Title 15 – Chapter 165 – Taxable Mortgage Securities Program

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HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE 	RULES
TITLE 	15
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, 	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND TOURISM
SUBTITLE 	14
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII
CHAPTER 165
TAXABLE MORTGAGE 	SECURITIES 	PROGRAM
Subchapter 	1 	General 	Provisions
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Purpose
Legislative 	authority
Legislative 	findings 	and purpose
Definitions
Delegation
General
Subchapter 	2 	Taxable Mortgage 	Securities
Program; 	Mortgage Loan Program
Housing 	loan programs
Commitment 	of 	funds
Procedural 	guide
Eligibility and 	creditworthiness
Mortgage 	insurance 	required
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§15-165-16 	Limitations 	on 	the 	purchase or making of
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eligible 	loans
Mortgage origination
Loan documentation
Mortgage 	servicing
Falsification of 	application
Subchapter 	3 	Taxable Mortgage 	Securities;
Housing Project 	Loan Program
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Definitions
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Contents
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Housing project 	loan 	program
Process 	and procedures
Procedural 	guide
Subchapter 	4 	Miscellaneous 	Provisions
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Waiver
Interpretation; 	relationship 	to 	other
laws 	and 	rules
Amendments
Historical 	Note: 	Chapter 	165 	of 	Title 	15, 	Hawaii
Administrative 	Rules, 	is 	based 	substantially 	upon
Chapter 	317 	of 	Title 	6, 	Hawaii Administrative Rules.
[Eff 	8/25/90; 	ren 	and 	comp 5/24/93; 	R OCT 2 5 1999 	]
SUBCHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§15-165-1 	Purpose. 	These 	rules 	are 	adopted
pursuant 	to 	Chapter 	91, 	Hawaii 	Revised 	Statutes
( 0 HRS"), 	to 	implement 	sections 	201G-241 	through
201G-244, 	HRS, 	and 	sections 	201G-161, 	201G-164 	through
201G-167, 	201G-170, 	HRS, 	pertaining to 	the 	issuance 	and
sale 	of 	taxable mortgage 	securities 	for 	the 	general
purpose of 	raising funds:
(l) 	To provide mortgage 	financing 	at 	affordable
or prevailing market 'interest 	rates 	to
persons 	and 	families, 	who meet 	the 	criteria
of 	being eligible borrowers, 	to 	purchase 	a
home;
(2) 	To make 	commitments 	to 	provide mortgage
financing 	for 	the 	purchase of 	homes 	in
projects, 	developments 	and 	elsewhere as 	a
means 	of 	encouraging the 	development 	of
affordable housing; 	and
(3) 	To provide 	interim or permanent 	loans 	to
financeffi~9AR~e 	housing projects.
[ Eff QC 	Z O l~~~ 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4,
201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§§201G-241 	- 	201G-244,
201G-l61, 	201G-164 	- 	201G-167, 	201G-170)
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SlS-165-2 	Legislative authority. 	The 	statutory
authority for 	these 	rules 	is 	found 	in 	sections 	201G-241
through 	201G-244, 	HRS, 	and 	sections 	201G-161, 	201G-164
f~~~uab·ni-,999 2
~1 ~~!~g; 	~is S201G-4, 	201G-243)
(Imp: 	HRS 	§§201G-241 	- 	201G-244, 	201G-161, 	201G-164 	-
201G-167, 	201G-170)
515-165-3 	Legislative 	findings 	and purpose. 	The
legislature has 	found 	that 	there 	exists 	in 	the 	State 	a
critical 	shortage of 	housing units 	that 	are 	affordable.
It 	is 	the purpose of 	these 	rules 	to 	implement 	the
findings 	and purpose of 	the 	legislature 	to 	provide 	a
substantial 	amount 	of 	resources to 	provide 	for 	the
development 	of 	affordable 	housing development 	programs
to 	assist Hawaii's 	residents 	who 	are 	in need of 	shelter
and to 	remedy Hawaii~s 	critical 	housing shortage.
[Eff OCT 2 5 1999 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4, 	201G-243)
(Imp: 	HRS 	§201G-242)
§15-165-4 	Definitions. 	(a) 	The definitions 	of
"housing loan programs", 	11
securities", 	"trustee•·, 	and
11 trust 	indenture .. , 	set 	forth 	in section 	201G-241, 	HRS,
are 	incorporated by 	reference.
(b) 	The 	definition of 11 mortgage 	lender", 	set
forth 	in 	section 201G-241, 	HRS, 	is 	incorporated by
reference. 	The 	term 	"mortgage 	lender" 	also 	includes 	a
0 mortgage broker" 	under 	chapter 454, 	HRS 	whose net
worth 	is 	no 	less 	than 	$500,000.
(c) 	As 	used 	in 	this 	chapter:
11 Administrator" 	means 	the 	executive 	director,
including 	the 	executive director 1 s 	designated
representatives, 	employed by the board.
"Board" 	means 	the 	board of 	directors 	of 	the
housing and 	community development 	corporation 	of
Hawaii.
