Digest: Lets a lender who gives a lump sum as the loan in a reverse mortgage get only that part of the total equity in the house to which the lump sum is equal at the time the lender gives the lump sum. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4)
Allows a lender that, in a reverse mortgage, provides a lump sum in exchange for a claim upon the equity of a property to claim as the lender's equity, and receive as proceeds in a sale of the property, not more than the percentage of the total equity in the property to which the lump sum is equivalent on the date the lender provides the lump sum.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 86A.196