A04001 Summary:

BILL NOA04001
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORWeprin (MS)
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSRAbinanti, Cook, DenDekker, Galef, Jaffee, McDonough, Perry, Rivera, Zebrowski
 
Amd §380-g, Bank L; amd §281, RP L
 
Relates to prohibiting a lender from blocking access to funds issued under a credit line mortgage.
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A04001 Actions:

BILL NOA04001
 
01/31/2019referred to banks
01/08/2020referred to banks
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A04001 Committee Votes:

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A04001 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A04001 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4001
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 31, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABINAN-
          TI, COOK, DenDEKKER, GALEF, JAFFEE, McDONOUGH, PERRY, RIVERA,  ZEBROW-
          SKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Banks
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the banking law and the real property law, in relation
          to credit line mortgages

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section 380-g of the banking law, as added by chapter 625
     2  of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 380-g. Power to engage in line of credit  financing  of  residential
     4  real  estate.  1. A savings and loan association is authorized to invest
     5  an amount, not exceeding the lesser of (a) ten per centum of the sum  of
     6  its  surplus,  undivided  profits, and reserves or (b) one per centum of
     7  its assets, in loans or in interests therein the  principal  purpose  of
     8  which  is to provide financing with respect to what is or is expected to
     9  become primarily residential real estate within this  state,  where  (i)
    10  the  association  relies  substantially  for repayment on the borrower's
    11  general credit standing, with or without other  security,  or  (ii)  the
    12  association  relies on other assurances for repayment, including but not
    13  limited to a guaranty or similar obligation of a third  party,  and,  in
    14  either  case  described  in clause (i) or (ii), regardless of whether or
    15  not the association takes security.
    16    2. A savings and loan association shall  not  have  the  authority  to
    17  block  access  to credit line funds by a borrower or to otherwise revoke
    18  the terms of a credit line mortgage when a borrower is current on repay-
    19  ment of such indebtedness.
    20    § 2. Section 281 of the real property law is amended by adding  a  new
    21  subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
    22    2-a. An authorized lender shall not have the authority to block access
    23  to credit line funds by a borrower or to otherwise revoke the terms of a
    24  credit  line  mortgage  when  a borrower is current on repayment of such
    25  indebtedness.
    26    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08228-01-9
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