Section 15 of The Banking Act CAP 488: Mortgage finance companies

(1) A mortgage finance company shall make loans—
(a) for the purpose of the acquisition, construction, improvement, development, alteration or adaptation for a particular purpose of land in Kenya; and
(b) the repayment of which, with interest and other charges, is secured by first mortgage or charge over land with or without additional security or personal or other guarantees.
(2) Subject to this Act, a mortgage finance company may grant other types of credit facilities against securities other than land and may engage in other prudent investment activities.
(3) Deleted by Act No. 7 of 2001, s. 3.
(4) Deleted by Act No. 7 of 2001, s. 3.

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