[§201G-312] Mortgage guaranty agreements. (a) To induce appropriate officials of any agency or instrumentality of the United States to commit to insure and insure mortgages under the provisions of the National Housing Act, as amended, the corporation may enter into guaranty agreements with such officials whenever:

(1) The purchaser-mortgagor in question is ineligible for mortgage insurance purposes under the National Housing Act because of credit standing, debt obligation or income characteristics;

(2) The purchaser-mortgagor in question is a "displaced person" as defined in chapter 111 and the guaranty agreement will enable the purchaser-mortgagor to obtain suitable replacement housing in accordance with that chapter; and

(3) The corporation finds that the purchaser-mortgagor would be a satisfactory credit risk with ability to repay the mortgage loan if the purchaser-mortgagor were to receive budget, debt, management and related counseling.

(b) Such guaranty agreements may obligate the corporation to:

(1) Provide or cause to be provided such counseling; and

(2) Indemnify an agency or instrumentality of the United States for a period not to exceed five years for any loss sustained by such agency or instrumentality by reason of insurance of a mortgage.

(c) The total of guaranties made pursuant to this section and guaranties made pursuant to section 201G-311 shall not exceed $10,000,000. [L 1997, c 350, pt of §2]

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