6-114

6-114. Balloon payments prohibited; applicability; exemptions

A. A person engaged in the business of lending money or negotiating a loan between parties shall not make or arrange a loan in violation of this section.

B. On a loan in an amount of ten thousand dollars or less for a term up to three years which is secured by a lien on real property comprising an owner-occupied dwelling, an installment payment, whether providing for payment of principal, interest or principal and interest, shall not be greater than twice the amount of the smallest installment.

C. This section applies only to mortgages, trust deeds or other evidences of indebtedness secured by a lien other than a primary or first lien on real property.

D. This section does not apply to transactions involving the purchase or sale or the proposed purchase or sale of real property or to a financial institution licensed or chartered by this state or the federal government.

E. Pursuant to the provisions of 12 United States Code section 3804, this section shall not be superseded by the provisions of 12 United States Code section 3803.