In each housing finance company, the specific controller referred to in Article L. 513-23 ensures that the company complies with Articles L. 513-28 to L. 513-30.
It also verifies that the housing loans granted or financed by the housing finance company comply with the purpose defined in Article L. 513-28 and meet the conditions set out in Articles L. 513-29 and L. 513-30. In addition, for housing finance bonds for which the housing finance company wishes to obtain the label or has obtained the label of high-quality covered bonds mentioned in Article L. 513-26-1, it shall verify compliance with the requirements of Article 129 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013 under the conditions defined by order of the Minister for the Economy.
When the housing loans granted or financed by the housing finance company are backed by a guarantee from a credit institution, finance company or insurance company included in the scope of consolidation defined in Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, to which the housing finance company belongs, the Specific Controller is authorised to carry out any documentary and on-site inspection in order to determine whether the risk assessment methods implemented by this credit institution or insurance company are appropriate.