ORS 407.335: Rate of interest payable by transferee; limit on transfers; rules.

(1) The rate of interest referred to in ORS 407.275 (2) shall be prescribed periodically by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, taking into consideration the solvency of the loan program and the interest rates currently prevailing in this state for loans secured by residential property. However, a transfer may not be made at a rate lower than the interest rate existing on the loan immediately prior to the transfer. (2) When the department considers it necessary to change the rate of interest under subsection (1) of this section, the department, after 30 days’ notice to the public, may prescribe a new rate under this section. (3) During the term of a loan for which the interest rate was initially prescribed under subsection (1) of this section, the department may periodically prescribe the interest rate to be paid by the transferee. However, the interest rate for such loans may not at any time be less than the rate initially prescribed under subsection (1) of this section nor exceed a rate which is one percent higher than the rate initially prescribed under subsection (1) of this section. (4) The department may prescribe the interest rate to be paid by the transferee at a rate greater than the rate described in subsection (3) of this section, but only to the extent necessary to avoid invoking the provisions of section 4, Article XI-A of the Oregon Constitution. (5) Except for a sale or transfer to the original borrower, the surviving spouse, unremarried former spouse, surviving child or stepchild of the original borrower, or a veteran eligible for a loan under this chapter and Article XI-A of the Oregon Constitution, only one sale or transfer of the property referred to in ORS 407.275 (2) is permitted after July 20, 1983. In the event of a second sale or transfer of the property, or any part thereof, the entire unpaid balance of the loan for the property may become immediately due and payable at the discretion of the department as prescribed by rule. [Formerly 407.073; 1987 c.221 §8; 1987 c.653 §1; 1989 c.490 §1; 2005 c.625 §38]