"Corporation 11 means 	the housing and community
development 	corporation of 	Hawaii established 	under
chapter 	201G, 	HRS.
ti Develop•' 	or 	0 development" 	means 	the planning,
financing, 	acquisition of 	real 	and personal 	property,
demolition of 	existing structures, 	clearance of 	real
property, 	construction, 	reconstruction, 	alteration, 	or
repairing 	of 	approaches, 	streets, 	sidewalks, 	utilities,
and 	se~vices, 	or other 	site improvements, 	or
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construction, 	reconstruction, 	repair, 	remodeling,
extension, 	equipment, 	or 	furnishing of 	buildings 	or
other 	structures, 	or 	any 	combination of 	the 	foregoing,
of 	any 	housing project. 	It 	also 	includes 	any 	and all
undertakings 	necessary therefor, 	and 	the 	acquisition 	of
any housing, 	in whole or 	in 	part.
"Eligible borrower 11 	means:
(1) 	Any person or 	family, 	irrespective of 	race,
creed, 	national origin, 	or 	sex, 	who:
(A) 	Is 	a 	citizen 	of 	the United 	States 	or 	a
declarant 	alien;
(B) 	Is 	a 	bona fide 	resident 	of 	the 	State;
{C) 	Is 	at 	least 	of 	legal 	age;
(D) 	Does 	not 	personally, 	or whose 	spouse 	if
the 	person 	is 	married, 	own 	a 	majority
interest in any 	residential 	property 	in
the 	State;
(E) 	Does 	not have 	an 	income which 	exceeds
one 	hundred 	forty per 	cent of 	the 	area
median 	income as 	determined by the
United 	States 	department 	of 	housing and
urban 	development 	and 	as 	adjusted by 	the
corporation 	for 	family 	size; 	or
(2) 	A qualified 	sponsor of 	an affordable housing
project.
11 Eligible developer" 	means 	an 	individual,
partnership, 	corporation or 	public agency which 	the
board has 	determined 	(1) 	to be 	qualified by experience
and 	financial 	responsibility and support 	to 	construct
housing of 	the 	type 	described and of 	the magnitude
encompassed by 	a 	given project 	or development; 	(2) 	to
have 	submitted plans 	for 	a 	development 	adequately
meeting the objectives 	of 	chapter 	201G, 	HRS, 	the
maintenance of 	aesthetic values 	in 	the 	locale 	of 	the
project 	or 	development, 	and 	the 	requirements 	of 	all
applicable 	environmental 	statutes and 	rules; 	and 	(3) 	to
meet 	all 	other 	requirements 	that 	the 	corporation deems
to 	be 	just 	and 	reasonable, 	and all 	other requirements
provided 	in 	these 	rules.
0 Eligible housing project .. 	means 	a 	project
principally targeted 	to 	meeting the 	housing needs 	of
persons 	or 	families 	earning up to 	one 	hundred forty 	per
cent 	of 	the 	area median 	income 	as 	determined by the
united 	States Department 	of Housing and Urban
Development, 	and which meets 	other 	requirements 	as 	set
forth 	in 	the 	procedural 	guide established by the 	•
corporat.ion.
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"Eligible 	loan" 	or 	"loan 11 means:
(1) 	A loan 	to 	an 	eligible borrower 	for 	the
purchase of 	a 	housing unit, 	including a
condominium unit; 	provided that 	the 	property
financed 	is 	located in the 	State, 	will 	be
occupied as 	the 	principal 	place of 	residence
by the eligible 	borrower. 	An 	el1gible 	loan
includes 	a 	first 	mortgage 	loan which, 	unless
otherwise expressly waived by the board, 	is
insured by a 	mortgage 	insurer 	acceptable 	to
the 	corporation and which 	has 	been made 	to 	an
eligible borrower; 	or
(2) 	An 	interim or permanent 	loan, 	which may be
federally 	insured or 	guaranteed, 	made 	to 	a
qualified 	sponsor 	for 	the 	financing of 	an
eligible housing project.
"Governor .. 	means 	the duly 	elected 	governor of 	the
State of 	Hawaii whose office was 	created by Article V
of 	the 	Constitution of 	the 	State of 	Hawaii.
"HRS" 	means 	the 	Hawaii Revised 	Statutes, 	as
amended.
"Mortgage originator 11 	means 	a 	mortgage 	lender who
originates mortgage 	loans, 	which will 	be 	closed 	in the
name 	of 	the corporation, 	as 	the mortgage 	lender.
nMortgage 	servicer" 	means 	an 	institution approved
by the 	corporation to 	service mortgages made 	or
purchased by the 	corporation. 	The mortgage 	servicer
will perform the 	obligations 	described 	in a 	mortgage
servicing agreement 	in 	a manner which protects 	the
corporation's 	interests.
~Projecth 	or 	~housing project" 	means 	a 	plan,
design, 	or 	undertaking by 	the 	corporation or 	an
eligible 	developer 	for 	the 	developme~t of dwelling
units, 	and 	includes 	all 	real 	and personal 	property,
buildings 	and 	improvements, 	commercial 	space, 	lands
for 	farming 	and 	gardening, 	community facilities
acquired or 	constructed or to 	be 	acquired or
constructed, 	and 	all 	tangible 	or 	intangible assets 	held
or 	used 	in 	connection with the 	housing project.
