§31A-4-27. Loans eligible for federal insurance or guaranty.

Banking institutions are authorized:

(a) To make such loans and advances of credit and purchases of obligations representing loans and advances of credit as are eligible for insurance or guaranty by the federal housing commissioner or United States administrator of veterans' affairs, or by any other officer, department, agency or instrumentality of the United States for the purpose of financing alterations, repairs and improvements upon real property, and to obtain such insurance or guaranty; and

(b) To make such loans secured by real property or leasehold as the federal housing commissioner or administrator of veterans' affairs or any other officer, department, board, bureau, commission, agency or instrumentality of the United States insures or guarantees or makes a commitment to insure or guarantee and to obtain such insurance or guaranty.