58-18-9: Required determinations of the authority.

The authority shall not make loans to mortgage lenders pursuant to Section 58-18-6 NMSA 1978 or purchase mortgage loans pursuant to Section 58-18-7 NMSA 1978 until the authority has determined:

A. that the supply of funds available in the private banking system in the state for residential mortgages is inadequate to meet the demand of persons of low or moderate income for residential mortgage financing; and

B. that the purchase of mortgages or making of loans by the authority will alleviate the inadequate supply of residential mortgage money in the state's banking system.