in order to be approved for insurance issued by the Fund.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Fund may approve a lender that is authorized to conduct business in Maryland and that executes a certification that it is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A financial institution that has accounts insured by any agency of the United States; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An institutional lender approved under a federal mortgage or business loan insurance agency.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Any for-profit entity, nonprofit entity, or public agency that, in the opinion of the Fund, has as a primary or substantial function of its operation, the making of business project loans, may be approved if it:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Presents evidence satisfactory to the Fund of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Responsibility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Financial adequacy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Requisite administrative, technical, and loan servicing capabilities; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Submits an application and all supporting documentation that the Fund may require.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>