OAR 274-020-0341: Interest Rates for Loans

Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2020-07-11Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) The Director will prescribe interest rates for loans to be funded by the Department pursuant to this division. In prescribing interest rates, the Director will consider the following factors: (a) The current value of funds; (b) The solvency of the Department’s Loan Program; and (c) The rates’ effect on Veterans. (2) In prescribing interest rates, the Department also may consider factors including, but not limited to the following: (a) The projected value of funds; (b) Any Federal tax law restrictions; (c) Actual or projected conventional mortgage rates; (d) The availability of funds; (e) Actual or projected loan demand; (f) The loan purpose; and (g) The source(s) of funds. (3) The Director may prescribe rates of interest of up to two percent per annum more than the applicable basic rate determined under sections (1) and (2) above for loans used to acquire manufactured homes if, upon consideration of the factors described in section (1) above, the Director determines that there is an economic need for such higher rate of interest. (4) The Director periodically may change the prescribed rate of interest on a funded loan consistent with ORS 407.325(2) and applicable loan documents. In changing a prescribed rate of interest, the Director may exceed the limits in ORS 407.325(2) if the Director determines, in the Director’s sole discretion, that such a change reduces the probability that invoking the provisions of section 4, Article XI-A of the Oregon Constitution will become necessary. (5) The Director periodically may change the prescribed rate of interest on a loan to be funded by the Department to reflect reconsideration of, or changes in, factors considered under sections (1) and (2) above, or in consideration of additional factors. (6) The Director may apply different rates of interest to different loans, depending upon factors including, but not limited to the following: (a) The time of an initial loan or commitment to fund a loan; (b) The initial rate of interest on a loan; (c) The type of loan; (d) The status of the borrower; (e) The status of the loan security; (f) The perceived risk associated with the loan; (g) Whether or not the department agreed to maintain an interest rate commitment within a certain range or for a certain time; and (h) Whether or not the applicant abandoned a previous loan application or loan commitment. (7) The Department will endeavor to record prescribed interest rates as reasonably as it is practical.

Official history and status

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 406.005 & 407.115

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 407.075 to 407. 385; Oregon Constitution Article XI-A, Section 3