0 Qualified sponsor 11	
means 	qualified 	sponsor 	as
defined 	in part 	III, 	chapter 	201G, 	HRS, 	and who 	is
determined by 	the 	corporation 	to 	have 	articles 	of
incorporation 	or 	comparable 	documents 	of 	organization
or a 	written 	agreement with the 	corporation which, 	in
addition to 	other 	requirements 	of 	law, 	provides 	that 	if
the 	person or entity 	receives 	an 	eligible project· loan
from the 	corporation 	as 	provided 	for 	in part 	III,
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chapter 	201G, 	HRS, 	it 	shall 	be authorized to enter 	into
an 	agreement with 	the 	corporation, 	providing 	for
regulations 	with 	respect 	to 	rents, 	profits, 	dividends,
and dispositions 	of 	property or 	franchises.
"Rules" 	means 	these 	rules.
"State .. !P.e!lllll 	State of 	Hawaii.
[Eff 	QC I l:) 1Q99 	J 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§2O1G-4, 	201G-
243) 	(Imp: 	HRS §201G-241}
SlS-165-5 	Delegation. 	The 	corporation delegates
to 	the administrator the authority to 	implement 	and
carry out the ,u~oses of 	these 	rules.
[Eff OCT 2 5 1 9~l 	] (Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4, 	201G-243)
(Imp: 	HRS 	§20 	G-2(b))
SlS-165-6 	General. 	Specific provisions 	of
section 	201G-161, 	HRS, 	authorize 	the 	corporation 	to
issue 	securities 	from time 	to time 	in the 	name 	of 	the
corporation 	(and not 	in 	the 	name 	of the 	State) 	in 	such
amounts 	as 	may be 	necessary 	to 	provide 	financing for
mortgage 	loans 	and housing projects 	as 	authorized
and approved by the 	corporation under 	section 	201G-243,
HRS. 	Except 	as 	provided in 	sections 	201G-161, 	201G-164
through 	201G-167, 	201G-170, 	HRS, 	the 	securities 	shall
be 	issued pursuant 	to part 	III 	of 	chapter 	39, 	HRS. 	The
corporation 	is 	authorized to 	assign 	eligible 	loans 	to
the 	trustee 	as 	security for 	the payment of 	the
corporation's 	securities 	pursuant 	to 	a 	trust 	indenture
or 	such other 	security agreement 	required by 	the
trustee. 	All 	issuances of 	securities 	by 	the
corporation 	shallJ:l,c; wcu::te
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gfAfAlY with 	the approval of 	the
governor. 	[Eff UL.ii 	lo 	i~~ 	) 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4,
201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§§201G-161, 	201G-164 	- 	201G-l67,
201G-170
SUBCHAPTER 	3
TAXABLE MORTGAGE 	SECURITIES;
MORTGAGE LOAN PROGRAM
SlS-165-11 	Housing loan programs. 	(a) 	The
proceeds 	from 	the 	issuance 	and 	sale of 	securities·to
fund 	housing loan programs which 	the board has
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authorized and approved pursuant 	to 	section 	201G-243,
HRS, 	may be 	used 	to enable the 	corporation to:
(1) 	purchase eligible 	loans 	from one or more
mortgage 	lenders; 	and
{2) 	make eligible 	loans which 	have been
originated by one 	or more mortgage 	lenders
which have been or will 	be made to enable
eligible borrowers 	to 	finance 	the 	purchase of
a 	home 	in a 	specific project or development
for which 	the developer 	is:
(A) 	the 	corporation; 	or
(B) 	an 	eligible developer together with 	the
corporation; 	or
(C) 	an eligible developer.
(b) 	With 	the 	approval 	of 	the board, 	a 	portion of
the 	proceeds 	from the 	issuance 	and 	sale 	of 	securities
may 	also 	be 	used to provide 	spot mortgage 	financing 	to
enable 	eligible borrowers 	to 	finance 	the purchase of 	a
home. 	Such mortgage 	financing may be made available
through 	the 	corporation•s 	purchase 	of 	a 	spot 	eligible
loan 	from a 	mortgage 	lender or through 	the 	corporation
making a 	spot 	eligible 	loan, 	which 	a 	mortgage 	lender
has 	originated, 	to 	an eligible borrower.
