{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-183c-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183C, § 16","heading":"Default in connection with refinancing","body":"Section 16. A lender shall not recommend or encourage default on an existing loan or other debt prior to and in connection with the closing or planned closing of a high-cost home mortgage loan that refinances all or any portion of the existing loan or debt.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 183C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter183C/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:24Z","sha256":"10cf804acda68e2782a83edec12ce6e68d40d79a2e603acacb863902b75a2201","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-183c-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-183c-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}