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§2810 Disclosure by Secretary; commencement, scope, etc.

Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 29— - HOME MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE › § 2810

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Starting with calendar year 1980, the Secretary must publish public data for each lender that is not already covered by the chapter or is not exempt, and for lenders that made loans that are exempt. The data must be the same kind shown for covered lenders and cover loans approved or with completed applications for insurance under Title I or II of the National Housing Act. For each lender and each metropolitan area, the information must be posted at the central public data depository set up under the law. The Secretary must also release aggregate totals by census tract and summary tables that show overall lending patterns.

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Title 12, §2810

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Beginning with data for calendar year 1980, the Secretary shall make publicly available data in the Secretary’s possession for each mortgagee which is not otherwise subject to the requirements of this chapter and which is not exempt pursuant to section 2805(b) of this title (and for each mortgagee making mortgage loans exempted under section 2803(g) of this title), with respect to mortgage loans approved (or for which completed applications are received) by the Secretary for insurance under title I or II of the National Housing Act [12 U.S.C. 1702 et seq., 1707 et seq.]. Such data to be disclosed shall consist of data comparable to the data which would be disclosed if such mortgagee were subject to the requirements of section 2803 of this title. Disclosure statements containing data for each such mortgagee for a primary metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan statistical area, or consolidated metropolitan statistical area that is not comprised of designated primary metropolitan statistical areas shall, at a minimum, be publicly available at the central depository of data established pursuant to section 2803(f) of this title for such primary metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan statistical area, or consolidated metropolitan statistical area that is not comprised of designated primary metropolitan statistical areas. The Secretary shall also compile and make publicly available aggregate data for such mortgagees by census tract, and tables indicating aggregate lending patterns, in a manner comparable to the information required to be made publicly available in accordance with section 2809 of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The National Housing Act, referred to in text, is act June 27, 1934, ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1246. Titles I and II of the Act are classified generally to subchapters I (§ 1702 et seq.) and II (§ 1707 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 13 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1701 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1989—Pub. L. 101–73 inserted “(or for which completed applications are received)” after “approved”. 1988—Pub. L. 100–242 inserted “(and for each mortgagee making mortgage loans exempted under section 2803(g) of this title)” after “section 2805(b) of this title”. 1983—Pub. L. 98–181 substituted “primary metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan statistical area, or consolidated metropolitan statistical area that is not comprised of designated primary metropolitan statistical areas” for “standard metropolitan statistical areas” in two places.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1989 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–73 applicable to each calendar year beginning after Dec. 31, 1989, see section 1211(k) of Pub. L. 101–73, set out as a note under section 2802 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–242 applicable to the portion of calendar year 1988 that begins Aug. 19, 1988, and to each calendar year beginning after Dec. 31, 1988, see section 565(a)(4) of Pub. L. 100–242, as amended, set out as a note under section 2802 of this title.

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 2810

Title 12Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73