(c) 	As 	part of 	a 	housing 	loan program, 	the
corporation may 	as 	a 	result 	of auction, 	invitation of
tender, 	advance 	commitment or 	other 	negotiation 	limit a
housing 	loan program for 	a 	specific project or
development 	to only one mortgage 	lender or to 	several
mortgage 	lenders. 	In deciding whether to work with
only one mortgage 	lender 	or with 	a 	limited number 	of
mortgage 	lenders, 	the 	corporation 	shall 	consider no
less 	than 	the 	following 	factors:
(1) 	the 	amount of 	securities 	being 	issued and the
amount of proceeds which will 	be 	allocated to
fund 	a 	housing 	loan program to 	finance 	the
purchase of 	homes 	by eligible borrowers 	in 	a
specific project or development;
{2) 	the mortgage 	lender·s 	experience 	in mortgage
lending, 	financial 	strength and 	resources,
including personnel 	to 	either make 	or
originate 	eligible 	loans 	expeditiously;
(3) 	the 	services available 	from 	the mortgage
lender;
(4) 	the 	fees 	and 	charges, 	including 	loan or
origination 	fees, 	of 	the mortgage 	lender;
(5) 	the 	practicality of 	dealing with one mortgage
lender or with a 	limited number of mortgage
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lenders 	in 	connection with 	financing 	the
purchase of 	homes by eligible 	borrowers 	in 	a
particular project or development; 	and
(6) 	such other factors 	which will 	tend to 	reduce
the 	cost of mortgage 	financing 	or which will
facilitate 	and promote 	the 	expeditious
development of affordable 	housing.
None 	of 	the 	foregoing 	factors 	shall 	be 	deemed
controlling and the board 	shall 	have the 	discretion 	in
selecting one mortgage 	lender or 	several mortgage
lendel,,f, 	~J;>articipate 	in 	a 	home 	loan program.
[Eff 	uC' 	l 	5 199Q 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	S201G-4 I 	201G-243)
(Imp: 	HRS 	§§201e'-242, 	201G-243)
SlS-165-12 	Commitment 	of 	funds. 	(a) 	The
corporation may conunit the proceeds 	from 	the 	issuance
and 	sale of 	securities 	to 	fund housing 	loan programs
for 	projects 	or developments, 	including 	specific
projects 	or 	developments 	in which 	the 	corporation 	is
the 	developer or 	an 	eligible developer 	together with
the 	corporation 	are 	the developers, 	and 	for 	housing
loan 	programs 	providing spot mortgage 	loan 	financing.
(b) 	As 	a 	condition 	for 	a 	commitment 0£ funds 	for
any housing 	loan 	program for 	a 	specific project or
development, 	the 	corporation may 	require 	the 	eligible
developer to 	establish 	a 	reserve 	fund 	with 	the 	eligible
developer's 	own 	funds 	to 	cover 	interest 	costs 	of 	the
corporation's 	securities. 	The 	corporation 	shall
establish the 	term during which 	such 	reserve 	fund must
be maintained. 	After 	the term expires, 	any 	funds
remaining 	in the 	reserve 	fund 	shall 	be 	returned 	to 	the
eligible developer. 	All 	interest or other 	income
earned 	from 	the 	reserve 	fund 	shall 	belong to 	the
corporation. 	The 	corporation 	shall 	apply 	such 	interest
or 	other 	income 	in 	furtherance 	of the 	corporation's
housing 	loan programs. 	[ Eff OCT 25 1Q99 	] 	(Auth:
HRS 	§201G-4, 	201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§201G-242)
515-165-13 	Procedural 	guide. 	(a) 	The
corporation 	shall 	prepare a 	procedural 	guide
consistent 	with 	these 	rules. 	The 	procedural 	guide,
as 	amended or 	supplemented 	from time 	to time by the
board 	and 	at the 	board's 	sole discretion, 	shall 	cover
without 	limitation 	guidelines 	and procedures 	relating
to 	the 	following matters: 	•
(l)• 	the purchase of 	eligible 	loans, 	which 	have
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been made 	to 	eligible borrowers 	by 	a
mortgage lender;
(2) 	the origination of 	eligible 	loans 	by 	a
mortgage 	lender;
(3) 	the 	servicing of 	eligible 	loans;
(4) 	qualification 	for mortgage 	insurers,
mortgage 	originators 	and mortgage 	servicers·
and their 	respective responsibilities 	and
contractual 	obligations to 	the 	corporation;
(5) 	fees, 	premiums 	and charges 	relating to
housing 	loan 	programs;
(6) 	individual 	or pooled mortgage 	insurance
coverage for 	eligible 	loans; 	and
(7) 	defaults.
(b) 	A copy of 	the procedural 	guide 	shall 	at 	all
times 	be 	kept 	at 	the principal office of 	the
corporation 	in 	its 	most 	current 	form 	and 	shall 	be
available 	for 	inspection 	at 	the 	corporation•s 	normal
business 	hours.
(c) 	The purchase 	of 	eligible 	loans 	from 	a
mortgage 	lender 	shall 	be governed by a 	mortgage
purchase agreement. 	The origination of 	eligible
loans 	by a 	mortgage 	lender 	shall 	be 	governed by a
mortgage 	origination 	agreement. 	The 	corporation may
require mortgage 	lenders 	to 	sign 	and 	deliver 	such
other documents 	which 	the 	corporation 	shall 	require
generally for 	all 	housing 	loan programs 	or 	in
connection with a 	housing 	loan,,.erogram for 	a 	specific
project 	or development. 	[Eff uCT 2 5J90Q 	] 	(Auth:
HRS 	§201G-4, 	201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§201 	-r.f4)
§15-165-14 	Eligibility and creditworthiness. 	(a)
The mortgage 	lender 	shall 	be 	responsible 	for
determining whether a 	loan 	applicant meets 	the
requirements 	to be 	an 	eligible 	borrower 	and 	for
evaluating the 	loan 	applicant•s 	creditworthiness 	(i.e.,
the willingness 	and 	financial 	ability to repay 	an
eligible 	loan) 	pursuant 	to 	the guidelines 	set 	forth 	in
the 	procedural 	guide. 	The mortgage 	lender•s
determination must 	be based 	upon a 	thorough
evaluation 	of 	all 	available 	and pertinent 	information.
