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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 09.03.06.09" title_num="09" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="06" heading="Loan Processing.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A mortgage lender:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>May not cause or permit any loan to be characterized as a commercial loan if there are circumstances known to the licensee which indicate that any portion of the loan proceeds will not be used for commercial purposes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Which cannot guarantee acceptance of a borrower's application into a particular loan program, shall disclose that fact to the applicant in writing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Shall keep an applicant generally informed of the progress of the processing of a loan application in the event that problems arise in the processing or underwriting of a loan which may delay closing; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Shall comply with all State and federal laws and regulations applicable to a particular loan.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If a mortgage lender elects to make a loan under Commercial Law Article, Title 12, Subtitle 9 or Subtitle 10, Annotated Code of Maryland, the lender shall make that election in writing in the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Agreement, note, or other evidence of an extension of closed end credit; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Agreement governing a revolving credit plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>