History: DVA 5-2020, amend filed 07/10/2020, effective 07/11/2020 DVA 1-2020, temporary amend filed 01/21/2020, effective 01/22/2020 through 07/10/2020 DVA 3-2005, f. & cert. ef. 4-22-05 DVA 1-2005(Temp), f. 4-7-05, cert. ef. 4-8-05 thru 10-3-05 DVA 12-2004, f. & cert. ef. 9-22-04 DVA 10-2004(Temp), f. 8-18-04 cert. ef. 8-19-04 thru 10-4-04 DVA 9-2004(Temp), f. 8-5-04 cert. ef. 8-6-04 thru 10-4-04 DVA 8-2004(Temp), f. 5-10-04, cert. ef. 5-11-04 thru 10-4-04 DVA 7-2004(Temp), f. 4-28-04, cert. ef. 4-29-04 thru 10-4-04 DVA 5-2004(Temp), f. 4-6-04, cert. ef. 4-8-04 thru 10-4-04 DVA 4-2004, f. 3-25-04, cert. ef. 3-26-04 DVA 2-2004(Temp), f. 1-21-04, cert. ef. 1-22-04 thru 4-5-04 DVA 13-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-8-03 thru 4-5-04 DVA 10-2003, f. & cert. ef. 9-23-03 DVA 8-2003(Temp), f. 8-14-03, cert. ef. 8-15-03 thru 10-17-03 DVA 7-2003(Temp), f. 7-31-03, cert. ef. 8-1-03 thru 10-17-03 DVA 6-2003(Temp), f. 7-24-03, cert. ef. 7-25-03 thru 10-17-03 DVA 4-2003(Temp), f. 4-18-03, cert. ef. 4-21-03 thru 10-17-03 DVA 2-2003, f,& cert. ef. 3-24-03 DVA 1-2003(Temp), f. 1-17-03, cert. ef. 1-21-03 thru 3-24-03 DVA 8-2002(Temp), f. 9-25-02, cert. ef. 9-26-02 thru 3-24-03 DVA 6-2002, f. & cert. ef. 9-24-02 DVA 5-2002(Temp), f. 6-26-02, cert. ef. 6-27-02 thru 9-27-02 DVA 3-2002(Temp), f. 3-29-02, cert. ef. 4-1-02 thru 9-27-02 DVA 2-2002, f. & cert. ef. 2-22-02 DVA 6-2001(Temp), f. 9-7-01, cert. ef. 9-10-01 thru 3-8-02 DVA 10-2000, f. 12-5-00, cert. ef. 12-10-00 DVA 9-2000(Temp), f. 9-8-00, cert. ef. 9-11-00 thru 12-9-00 DVA 8-2000(Temp), f. 7-14-00, cert. ef. 7-17-00 thru 12-9-00 DVA 7-2000(Temp), 6-12-00 thru 12-9-00 DVA 6-2000, f. & cert. ef. 5-23-00 DVA 2-2000(Temp), f. 3-30-00, f. 3-31-00 thru 6-12-00 DVA 4-1999(Temp), f. 12-14-99, cert. ef. 12-16-99 thru 6-12-00 DVA 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 9-22-99 DVA 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-22-99 DVA 8-1998(Temp), f. 7-28-98, cert. ef. 8-1-98 thru 1-27-99 DVA 6-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-23-98 DVA 2-1998(Temp), f. 1-26-98, cert. ef. 2-2-98 thru 7-31-98 DVA 5-1997, f. & cert. ef. 10-22-97 DVA 3-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-25-97 DVA 1-1997(Temp), f. 2-4-97, cert. ef. 2-7-97 DVA -1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-22-96 DVA 14-1995(Temp), f. 10-30-95, cert. ef. 11-1-95 DVA 13-1995, f. & cert. ef. 10-23-95 DVA 6-1995(Temp), f. 6-23-95, cert. ef. 6-26-96 DVA 4-1995(Temp), f. & cert. 5-18-95 DVA 3-1995(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-11-95 DVA 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-23-95 DVA 6-1994(Temp), f. 11-15-94, cert. ef. 11-18-94 DVA 5-1994(Temp), f. 9-15-94, cert. ef. 9-20-94 DVA 4-1994, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-94 DVA 2-1994(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-15-94 DVA 1-1994, f. 1-10-94, cert. ef. 2-1-94 DVA 10-1993(Temp), f. 10-18-93, cert. ef. 11-1-93 DVA 8-1993, f. 7-30-93, cert. ef. 9-27-93 DVA 6-1993(Temp), f. 3-30-93, cert. ef. 4-1-93 DVA 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-4-93 DVA 10-1992(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-17-92 DVA 9-1992, f. & cert. ef. 8-3-92 DVA 6-1992(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-15-92 DVA 10-1985, f. 8-23-85, cert. ef. 1-1-86 DVA 5-1983, f. & cert. ef. 2-15-83 DVA 27-1982(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-15-82 DVA 15-1982, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-82 DVA 11-1982, f. 4-23-82, cert. ef. 1-1-83 DVA 3-1982(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-3-82 DVA 10-1981(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-22-81 DVA 8-1981, f. 10-30-81, cert. ef. 12-1-81 DVA 7-1981, f. 10-30-81, cert. ef. 11-1-81 DVA 5-1981(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-10-81 DVA 4-1981, f. & cert. ef. 4-16-81 DVA 2-1981(Temp), f. 3-11-81, cert. ef. 4-1-81 DVA 1-1981, f. 3-1-81, cert. ef. 4-1-81 DVA 6-1980(Temp), f. 12-19-80, cert. ef. 1-1-81 DVA 4-1980, f. & cert. ef. 12-1-80 DVA 1-1979, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-79 DVA 2-1978, f. & cert. ef. 12-1-78 DVA 50, f. 11-16-77, cert. ef. 12-1-77 DVA 49, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-77 DVA 45, f. & cert. ef. 12-1-75 DVA 40, f. 5-27-71, cert. ef. 5-27-71

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