The 	corporation will 	rely upon 	the mortgage 	lender•s
determination 	that 	a 	person 	is 	an 	eligible borrower 	and
evaluation 	of 	the eligible borrower•s 	creditworthiness.
(b) 	In 	considering whether 	a 	loan 	applicant·is
within .the 	income 	limits 	of 	a 	housing 	loan program,
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which 	has 	been approved and authorized by the board, 	in
order 	to 	qualify 	as 	an 	eligible borrower, 	the mortgage
lender must 	review and 	consider the 	loan applicant's
federal 	income tax 	return 	for 	the year most 	recently
completed. 	If, 	after 	timely, 	diligent 	efforts, 	the
loan applicant 	is 	not 	able 	to 	provide 	the mortgage
lender with a 	federal 	income tax return, 	the mortgage
lender may consider 	the 	loan applicant's 	State income
tax 	return 	for 	the most 	recent year completed.
(c) 	If 	neither the 	loan 	applicant's 	federal
income 	tax return nor 	State 	income tax 	return 	are
available, 	the mortgage 	lender may 	consider other
information which the mortgage 	lender would 	consider 	in
verifying a 	loan 	applicant•s 	income 	under 	prudent
mortgage 	lending practices. 	Any 	income 	limits 	which
the board 	shall 	establish 	and 	impose 	in 	order 	for 	a
person 	or 	family 	to qualify as 	an 	"eligible borrowerh
under any home 	loan ·program must 	be 	strictly observed
by the mortgage 	lender.
(d) 	Credit 	underwriting 	for 	each 	eligible 	loan
will 	be done 	on 	a 	case-by-case 	basis 	and must 	follow
sound general 	principles 	in 	credit 	underwriting with
due 	consideration being given 	to 	the 	loan 	applicant's:
(1) 	Monthly housing expense 	to 	income 	ratio;
(2) 	Monthly debt 	payment-to-income 	ratio;
(3) 	Stable monthly 	income;
(4) 	Adjusted gross 	income;
(5) 	Credit 	reputation; 	and
(6) 	Credit.report;
(e) 	The mortgage 	lender may 	consider other 	lawful
factors 	generally 	considered by 	prudent mortgage
lenders 	in 	evaluating a 	lRAJJ,..c:JPPl}~RRt's
creditworthiness. 	[Eff 	UL,I 	,~ 	I~~~ 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS
§201G-4, 	201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§201G-244}
§15-165-15 	Mortgage 	insu~ance required. 	(a)
Except 	as 	provided. in 	subsection 	(b), 	all 	eligible
loans 	must 	be 	insured by mortgage 	insurance, 	which 	has
been issued by a 	mortgage 	insurer 	that 	has 	been
approved by the 	corporation. 	Each 	eligible borrower
must 	also 	satisfy the 	credit 	underwriting and 	other
requirements 	of 	the mortgage 	insurer 	in order 	to
qualify 	for 	and 	obtain 	an 	eligible 	loan. 	The 	federal
housing administration, 	veteran~s 	administration 	and
farmers 	home 	ad.ministration 	are 	acceptable mortgage
insurers. 	The 	corporation will 	include 	in the
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procedural 	guide 	a 	list of 	private mortgage 	insurers
which 	are 	acceptable 	to 	the 	corporation.
(b) 	The board, 	at 	the board*s 	discretion, 	may
waive 	the requirement 	that 	a 	mortgage 	loan be 	insured
by a 	mortga<:i,e 	insurer on 	a 	case-by-case basis.
[Eff OCT 2 ~ 1999 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4, 	201G-243)
(Imp: 	HRS 	§201G-244)
§15-165-16 	Limitations on the purchase 	or making
of 	eligible loans. 	The 	corporation 	shall 	neither
purchase 	nor make a 	mortgage 	loan to 	an eligible
borrower 	if:
(1) 	the borrower personally, 	or whose 	spouse 	if
the person 	is 	married, 	owns 	any 	interest 	in
any 	residential property in the 	State; 	or
(2) 	The purpose of 	the mortgage 	loan 	is 	to
satisfy 	an 	agreement 	of 	sale 	or to 	refinance
an existing mortgage; 	or
(3) 	The purpose of 	the mortgage 	loan 	is 	to
purchA"'E\.ra V,jicant 	lot only.
[Eff Uv I 2 ~ 1999 	] (Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4,
201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§201G-241)
SlS-165-17 	Mortgage origination. 	A mortgage
lender, 	who 	originates mortgage 	loans 	which are made 	in
the 	name of 	the 	corporation, 	as 	the mortgage 	lender,
will 	be 	responsible 	for 	satisfying all 	requirements
necessary to 	close 	such mortgage 	loans.
