Title 9, Mortgages and Liens

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a beneficiary that must request a resolution conference with a grantor under ORS 86.726 shall attend and participate in the resolution conference in person or by remote audio or video communication. (b)(A) A beneficia…

(1)(a) The service provider shall issue, within five days after receiving a report from a facilitator under ORS 86.732 (4), a certificate of compliance to a beneficiary that: (A) Complied with ORS 86.726, 86.729 and 86.732; (B) Submitted the materials required under ORS 86.729 (4…

(1) The Attorney General shall: (a) Appoint and enter into an agreement with a service provider to coordinate and manage a program to implement the provisions of ORS 86.726, 86.729, 86.732 and 86.736. (b) Enter into an agreement for information technology goods or services. (c) R…

(1) The Foreclosure Avoidance Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Foreclosure Avoidance Fund consists of moneys the Attorney General collects or receives for the purpose of paying the expenses of coordinating a program to im…

(1)(a) Whether or not a beneficiary participates in a resolution conference under ORS 86.726, if the beneficiary determines that a grantor of a residential trust deed is not eligible for a foreclosure avoidance measure or that the grantor has not complied with the terms of a fore…

A trustee may not foreclose a trust deed by advertisement and sale in the manner provided in ORS 86.764 to 86.782 unless: (1) The trust deed, any assignments of the trust deed by the trustee or the beneficiary and any appointment of a successor trustee are recorded in the mortgag…

(1) If a notice of default is recorded for property that is subject to a residential trust deed, the sender of a notice of sale under ORS 86.764 shall, on or before the date the notice of sale is served or mailed, give notice under this section to the grantor by both first class …

(1) A grantor shall have the same rights possessed by the holder of a junior lien or interest who was omitted as a party defendant in a judicial foreclosure proceeding if: (a) The notice required by ORS 86.756 is not sent to the grantor; (b) The grantor does not actually receive …

(1) After recording a notice of default as provided in ORS 86.752 and at least 120 days before the day the trustee conducts the sale, notice of the sale with the contents described in ORS 86.771 must be served pursuant to ORCP 7 D(2) and 7 D(3) or mailed by both first class and c…

(1) If the trustee fails to give notice of the sale to a person entitled to notice under ORS 86.764 (2)(c), and the person did not have actual notice of the sale at least 25 days before the date on which the trustee conducted the sale, the omitted person has the same rights that …

The notice of sale must: (1) List the names of the grantor, trustee and beneficiary in the trust deed, and the mailing address of the trustee. (2) Describe the property the trust deed covers. (3) Identify the book and page of the mortgage records that record the trust deed. (4) S…

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the notice prescribed in ORS 86.771 must be served upon an occupant of the property described in the trust deed in the manner in which a summons is served pursuant to ORCP 7 D(2) and 7 D(3) at least 120 days before th…

(1) Where a trustee has commenced foreclosure of a trust deed by advertisement and sale, the grantor, the grantor’s successor in interest to all or any part of the trust property, any beneficiary under a subordinate trust deed, or any person having a subordinate lien or encumbran…

(1)(a) A trustee shall hold a trustee’s sale on the date and at the time and place designated in the notice of sale given under ORS 86.764. The designated time of the trustee’s sale must be after 9 a.m. and before 4 p.m., based on the standard of time set forth in ORS 187.110, an…

(1) Not later than 15 days before the date of a sale of property set forth in the notice of sale under ORS 86.771, the grantor, an occupant, a holder of a junior lien or any other person interested in bidding at the sale may send a written request to the trustee requesting that t…

(1) The written statement of information provided by a trustee under ORS 86.786 shall include: (a) A statement of the exact amount required, as of a specified date, to cure the default or satisfy the obligation, including the costs of foreclosure, trustee fees, attorney fees and …

The trustee shall apply the proceeds of the trustee’s sale as follows: (1) To the expenses of the sale, including the compensation of the trustee, and a reasonable charge by the attorney. (2) To the obligation secured by the trust deed. (3) To all persons having recorded liens su…

(1) If, under ORS 86.705 to 86.815, a trustee sells property covered by a trust deed, the trustee’s sale forecloses and terminates the interest in the property that belongs to a person to which notice of the sale was given under ORS 86.764 and 86.774 or to a person that claims an…

The trustee’s deed to the purchaser at the trustee’s sale shall contain, in addition to a description of the property conveyed, a recital of the facts concerning the default, the notice given, the conduct of the sale and the receipt of the purchase money from the purchaser. [Form…

When the trustee’s deed is recorded in the deed records of the county or counties where the property described in the deed is situated, the recitals contained in the deed and in the affidavits required under ORS 86.774 (3) and (4) shall be prima facie evidence in any court of the…

At any time subsequent to the recordation of a trust deed and prior to a recording of notice of default under the deed, any person desiring a copy of any notice of default or any notice of sale under a trust deed as provided in ORS 86.764 (1) may cause to be filed for record in t…

The charge of a trustee for the performance of powers and duties of foreclosure by advertisement and sale imposed under ORS 86.705 to 86.815 shall not exceed 50 percent of the compensation allowable to a personal representative under ORS 116.173 (3) or a minimum charge of $100. S…

