MODEL ADJUSTABLE RATE NOTE FORM
(HOME EQUITY CONVERSION)
FHA Case No.
ADJUSTABLE RATE NOTE
[Date]
[Property Address]
1. DEFINITIONS
"Borrower" means each person signing at the end of this Note.
"Lender" means and its successors
and assigns. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development or his or her authorized representatives.
2.BORROWER'S PROMISE TO PAY; INTEREST
In return for amounts to be advanced by Lender to or for the benefit
of Borrower under the terms of a Home Equity Conversion Loan Agreement
dated , 19 ("Loan Agreement"), Borrower promises
to pay to the order of Lender a principal amount equal to the sum of all
Loan Advances made under the Loan Agreement with interest. Interest will
be charged on unpaid principal at the rate of percent ( %) per year
until the full amount of principal has been paid. The interest rate may
change in accordance with Paragraph 5 of this Note. Accrued interest shall
be added to the principal balance as a Loan Advance at the end of each
month.
3.PROMISE TO PAY SECURED
Borrower's promise to pay is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or
similar security instrument that is dated the same date as this Note and
called the "Security Instrument." That Security Instrument protects the
Lender from losses which might result if Borrower defaults under this Note.
4.MANNER OF PAYMENT
(A)Time
Borrower shall pay all outstanding principal and accrued
interest to Lender upon receipt of a notice by Lender requiring immediate
payment in full, as provided in Paragraph 7 of this Note.
(B)Place
Payment shall be made at or
any such other place as Lender may designate in writing by notice to
Borrower.
(C)Limitation of Liability
Borrower shall have no personal liability for payment of the
debt. Lender shall enforce the debt only through sale of the Property
covered by the Security Instrument ("Property"). If this Note is
assigned to the Secretary, the Borrower shall not be liable for any
difference between the mortgage insurance benefits paid to Lender and
the outstanding indebtedness, including accrued interest, owed by
Borrower at the time of the assignment.
5.INTEREST RATE CHANGES 1/
(A)Change Date
The interest rate may change on the first day of , 19 ,
and on that day of each succeeding year. "Change Date" means each date on
which the interest rate could change.
(B)The Index
Beginning with the first Change Date, the interest rate will be
based on an Index "Index" means the weekly average yield on United
States Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one
year, as made available by the Federal Reserve Board. "Current Index"
means the most recent Index figure available 30 days before the Change
Date. If the Index (as defined above) is no longer available, Lender
will use as a new Index any index prescribed by the Secretary. Lender
will give Borrower notice of the new Index.
(C)Calculation of Interest Rate Changes
Before each Change Date, Lender will calculate a new interest
rate by adding a margin of percentage points ( %) to the current
Index. /2 Subject to the limits stated in Paragraph 5(D) of this
Note, this amount will be the new interest rate until the next Change
Date.
(D)Limits on Interest Rate Changes
The interest rate will never increase or decrease by more than two percentage points (2.0%) on any single Change Date. The interest
rate will never be more than five percentage points (5.0%) higher or
lower than the initial interest rate stated in Paragraph 2 of this
Note.
(E)Notice of Changes
Lender will give notice to Borrower of any change in the
interest rate. The notice must be given at least 25: days before the new
interest rate takes effect, and must set forth (i) the date of the
notice, (ii) the Change Date, (iii) the old interest rate, (iv) the
new interest rate, (v) the Current Index, (vi) the method of
calculating the adjusted interest rate, and (vii) any other
information which may be required by law from time to time.
(F)Effective Date of Changes
A new interest rate calculated in accordance with paragraphs
5(C) and 5(D) of this Note will become effective on the Change Date, unless
the Change Date occurs less than 25 days after Lender has given the
required notice. If the interest rate calculated in accordance with
Paragraphs 5(C) and 5(D) of this Note decreased, but Lender failed to
give timely notice of the decrease and applied a higher rate than the
rate which should have been stated in a timely notice, then Lender
shall recalculate the principal balance owed under this Note so it
does not reflect any excessive interest.