Without 	limitation, 	such 	a 	mortgage 	lender will 	be
responsible 	for 	the 	following matters:
(1) 	Being familiar 	with the 	requirements 	of 	the
home 	loan program for 	which 	eligible 	loans
will 	be originated by the mortgage 	lender 	and
closed 	in 	the name of 	the 	corporation, 	as 	the
mortgage 	lender;
(2) 	Receiving and evaluating all 	loan
applications 	and determining whether 	each
loan 	applicant 	meets the 	requirements
necessary 	to 	be 	an 	eligible borrower;
(3) 	Evaluating 	each 	loan 	applicant's
creditworthiness 	for 	a 	mortgage 	loan;
(4) 	Providing 	loan 	applicants 	and eligible
borrowers 	with 	all 	disclosures, 	including
consumer 	credit disclosures, 	required 	by
applicable 	federal 	and 	State 	laws 	and any
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rules or 	regulations 	promulgated thereunder;
(5) 	Securing mortgage 	insurance 	for 	each mortgage
loan 	from 	a mortgage 	insurer acceptable to
the 	corporation; 	and
(6) 	Doing all 	things 	necessary to 	close mortgage
loans 	to eligible borrowers 	in 	the 	name of
the 	coraoration, 	as 	the mortgage 	lender.
[Eff 	OLiT 25 199Q 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	S201G-4,
201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§201G-243)
SlS-165-18 	Loan documentation. 	Each eligible
loan 	file must 	contain the documents 	specified 	in the
procedural 	guide 	and such other 	documents 	as 	the
mortgage 	insurer shall 	require. 	The 	note 	and/or 	the
mortgage evidencing the 	eligible 	loan or 	riders
thereto must 	contain the 	following terms:
(1) 	Conditions 	which the 	corporation 	shall
require 	in 	accordance with 	sections 	201G-125
through 	201G-130, 	HRS, 	or 	specifically with
respect 	to a 	particular housing 	loan 	program
and/or for 	a 	specified project or
development, 	which have been 	approved 	and
authorized by the 	board; 	and
(2) 	Each note 	and mortgage or rider 	thereto 	shall
provide that 	subject 	to 	the 	provisions 	of 	12
u.s.c. 	1701j-3 	(which preempts 	state
prohibitions on due-on-sale 	clauses) 	if 	all
or 	any part 	of 	the 	real 	property 	securing the
eligible 	loan 	is 	sold or 	transferred by 	the
eligible borrower to 	another 	person who 	is
not 	an eligible borrower, 	or 	if 	the eligible
borrower no 	longer 	uses 	such 	real 	property 	as
the 	eligible borrower's 	principal 	residence,
the 	corporation or 	holder 	of 	the note 	and
mortgage 	shall 	have the 	right 	to 	either:
(A) 	Declare 	all 	amounts 	owing under 	the 	note
and mortgage 	to be 	immediately 	due 	and
payable 	in 	full; 	or
(B) 	Increase 	the 	interest 	rate 	to 	the 	higher
of 	(a) 	the prevailing market 	interest
rate 	at 	the 	time 	the 	eligible 	loan was
closed or 	(b) 	the 	average 	of 	the
prevailing market 	interest 	rates 	for
fixed 	rate 	home mortgages 	having a 	term
of 	thirty years 	offered by 	no 	less-than
five 	financial 	institutions 	which 	are
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selected by the 	corporation 	and whose
accounts 	are 	federally 	insured provided,
however, 	that 	in no event 	shall 	the
interest 	rate be 	less 	than 	the 	interest
rate 	for 	the 	eligible 	loan 	at 	the 	time
of 	closing.· The note 	or mortgage
instrument 	or both or 	a 	rider 	thereto
shall 	disclose 	the 	prevailing market
interest 	rate at the 	time 	the eligible
loan 	closes. 	Provided, 	however, 	that
the 	foregoing provision may be 	revised
to 	conform to the 	requirements 	for
mortgage 	insurance 	from the 	federal
housing administration, 	veterans
administration 	and 	farmers 	home
administration. 	[Eff ncr 9 h 1000 	)
(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4, 	2O1G-24f°) 	YYBp:
HRS 	§201G-244)
§15-165-19 	Mortgage 	servicing. 	The 	corporation
may 	enter 	into 	a master mortgage 	servicing agreement
with 	one mortgage 	servicer 	or 	into 	several mortgage
servicing agreements 	with 	several mortgage 	servicers 	to
service 	some or all 	of 	the 	eligible 	loans 	for 	the
corporation. 	The procedural 	guide will 	contain
guidehines 	for 	the 	servicing of 	eligible 	loans.
[ Eff 	CT 2 ~ 1000 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4, 	201G-243)
(Imp: 	HRS 	§~O't'G"~44)
SlS-165-20 	Falsification of 	application. 	Each
loan 	applicant 	shall 	state 	in an application 	for 	a
mortgage 	loan 	that 	the 	application 	is 	complete 	and
accurate 	and 	does 	not 	contain 	any 	untrue 	statements 	of
material 	facts 	nor omit 	to 	state material 	facts
necessary 	in 	order to make 	the 	statements 	made, 	in
light 	of 	the 	circumstances 	under which 	they were made,
not misleading, 	with 	respect 	to 	the 	loan applicant•s
eligibility and 	creditworthiness 	for 	an 	eligible 	loan.
