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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57847</law_id><section_number>6.2-326</section_number><catch_line>Fees and charges in connection with loans by real estate lenders</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>6.2-1501</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="6.2">Financial Institutions and Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Interest and Usury</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Loans Exempt From Limit on Contract Rate of Interest</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A lender engaged in making real estate mortgage or deed of trust <span class="dictionary">loans</span>, other than <span class="dictionary">loans</span> subject to the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Certain loans secured by a subordinate deed of trust or mortgage" href="/6.2-327/">6.2-327</a> and <a class="law" title="Charges allowed on loan secured by subordinate mortgage" href="/6.2-328/">6.2-328</a>, may: <a id="paragraph-211796" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-326/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Charge or collect in advance from the borrower a <span class="dictionary">loan</span> fee as agreed between the parties; and <a id="paragraph-211797" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-326/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Require the borrower to pay the reasonable and necessary charges in connection with making the <span class="dictionary">loan</span>, including the cost of title examination, title insurance, recording and filing fees, taxes, insurance, including mortgage guaranty insurance, appraisals, credit reports, surveys, drawing of papers, and closing the <span class="dictionary">loan</span>. <a id="paragraph-211798" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-326/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The fees and charges permitted by this section and other sections of this chapter are in addition to those permitted by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Certain loans secured by first deed of trust or mortgage" href="/6.2-325/">6.2-325</a> and may be added to the principal of the <span class="dictionary">loan</span>, and shall not be considered in determining whether a <span class="dictionary">loan</span> <span class="dictionary">contract</span> is usurious. <a id="paragraph-211799" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-326/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1987, c. 622, &#xA7; 6.1-330.70; 1990, c. 3; 2010, c. 794.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
