§ 103.10 - What lenders are eligible under the Program?

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Except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section, a lender is eligible under the Program, and may be considered for BIA approval, if the lender is:

Regularly engaged in the business of making loans;

Capable of evaluating and servicing loans in accordance with reasonable and prudent industry standards; and

Otherwise reasonably acceptable to BIA.

The following lenders are not qualified to issue loans under the Program:

An agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government;

A lender that borrows money from any Federal Government source, other than the Federal Reserve Bank System, for purposes of relending;

A lender that does not include the interest on loans it makes in gross income, for purposes of chapter 1, title 26 of the United States Code; and

A lender that does not keep any ownership interest in loans it originates.