Sec. 2306.553. PURPOSES.

(a) The public purpose of the corporation is to perform activities and services that the corporation's board of directors determines will promote the public health, safety, and welfare through the provision of adequate, safe, and sanitary housing primarily for individuals and families of low, very low, and extremely low income and for persons who are eligible for loans under the home loan program provided by Section 2306.5621. The activities and services shall include engaging in mortgage banking activities and lending transactions and acquiring, holding, selling, or leasing real or personal property.

(b) The corporation's primary public purpose is to facilitate the provision of housing by issuing qualified 501(c)(3) bonds and qualified residential rental project bonds and by making affordable loans to individuals and families of low, very low, and extremely low income and to persons who are eligible for loans under the home loan program provided by Section 2306.5621. The corporation may make first lien, single family purchase money mortgage loans for single family homes only to individuals and families of low, very low, and extremely low income if the individual's or family's household income is not more than the greater of 60 percent of the median income for the state, as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or 60 percent of the area median family income, adjusted for family size, as defined by that department. The corporation may make loans for multifamily developments if:

(1) at least 40 percent of the units in a multifamily development are affordable to individuals and families with incomes at or below 60 percent of the median family income, adjusted for family size; or

(2) at least 20 percent of the units in a multifamily development are affordable to individuals and families with incomes at or below 50 percent of the median family income, adjusted for family size.

(c) To the extent reasonably practicable, the corporation shall use the services of banks, community banks, savings banks, thrifts, savings and loan associations, private mortgage companies, nonprofit organizations, and other lenders for the origination of all loans contemplated by this subchapter and assist the lenders in providing credit primarily to individuals and families of low, very low, and extremely low income.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.66(d), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1041, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1194, Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 332, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1050, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 196 (H.B. 1007), Sec. 5, eff. May 27, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 674 (S.B. 132), Sec. 10(b), eff. June 17, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 674 (S.B. 132), Sec. 12, eff. June 17, 2005.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (H.B. 618), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 544 (S.B. 1185), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1108 (H.B. 3552), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 11.025, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 405 (S.B. 286), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 1553), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.