6.BORROWER'S RIGHT TO PREPAY
A Borrower receiving monthly payments under the Loan Agreement has the
right to pay the debt evidenced by this Note, in whole or in part, without
charge or penalty on the first day of any month. Otherwise, a Borrower has
the right to pay the debt evidenced by this Note, in whole or in part,
without charge or penalty after giving Lender two weeks notice. Any amount
of debt prepaid will first be applied to reduce the principal balance of
the Second Note described in Paragraph 11 of this Note and then to reduce
the principal balance of this Note.
All prepayments of the principal balance shall be applied by Lender as
follows:
First, to that portion of the principal balance representing
aggregate payments for mortgage insurance premiums;
Second, to that portion of the principal balance representing
aggregate payments for servicing fees;
Third, to that portion of the principal balance representing
accrued interest due under the Note; and
Fourth, to the remaining portion of the principal balance. A
Borrower may specify whether a prepayment is to be credited to
that portion of the principal balance representing monthly
payments or the line of credit. If Borrower does not designate
which portion of the principal balance is to be prepaid, Lender
shall apply any partial prepayments to an existing line of credit
or create a new line of credit.
7.IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IN FULL
(A)Death or Sale
Lender may require immediate payment in full of all outstanding
principal and accrued interest if:
(i) A Borrower dies and the Property is not the principal
residence of at least one surviving Borrower, or
(ii) A Borrower conveys all of his or her title to the Property
and no other Borrower retains title to the Property in fee simple
or on a leasehold interest as set forth in 24 CFR 206.45(a).
(B)Other Grounds
Lender may require immediate payment in full of all outstanding
principal and accrued interest, upon approval by an authorized
representative of the Secretary, if:
(i) The Property ceases to be the principal residence of a
Borrower for reasons other than death and the Property is not the
principal residence of at least one other Borrower;
(ii) For a period of longer than 12 consecutive months, a
Borrower fails to physically occupy the Property because of
physical or mental illness and the Property is not the principal
residence of at least one other Borrower; or
(iii) An obligation of the Borrower under the Security
Instrument is not performed.
(C)Payment of Costs and Expenses
If Lender has required immediate payment in full as described
above, the debt enforced through sale of the Property may include
costs and expenses, including reasonable and customary attorney's
fees, associated with enforcement of this Note to the extent not
prohibited by applicable law. Such fees and costs shall bear interest
from the date of disbursement at the same rate as the principal of
this Note.
(D)Trusts
Conveyance of a Borrower's interest in the Property to a trust
which meets the requirements of the Secretary, or conveyance of a
trust's interests in the Property to a Borrower, shall not be
considered a conveyance for purposes of this Paragraph. A trust shall
not be considered an occupant or be considered as having a principal
residence for purposes of this Paragraph.
8.WAIVERS
Borrower waives the rights of presentment and notice of dishonor.
"Presentment" means the right to require Lender to demand payment of
amounts due. "Notice of dishonor" means the right to require Lender to
give notice to other persons that amounts due have not been paid.
9.GIVING OF NOTICES
Unless applicable law requires a different method, any notice that
must be given to Borrower under this Note will be given by delivering it or
by mailing it by first class mail to Borrower at the property address above
or at a different address if Borrower has given Lender a notice of
Borrower's different address.
Any notice that must be given to Lender under this Note will be given
by first class mail to Lender at the address stated in Paragraph 4(B) or at
an different address if Borrower is given a notice of that different
address.
10.OBLIGATIONS OF PERSONS UNDER THIS NOTE
If more than one person signs this Note, each person is fully
obligated to keep all of the promises made in this Note. Lender may
enforce its rights under this Note only through sale of the Property.
11.RELATIONSHIP TO SECOND NOTE
(A)Second Note
Because Borrower will be required to repay amounts which the
Secretary may make to or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to Section
255(i)(1)(A) of the National Housing Act and the Loan Agreement, the
Secretary has required Borrower to grant a Second Note to the
Secretary.
(B)Relationship of Secretary Payments to this Note
Payments made by the Secretary shall not be included in the debt
due under this Note unless:
(i)This Note is assigned to the Secretary; or
(ii) The Secretary accepts reimbursements by the Lender for all
payments made by the Secretary.
If the circumstances described in (i) or (ii) occur, then all payments
by the Secretary, including interest on the payments, shall be
included in the debt.
