Part VI. Application and Processing
13VAC10-150-200. Application.
An interested applicant may obtain information about the program through any participating AAA. Informational material about the program may also be made available through senior centers and other agencies and organizations which provide services to the elderly.
If a prospective applicant wishes to submit an application, he shall do so through the local AAA or other organizations designated by the authority. The staff from the AAA will provide the applicant with an application form and will assist him or her in completing the application form. This form will contain any information which the authority deems necessary in order to determine the eligibility of the applicant and the home. This application must be signed and dated by the applicant.
The staff of the AAA will also provide program information to applicants as part of their normal agency responsibilities. Such information will include a description and explanation of the program. Applicants will be encouraged by the AAA to seek advice from others as well, including family members, attorneys and financial advisors. The authority assumes no responsibility for the performance of such services by the AAA.
Statutory Authority
§ 36-55.30:3 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR400-02-0015 § 6.1, eff. July 19, 1988; amended, Virginia Register Volume 5, Issue 6, eff. November 21, 1988; Volume 5, Issue 21, eff. July 1, 1989.
13VAC10-150-210. AAA review.
Following completion of the application, the AAA staff shall undertake a preliminary review. The purpose of this review shall be to determine if the applicant and the home are eligible under these rules and regulations, subject to final review and approval by the authority. If on the basis of such review the AAA determines that the applicant or the home is not eligible, the applicant shall be so informed and his application shall be terminated. A copy of this application shall be retained by the AAA and provided to the authority upon its request.
Applications which meet all of the eligibility criteria in these rules and regulations shall be forwarded to the authority for review and final approval.
Statutory Authority
§ 36-55.30:3 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR400-02-0015 § 6.2, eff. July 19, 1988; amended, Virginia Register Volume 5, Issue 6, eff. November 21, 1988; Volume 5, Issue 21, eff. July 1, 1989.
13VAC10-150-220. Authority review and commitment.
Upon receipt of the application, the authority shall review it to determine the eligibility of the applicant and the home. If the applicant and the home are eligible, then the executive director may issue, on behalf of the authority, a commitment to the applicant with respect to such home equity account subject to the approval or ratification thereof by the authority's board. The maximum amount available under the home equity account and the interest rate or rates to be charged thereon, the terms and conditions relating to repayment thereof, and such other terms, conditions and requirements as the executive director deems necessary or appropriate shall be set forth in the commitment. Such maximum amount and interest rate may be subject to adjustment in the manner provided in these rules and regulations. Such commitment shall be issued only upon the determination of the authority that such a home equity account loan is not otherwise available from private lenders upon reasonably equivalent terms and conditions, and such determination shall be set forth in the commitment. This commitment shall be mailed to the applicant with instructions that it must be executed and returned to the authority within such period of time as shall be specified therein. Failure to return the executed commitment agreement within such period of time shall result in the expiration of the commitment, unless the applicant has received a written extension from the authority.
The authority may, at its option, not approve an otherwise eligible application for any of the following reasons:
1. The application contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits any material fact necessary to make the statement therein not misleading; or
2. The authority has determined that sufficient funds are not available for the program.
Statutory Authority
§ 36-55.30:3 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR400-02-0015 § 6.3, eff. July 19, 1988; amended, Virginia Register Volume 5, Issue 6, eff. November 21, 1988; Volume 5, Issue 21, eff. July 1, 1989.
13VAC10-150-230. Closing and fees.
If the commitment is signed by the applicant and returned to the authority within the requisite time period, the applicant and the authority shall establish a mutually acceptable place and date for the purpose of executing and delivering all necessary home equity account documents and such other documents as may be required under federal and state law.
At the time of closing, the authority shall collect from the applicant an application and commitment fee in the amount of $100. All other fees and charges associated with the closing, including title search, title insurance, legal fees, and recording costs, must be paid by the applicant. Such fees may, at the option of the applicant, be funded from the initial equity payment from the home equity account.
Subsequent to the closing, the home equity account and equity payments pursuant thereto shall be governed by the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the home equity account loan documents.
Statutory Authority
§ 36-55.30:3 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR400-02-0015 § 6.4, eff. July 19, 1988; amended, Virginia Register Volume 5, Issue 6, eff. November 21, 1988; Volume 5, Issue 21, eff. July 1, 1989.
13VAC10-150-240. Right to terminate program.
Home equity accounts may be financed pursuant to these rules and regulations only if and to the extent that the authority has made or expects to make funds available therefor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the authority shall have the right, at any time, to discontinue accepting new applications for home equity accounts. Such discontinuance shall not, however, affect the terms and conditions of any then existing home equity account.
Statutory Authority
§ 36-55.30:3 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR400-02-0015 § 6.5, eff. July 19, 1988; amended, Virginia Register Volume 5, Issue 6, eff. November 21, 1988; Volume 5, Issue 21, eff. July 1, 1989.