§1010 — Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure | U.S. Code

Summary

Lying or using fake papers to get a loan that will be insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a crime. That covers trying to get a new loan, an extension or renewal, a change or release of the loan’s security (like the house used to back the loan), or trying to influence HUD. It also covers altering, forging, or passing off false documents, or willfully saying property, assets, or income are worth more than they really are. Someone who does any of these things can be fined under federal law, sent to jail for up to two years, or both.

Title 18, §1010

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Whoever, for the purpose of obtaining any loan or advance of credit from any person, partnership, association, or corporation with the intent that such loan or advance of credit shall be offered to or accepted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for insurance, or for the purpose of obtaining any extension or renewal of any loan, advance of credit, or mortgage insured by such Department, or the acceptance, release, or substitution of any security on such a loan, advance of credit, or for the purpose of influencing in any way the action of such Department, makes, passes, utters, or publishes any statement, knowing the same to be false, or alters, forges, or counterfeits any instrument, paper, or document, or utters, publishes, or passes as true any instrument, paper, or document, knowing it to have been altered, forged, or counterfeited, or willfully overvalues any security, asset, or income, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on section 1731(a) of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking (June 27, 1934, ch. 847, § 512(a), 48 Stat. 1265; Feb. 3, 1938, ch. 13, § 9, 52 Stat. 24). Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of “principal” in section 2 of this title. “$5,000” was substituted for “$3,000” to make this section more consistent in its punishment provisions with comparable sections. (See section 1008 of this title.) Minor changes in phraseology were made.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000”. 1967—Pub. L. 90–19 included reference to Department of Housing and Urban Development in section catchline and substituted in text “Department of Housing and Urban Development” for “Federal Housing Administration” and “Department” for “Administration” in two places, respectively.

§1010 Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration transactions