Section 1923.  


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  • For purposes of this chapter, "reverse mortgage" means a nonrecourse loan secured by real property that meets all of the following criteria:

    (a) The loan provides cash advances to a borrower based on the equity or the value in a borrower's owner-occupied principal residence.

    (b) The loan requires no payment of principal or interest until the entire loan becomes due and payable.

    (c) The loan is made by a lender licensed or chartered pursuant to the laws of this state or the United States.

(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 797, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)