North Dakota Century Code Title 15. Education § 15-03-04.1. Loan pool account

There is hereby created in the Bank of North Dakota a loan pool account. The board of university and school lands may purchase first mortgage farm loans made in accordance with this chapter from the Bank of North Dakota. All purchased farm loans must be managed and serviced by the Bank of North Dakota. The loans must be credited to the loan pool account and the investments, repayments, interest, and income must be credited to the various land department trust funds in the proportion that each participates therein. The loan pool account shall consist of current loans whenever possible. The board may authorize the Bank of North Dakota to renegotiate the mortgages in the loan pool account, including debt restructuring and reamortization, so long as the renegotiation is consistent with sound banking practices and the rules, regulations, and guidelines of the board. In the event foreclosures are necessary, the Bank of North Dakota shall handle foreclosures in accordance with standard banking practices and proceeds must be properly credited to the loan pool account and income accounts. The Bank of North Dakota shall charge such fee for the management of each loan as the Bank of North Dakota and the board of university and school lands shall agree. Such fee may only be deducted from interest payments received on loans. Loans purchased by the board of university and school lands may have originated in the Bank of North Dakota or other financial institutions. The Bank of North Dakota shall certify that all loans purchased by the board of university and school lands are first mortgages and that there are no prior judgments, mortgages, liens, or other encumbrances against the security for such first mortgages.