(1) As used in this section, “nonprofit entity” means a nonprofit corporation that is organized in this state and that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a subsidiary or agent of the nonprofit corporation. (2) Except as provided in su…

The foreclosure of a trust deed by advertisement and sale or the foreclosure of a trust deed by judicial procedure shall be commenced within the time, including extensions, provided by ORS 88.110 and 88.120 for the foreclosure of a mortgage on real property. [Formerly 86.725] PEN…

Violation of ORS 86.040 is a Class B misdemeanor. [Amended by 1961 c.726 §410; 2011 c.597 §154] _______________

ORS 86A.095 to 86A.198 may be cited as the “Oregon Mortgage Lender Law.” [Formerly 59.980]

As used in ORS 86A.095 to 86A.198: (1) “Fraud,” “deceit” and “defraud” are not limited to common-law deceit. (2) “License” means a license issued to a mortgage banker or mortgage broker under ORS 86A.095 to 86A.198. (3)(a) “Mortgage banker” means a person that for compensation or…

(1) It is unlawful for any person to engage in residential mortgage transactions in this state as a mortgage banker or mortgage broker unless the person is licensed under ORS 86A.095 to 86A.198. A person who is a mortgage banker or mortgage broker under ORS 86A.100, but who does …

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services by rule shall establish procedures for licensing mortgage bankers or mortgage brokers. The director may coordinate licensing with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. (2) An applicant for a lic…

(1) An initial license expires one year after the date of issuance unless the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services establishes a different expiration date to coordinate with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. (2) The director by rule sh…

(1) A mortgage banker or mortgage broker shall make and keep accounts, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books and other records that the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services by rule or order prescribes. The mortgage banker or mortgage broker shall preser…

Except as provided in ORS 86A.118, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may by order deny, suspend, condition or revoke a license if the director finds that the applicant or licensee: (1) Is insolvent, either in the sense that the liabilities of the ap…

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may enter an order against the applicant or licensee under ORS 86A.115 if any partner, officer or director of a mortgage banker or mortgage broker, any person occupying a similar status or performing similar functio…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may cancel an application or license if the director finds that the applicant or licensee: (a) Has ceased to do business as a mortgage banker or mortgage broker; (b) Has failed to maintain a corporate surety bon…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has general supervision and control over mortgage loan originators, mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers that reside or do business in this state and that engage in an activity that is subject to the provisions…

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services: (1) May make such public or private investigations within or outside this state as the director deems necessary to determine whether a person has violated any provision of ORS 86A.095 to 86A.198 or any rule or orde…

(1) Whenever the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has reasonable cause to believe that a person has been engaged or is engaging in any violation of any provision of ORS 86A.095 to 86A.198 or any rule or order of the director, the director may bring sui…

(1) When the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services ascertains that the assets or capital of any mortgage banker or mortgage broker is impaired, or that the mortgage banker’s or mortgage broker’s affairs are in an unsound condition, the director may take pos…

(1) In accordance with this section and ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may from time to time make, amend and rescind such rules as are necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 86A.095 to 86A.198, including but not limited to …

(1) Except as provided in ORS 183.745, upon the entry of an order under ORS 86A.095 to 86A.198, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall promptly give appropriate notice of the order as provided in this subsection. The notice shall state that a heari…

(1) A person aggrieved by an order of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services which has been the subject of a timely application for hearing before the director shall be entitled to judicial review of the order under ORS chapter 183. (2) A judgment of a r…

(1) For the purpose of an investigation or proceeding under ORS 86A.095 to 86A.198, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence and require the production of boo…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall furnish to any person, upon payment of a fee established by rule, copies of any document which is a matter of public record. Certified copies shall be furnished upon request. In a proceeding or prosecution…

(1) A person that employs a mortgage loan originator or under the provisions of ORS 86A.200 to 86A.239 should employ a mortgage loan originator is liable as provided in subsection (2) of this section for an ascertainable loss of money or property, real or personal, in a residenti…

It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, in connection with the conduct of a mortgage banker or mortgage broker business: (1) To employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud; (2) Knowingly to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a mat…

(1) Each mortgage banker or mortgage broker shall maintain in this state one or more separate bank accounts that shall be designated a Clients’ Trust Account in which all trust funds received or handled by the mortgage banker or mortgage broker shall be deposited unless, pursuant…

(1) Each mortgage banker or mortgage broker, at the time a Clients’ Trust Account is opened under ORS 86A.157, shall provide the bank in which the account is opened with a notice in substantially the following form: ________________________________________________________________…

A mortgage banker or mortgage broker shall not use or cause to be published any advertisement that: (1) Contains any false, misleading or deceptive statement or representation; or (2) Identifies the mortgage banker or mortgage broker by any name other than the name listed on the …

(1) Every licensed mortgage banker and mortgage broker shall designate and maintain a principal place of business for the transaction of business. (2) If a licensed mortgage banker or mortgage broker intends to transact business at any place other than the principal place of busi…

Prior to the closing of any mortgage loan or any mortgage banking loan, the mortgage banker or mortgage broker shall supply the borrower with a disclosure as required by the real estate lending provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. and Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. Part 226. [Formerly 5…