The 	application 	shall 	be 	verified. 	Persons 	who 	submit
applications 	for 	a 	mortgage 	loan 	shall 	be 	subject 	to
the 	criminal 	sanctions 	of 	the 	Hawaii 	penal 	code, 	part
V, 	section 710-1063, 	HRS, 	for 	falsify~fW. 	material
disclosure 	in 	the application. 	[ Eff 	Ul, 	l 	5 1999 	]
(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4, 	201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§201G-244)
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SUBCHAPTER 4
TAXABLE MORTGAGE 	SECURITIES;
HOUSING PROJECT LOAN PROGRAM
SlS-165-31 	Purpose. 	The purpose of 	this 	program
is 	to provide eligible project 	loans 	to 	qualified
sponsors 	by directly making or 	by contrA5=+-iLIW with
eligible project 	loan 	servicers. 	[Eff Utll 	~5199Q
(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4, 	201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§201G-242)
SlS-165-32 	Definitions. 	As 	used 	in 	this
subchapter 	and 	the 	procedural 	guide:
.. Commitment 	letter 11 	means 	the 	corporation 1 s 	notice
to 	a 	qualified 	sponsor 	of 	the 	acceptance 	of 	the
eligible project 	loan 	application 	subject to 	the
acceptance 	and 	conditions 	of 	the 	eligible project 	loan
servicing agreement, 	if 	applicable.
"Eligible project 	loan 	application" 	means 	an
application 	from a 	qualified 	sponsor, 	in 	such 	form 	as
prescribed by the 	corporation, 	requesting an 	eligible
project 	loan.
0
Eligible project 	loan 	servicer 11 means 	a 	mortgage
lender or 	its 	designee 	as 	approved by the 	corporation
which has 	executed an 	eligible project 	loan 	servicing
agreement.
0 Eligible 	project 	loan 	servicing agreement" 	means
an 	agreement among a 	qualified sponsor, 	an 	eligible
project 	loan 	servicer, 	and 	the 	corporation 	in 	a 	form 	as
prescribed by the 	corporation 	to 	fund 	and 	service or
service an 	eligible project 	loan.
"Eligible 	project 	loan 	servicing 	agreement
application .. 	means 	an 	application 	from 	an 	eligible
project 	loan 	servicer, 	in 	such 	form 	as 	prescribed by
the 	corporation, 	requesting a 	contract with 	the
corporation 	and 	qualified 	sponsor to 	fund 	and 	service
or 	service an 	eligible project 	loan 	to a 	qualified
sponsor. 	(Eff 	Q~T 2 5 10Q9 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4,
201G-243) 	(Imp: 	'1:rRs 	s2or~-244)
§15-165-33 	Housing project 	loan program. 	~a)
The 	corporation may, 	with 	the board's 	approval, 	issue
and 	sell 	securities 	in 	order to provide below-market
rate 	interest 	loans 	for 	the 	development, 	construction,
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acquisition, 	preservation, 	and 	substantial
rehabilitation 	of 	affordable housing projects.
(b) 	Securities 	issued under 	this 	program may be
leveraged with 	other 	resources, 	including available
funds 	from 	the 	rental 	assistance program administered
by the 	corporation 	in order to 	furthlr +ox~
construction t inancing costs. 	t Eff 	uC 	.l 	n 1999 	1
(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4, 	201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	SS201G-242,
201G-243)
SlS-165-34 	Process 	and procedures. 	(a) 	Eligible
project 	loan applications 	and eligible project 	loan
servicing agreement 	applications 	shall be 	available 	at
the principal 	office of 	the 	corporation.
(b) 	In order 	for 	a 	qualified sponsor 	to 	submit 	an
eligible project 	loan 	application, 	the 	qualified
sponsor 	shall 	also 	submit an 	eligible 	project 	loan
servicing agreement 	application or evidence
satisfactory to 	the 	corporation 	of 	other 	servicing
arrangements 	and evidence 	that 	the eligible project 	has
received a 	conditional 	commitment 	or 	site 	appraisal 	and
marketing analysis 	letter from 	the 	federal 	housing
administration 	or 	similar commitment documents 	from
other 	insuring or 	guaranteeing agencies 	of 	the 	federal
government or other 	evidence 	that 	the eligible project
loan meets 	the 	requirements 	specified 	in the 	procedural
guide 	by the 	corporation 	for 	eligible project 	loans 	not
insured or guaranteed by the 	federal 	government.
(c) 	After 	receipt 	of 	eligible project 	loan
applications 	and other documents 	required 	in 	subsection
(b) 	above, 	the 	corporation 	shall, 	subject 	to 	such 	terms
and 	conditions 	as 	described 	in 	the 	procedural 	guide,
issue 	its 	commitment 	letter 	to 	the 	qualified 	sponsor.
