Form - RM57 (Rev. 10/12/2012)
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NC Commissioner of Banks
Location: 316 W. Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
Mail Address: 4309 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4309
Telephone: 919/733-3016 Fax: 919/733-2978 Internet: www.nccob.org
NOTICE OF INTENT TO MAKE REVERSE MORTGAGE LOANS
General Information
North Carolina's Reverse Mortgage Act requires that reverse mortgage lenders must first be
authorized by the Commissioner of Banks - but it does exempt several lenders from this
authorization. They are the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency and North Carolina state and
federal banks, savings institutions, and credit unions.
These exempt lenders, however, must notify the Commissioner of their intent to make reverse
mortgage loans.
Filing Instructions
The attached form (RM57) is provided to notify the Commissioner of Banks of your intent to make
reverse mortgage loans in North Carolina. Please read the information carefully and provide full,
complete responses to each question. Form RM57 may be completed online. No handwritten forms
will be accepted.
Definitions
Authorized lender: The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, any lender authorized to engage
in business as a bank, savings institution, or credit union under the laws of this State or of the United
States, or any other person, firm, or corporation authorized to make reverse mortgage loans by the
Commissioner of Banks.
Borrower: A natural person 62 years of age or older who occupies and owns, in fee simple
individually, or with another borrower as tenants by the entireties or as joint tenants with right of
survivorship, an interest in residential real property securing a reverse mortgage loan, and who
borrows money under a reverse mortgage loan.
Counselor: An individual who has completed a training curriculum on reverse mortgage counseling
provided or approved by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency and whose name is maintained
on the Commissioner's list of approved reverse mortgage counselors.
Reverse mortgage loan: A loan for a definite or indefinite term (i) secured by a first mortgage or
first deed of trust on the principal residence of the mortgagor, (ii) the proceeds of which are
disbursed to the mortgagor in one or more lump sums, or in equal or unequal installments, either
directly by the lender or the lender's agent, and (iii) that requires no repayment until a future time,
upon the earliest occurrence of one or more events specified in the reverse mortgage loan contract.
Total annual percentage rate: The annual average rate of interest, which provides the total amount
owed at loan maturity when this rate is applied to the loan advance, excluding closing costs not paid
to third parties, over the term of the reverse mortgage loan.