Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law of this state restricting the amount of any loan in relation to the value of the real estate or restricting the term of any such loan or restricting the rate of such loan, it is lawful for any mutual association that has been approved as a mortgagee by the federal housing administrator to obtain insurance and to make loans secured by real estate as the federal housing administrator insures or makes a commitment to insure.
§ 32-2-912, MCA