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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55426</law_id><section_number>38.2-205.1</section_number><catch_line>Temporary contracts of insurance permitted</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Provisions of a General Nature</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A lender engaged in making or servicing real estate mortgage or deed of trust loans on one to four family residences shall accept as <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of insurance a temporary written <span class="dictionary">contract</span> of insurance meeting the requirements of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Temporary insurance contracts; duration; what deemed to include" href="/38.2-2112/">38.2-2112</a> and issued by any duly licensed agent, broker, or <span class="dictionary">insurance company</span>. Nothing herein prohibits the lender from disapproving such <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> provided such disapproval is reasonable. Such lender need not accept a binder unless such binder (i) includes the name and address of the insured, name and address of the mortgagee, a description of the insured <span class="dictionary">collateral</span>, and a provision that it may not be cancelled within the term of the binder except upon ten days&#x2019; written notice to the mortgagee; (ii) is accompanied by a paid receipt for one year&#x2019;s premium, except in the case of the renewal of a policy subsequent to the closing of a loan; and (iii) includes an undertaking of agent to use his best efforts to have the company <span class="dictionary">issue</span> a policy within forty-five days, unless the binder is cancelled. The <span class="dictionary">Bureau of Insurance</span> may by administrative letter require binders to contain such additional information as may be necessary to permit such binders to comply with the reasonable requirements of the Federal National Mortgage Association or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation for purchase of mortgage loans.</p></section></text><history>1987, c. 10.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
