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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".18" citation="COMAR 05.13.04.18" title_num="05" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="04" heading="Reduction of Outstanding Balance of Loan to Zero.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Effect of Outstanding Balance of Zero.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the outstanding balance of an enrolled loan that is not a line of credit is reduced to $0, the loan is no longer an enrolled loan.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If an enrolled loan that is a line of credit has an outstanding balance of $0 for a period of 12 months, the line of credit is no longer an enrolled loan, unless, before the expiration of the 12-month period, the lender reaffirms in writing to the borrower that the line of credit will remain open and the borrower acknowledges the reaffirmation in writing.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Notwithstanding §A of this regulation, any amount recovered from a lender by a trustee in bankruptcy, or a similar representative of creditors, as a preference under 11 U.S.C. §547, remains an enrolled loan for the purpose of filing a claim against the reserve account.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>