Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 6-09.8 - Beginning Farmer Loan Guarantee Program

• Bank: means any national bank, national banking association, corporation, state bank, state banking association, or savings bank, whether organized under the laws of this state or of the United States, engaged in the business of banking. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
• board: when used in this title includes the state banking board and the state credit union board. See North Dakota Code 6-01-03
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33