There was strong evidence in South Carolina that there were some subprime lenders routinely targeting families who could least afford high cost home loans. A number of these homeowners were elderly, poor, or uneducated. These lenders were promising loans that were “too good to be true” and pressuring borrowers to sign contracts they did not understand. On June 3, 2003, Governor Mark Sanford signed the South Carolina High Cost and Consumer Home Loan Act, which protects consumers from unconscionable lenders and loan practices. The law takes effect January 1, 2004.

• LENDERS
  • S.C. High-Cost and Consumer Home Loans Act
  • Counseling Borrowers with High Cost Home Loans*
  • Counseling Checklist for High Cost Home Loans*
  • Fast Facts for Mortgage Brokers on Predatory Lending*
  • Fee Agreement Disclosure Form*

• CONSUMERS
  • Fast Facts for Consumers on Predatory Lending*
    
    
• RELATED LINKS
  • History
• S.C. State Housing Finance & Development Authority