LD 494
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Page 3 of 4 An Act To Enhance Consumer Protections in Relation to Certain Mortgages LD 494 Title Page
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LR 1736
Item 1

 
A.__Is subject to the jurisdiction of the Office of
Consumer Credit Regulation, including activities subject
to this article;

 
B.__Is subject to the jurisdiction or regulatory
supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the National
Credit Union Administration, the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, the Federal Trade Commission or the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development;

 
C.__Is subject to the jurisdiction or regulatory
supervision of a department or agency of another state; or

 
D.__Originates, purchases, sells, assigns, securitizes or
services property interests or obligations created by
financial transactions or loans made, executed or
originated by a person referred to in paragraph A, B or C
or assist or facilitate such transactions.

 
This subsection applies to all ordinances, resolutions, rules,
regulations, orders, requests for proposals and request for
bids pertaining to financial or lending activities, including
any ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, orders,
requests for proposals and request for bids disqualifying
persons from doing business with a political subdivision based
upon financial or lending activities or imposing reporting
requirements or any other obligations upon persons regarding
financial or lending activities.

 
This subsection applies retroactively to all ordinances,
resolutions, rules, regulations, orders, requests for
proposals and requests for bids in existence on the effective
date of this subsection.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill amends the law related to the provision of high-
rate, high-fee mortgages. This bill enhances consumer
protections, retains the State's already stringent regulatory
oversight by the Office of Consumer Credit Regulation and
preserves availability of such mortgages in the marketplace.


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