Definitions
12 U.S.C. § 2802
in effectFor 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, which makes federally related mortgage loans as determined by the Board; and (B) includes any other lending institution (as defined in paragraph (4) 11 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.
Source: OLRC USLMURL: https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/95/xml_usc12@119-95.zipFetched: 6/3/2026