(d) 	The 	corporation 	shall 	establish 	fees 	and
charges 	payable 	to 	the 	corporation 	and the 	eligible
project 	loan 	servicer and 	shall 	establish 	such
restrictions, 	as 	deemed necessary, 	on 	the 	annual 	return
to 	the 	qualified 	sponsor, 	as 	described 	in 	the:
(1) 	Commitment 	letter;
(2) 	Eligible project 	loan 	servicing agreement;
and
(3) 	Procedural 	guide.
(e) 	The 	operation and 	implementation of 	the
housing project 	loan 	program shall 	be conducted 	in
accordance with 	these 	rules 	and the procedural 	guide 	as
amended or 	supplemented 	from 	time 	to 	time 	by the
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corpo~~r·R .at.nM+"f> 	sole discretion.
[Eff 	Uli 	,a,~~~ 	] (Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4, 	201G-243)
(Imp: 	HRS 	§§201G-242 	- 	201G-244, 	201G-161, 	201G-164 	-
201G-167, 	201G-170)
515-165-35 	Procedural guide. 	(a) 	The
corporation 	shall 	prepare a 	procedural 	guide 	consistent
with 	these 	rules. 	The procedural 	guide, 	as 	amended or
supplemented from 	time to time by the 	board and 	at 	the
board's 	sole discretion, 	shall 	cover 	without 	limitation
guidelines 	and procedures 	relating to 	the 	following
matters: The 	applications 	process;	( 1)
(2) 	Terms 	and 	conditions 	of 	the 	loans 	to be made
under 	this 	program;
{3) 	Project eligibility 	under the program;
(4) 	For 	rental 	projects, 	a 	compliance monitoring
plan, 	including but 	not 	limited to, 	rental
rates; 	terms 	of 	compliance; 	tenant 	income
verification, 	certification, 	and
recertification; 	rent 	restrictions, 	if 	any;
eviction of 	tenants; 	audits; 	reporting
requirements; 	fees; 	and non-compliance
penalties; 	and
(5) 	Defaults.
(b) 	A copy of 	the procedural 	guide, 	in 	its 	most
current 	form, 	shall 	be 	kept at 	all 	times 	at 	the
principal 	office of 	the 	corporation 	in 	its 	most 	current
form 	and 	shall 	be 	available 	for 	inspection at 	the
corporation•s 	normal 	business 	hours.
[Eff OCT 2 5 1QQ9 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS §201G-4, 	201G-243)
(Imp: 	HRS 	§20lG-244)
SUBCHAPTER 5
MISCELLANEOUS 	PROVISIONS
SlS-165-41 	Waiver. 	The 	board may by resolution
waive 	or vary provisions 	of 	this 	rule 	or 	any 	process 	or
procedure established by 	these 	rules 	in 	order 	to
conform to 	applicable 	federal 	laws, 	regulations 	and
requirements. 	[Eff 	OCT 2 5 1999 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-
4, 	201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§201G-244)
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§15-165-42 	Interpretation; 	relationship 	to other
laws 	and 	rules. 	These 	rules 	are 	not 	intended 	to
supersede any 	related provisions 	of 	chapter 	201G, 	HRS,
and 	the 	respective 	rules 	promulgated thereunder, 	and
shall 	be 	interpreted and applied 	consistently with 	and
be 	complementary tR~cApther 	laws 	and 	rules, 	as
applicable. 	(Eff UL, I 	l, 0 1999 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4,
201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§201G-244)
§15-165-43 	Amendments. 	These 	rules may be
amended or 	supplemented 	from time 	to time by 	issuance
of 	revised pages 	or other written 	communication. 	The
effective 	date 	of 	each 	revised,..page 	shall be 	stated
on 	the 	page.. 	[Eff OCT 2 5 1~~~ 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§201G-4,
201G-243) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§201G-244)
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DEPARTMENT OF 	BUSINESS, 	ECONOMIC 	DEVELOPMENT,
AND TOURISM
The 	repeal 	of 	chapter 	6-317 	and 	the 	adoption 	of 	chapter
15-165, 	Hawaii Administrative 	Rules, 	on 	the 	Summary 	Page
dated August 	27, 	1999, 	was 	adopted on August 	27, 	1999,
following 	public 	hearings 	held on Maui on 	July 	15, 	1999,
Hilo on 	July 	16, 	1999, 	Oahu 	on 	July 	19, 	1999, 	and 	Kauai 	on
July 	20, 	1999, 	after 	public 	notice was 	given 	in 	the Midweek
newspaper 	on June 	7, 	1999.
The 	repeal 	and adoption 	shall 	(,}e 	effect 	ten 	days 	after
filing 	with 	the 	Office 	of 	the 	i 	tt~nt 	Governor.
a.n
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~,.,._,,✓,: J ',._j 	.:u..._
D K.W. 	LAU 	/
utive 	Director /
Housing and 	Cornmun·ty Development
Corporation 	of 	Hawaii
SEIJI 	. 	NAYA,
Director
Department 	of
Development, 	a
IYAHIRA
iness, 	Economic
Tourism
of Finance
Hawaii
Dated:
OCT 	1 5 1999
Filed
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