Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§27 Mortgage Lending Business Defined
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 27
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Organizations funding/refinancing real‑estate debt, including private mortgage companies/subsidiaries, affecting interstate or foreign commerce, are mortgage lending businesses.
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Title 18, §27
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In this title, the term “mortgage lending business” means an organization which finances or refinances any debt secured by an interest in real estate, including private mortgage companies and any subsidiaries of such organizations, and whose activities affect interstate or foreign commerce.
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18 U.S.C. § 27
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102