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12 U.S.C. § 2802

Title 12 Chapter 29 Current through PL 118-3 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 2802. Definitions

For purposes of this chapter—

  • (1) the term “Bureau” means the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection;
  • (2) the term “mortgage loan” means a loan which is secured by residential real property or a home improvement loan;
  • (3) the term “depository institution”—
    • (A) means—
      • (i) any bank (as defined in section 1813(a)(1) of this title );
      • (ii) any savings association (as defined in section 1813(b)(1) of this title ); and
      • (iii) any credit union,
    • (B) includes any other lending institution (as defined in paragraph (4) 1 1 So in original. Probably should be “paragraph (5)”. ) other than any institution described in subparagraph (A);
  • (4) the term “completed application” means an application in which the creditor has received the information that is regularly obtained in evaluating applications for the amount and type of credit requested;
  • (5) the term “other lending institutions” means any person engaged for profit in the business of mortgage lending;
  • (6) the term “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and
  • (7) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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