(C)Effect on Borrower
Where there is no assignment or reimbursement as described in
(B)(i) or (ii), and the Secretary makes payments to Borrower, then
Borrower shall not:
(i) Be required to pay amounts owed under this Note until the
Secretary has required payment in full of all outstanding
principal and accrued interest under the Second Note held by the
Secretary, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph
7 of this Note; or
(ii) Be obligated to pay interest or shared appreciation under
this Note at any time, whether accrued before or after the
payments by the Secretary, and whether or not accrued interest
has been included in the principal balance of this Note,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraphs 2 or 5 of
this Note or any Allonge to this Note.
12.SHARED APPRECIATION /3
If Borrower has executed a Shared Appreciation Allonge, the covenants
of the Allonge shall be incorporated into and supplement the covenants of
this Note as if the Allonge were a part of this Note.
BY SIGNING BELOW, Borrower accepts and agrees to the terms and covenants
contained in this Note. /4, /5
___________________________ (SEAL)
Borrower
___________________________ (SEAL)
Borrower
Footnotes for Model Adjustable Rate Note Form (Home Equity Conversion)
1. The Model Adjustable Rate Note Form is designed for mortgages with
interest rates that adjust annually, subject to annual and lifetime caps on
increases. If the mortgage has interest rates that adjust monthly subject
only to a lifetime cap, the following modifications to the Model Adjustable
Rate Note Form are mandatory:
(a)Change Paragraph 5(A) to read:
(A)Change Date
The interest rate may change on the first day of ,
19 , and on the first day of each succeeding month. "Change Date"
means each date on which the interest rate could change.
(b)Change Paragraph 5(C) to read:
(C)Calculation of Interest Rate Changes
Before each Change Date, Lender will calculate a new
interest rate by adding a margin of percentage points ( %)
to the current Index. /2 Subject to the limit stated in
Paragraph 5(D) of this Note, this amount will be the new interest
rate until the next Change Date.
(c)Change Paragraph 5(D) to read:
(D)Limit on Interest Rate
The interest rate will never increase above percent ( %).
2. If Lender intends to round the interest rate, the phrase "and rounding
the sum to the nearest one-eighth of one percentage point (0.125%)" shall
be added.
3. The paragraph may be omitted if Lender does not offer a shared
appreciation mortgage.
4.Include any required or customary form of authentication.
5. The model note is a multistate form which requires adaption for the
following jurisdictions:
(a) Alaska. Add the Borrower's Post Office address, if different
from the property address.
(b) Kansas. Delete "including reasonable and customary attorney's
fees" from Paragraph 7(C).
(c) Kentucky. Paragraph 7(C) should be changed to read: "If Lender
has required immediate payment in full as described above, the debt
enforced through sale of the Property may include $500.00 for costs
and expenses for enforcing this Note. Such costs and expenses shall
bear interest from the date of disbursement at the same rate as the
principal of this Note."
(d) Louisiana. Add the following text following the Borrower's
signature lines:
"NE VARIETUR" for identification with a mortgage given before me
on ___________, 19___.
________________________
Notary qualified in ________________________ Parish, Louisiana.
(e)Puerto Rico. Mortgages and notes in Puerto Rico, together with
any associated riders or allonges, shall have alternating English
and Spanish lines so that the complete text of each document
appears in both languages. Mortgagees should contact the HUD
Caribbean Office to obtain model Puerto Rico documents that
contain both languages and contain other adaptations of the
regular model forms that have been approved by the Caribbean
Office.
(f) Virginia. The first sentence of Paragraph 8 should be changed to
read: "Borrower and any other person who has obligations under this
Note waive the right of presentment and notice of dishonor, and waive
the homestead exemption."
After the Borrower's signature lines, add:
This is to certify that this is the Note described in and secured
by a Deed of Trust dated ______________, 19___ on the Property
located in ____________________, Virginia.
My Commission expires:
________________________
Notary Public
File Type | application/msword |
File Title | MODEL ADJUSTABLE RATE NOTE FORM |
Author | h19444 |
Last Modified By | h19444 |
File Modified | 2007-09-25 |
File Created | 2007-09-25 |