Cal. FIN § 7461

This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 7461, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.

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Official statutory text

The provisions of any deed of trust or mortgage on real property which authorize an association, federal association, affiliate or service corporation of an association or federal association, or any successor in interest thereto, to accelerate the maturity date of the principal and interest on any loan secured thereby or to exercise any power of sale or other remedy contained therein upon the failure of the trustor or mortgagor to pay, at the times provided for under the terms of the deed of trust or mortgage, any taxes, rents, assessments, or insurance premiums with respect to the property or the loan, or any advances made by the association, federal association, affiliate or service corporation of an association or federal association, or any successor in interest thereto, shall be enforceable whether or not impairment of the security interest in the property has resulted from the failure of the trustor or mortgagor to so pay the taxes, rents, assessments, insurance premiums, or advances.

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