As used in this chapter:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 70D-2-102

  • broker: means a person who in the regular course of business assists a person in obtaining a mortgage loan for a fee or other consideration paid directly or indirectly. See Utah Code 70D-2-102
  • Dwelling: means a residential structure attached to real property that contains one to four units including any of the following if used as a residence:
         (4)(a) a condominium unit;
         (4)(b) a cooperative unit;
         (4)(c) a manufactured home; or
         (4)(d) a house. See Utah Code 70D-1-102
  • Lender: includes a mortgage lender. See Utah Code 70D-2-102
  • Mobile home: means a transportable factory built housing unit built before June 15, 1976, in accordance with a state mobile home code that existed before the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974. See Utah Code 70D-2-102
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage: means a mortgage or deed of trust affecting real property located in this state. See Utah Code 70D-1-102
  • Mortgage lender: means an entity that performs each of the following related to originating a mortgage loan:
         (7)(a) taking and processing an application;
         (7)(b) providing a required disclosure;
         (7)(c) in some circumstances, underwriting the mortgage loan and making the final credit approval decision;
         (7)(d) closing the mortgage loan in its name;
         (7)(e) funding the mortgage loan; and
         (7)(f) selling the mortgage loan to an investor. See Utah Code 70D-2-102
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • Mortgage loan: means a loan:
              (6)(a)(i) secured by a mortgage; and
              (6)(a)(ii) made for personal, family, or household purposes. See Utah Code 70D-1-102
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Servicer: means a person who in the regular course of business assumes responsibility for servicing and accepting payments for a mortgage loan. See Utah Code 70D-2-102
  • State: means :
         (10)(a) a state, territory, or possession of the United States;
         (10)(b) the District of Columbia; or
         (10)(c) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Utah Code 70D-1-102
     (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), “broker” means a person who in the regular course of business assists a person in obtaining a mortgage loan for a fee or other consideration paid directly or indirectly.
     (1)(b) “Broker” does not include a person solely because of the person’s:

          (1)(b)(i) real estate brokerage activities; or
          (1)(b)(ii) activities as an attorney licensed to practice law in this state who, in the course of the attorney’s practice as an attorney, assists a person in obtaining a mortgage loan.
(2) “Business as a lender, broker, or servicer” means a person who engages in an act for compensation or in the expectation of compensation that makes the person a lender, broker, or servicer.
(3)

     (3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), “lender” means a person who in the regular course of business originates a loan secured by a mortgage.
     (3)(b) “Lender” includes a mortgage lender.
     (3)(c) “Lender” does not include a person who:

          (3)(c)(i) as a seller only receives one or more mortgages as security for a purchase money obligation; or
          (3)(c)(ii) only receives a mortgage as security for an obligation:

               (3)(c)(ii)(A) payable on an installment or deferred payment basis; and
               (3)(c)(ii)(B) arising out of materials furnished or services rendered in the improvement of real property.
(4) “Manufactured home” means a transportable factory built housing unit that:

     (4)(a) is constructed:

          (4)(a)(i) on or after June 15, 1976, according to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974; and
          (4)(a)(ii) in one or more sections, which:

               (4)(a)(ii)(A) in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length; or
               (4)(a)(ii)(B) when erected on site, is 400 or more square feet;
     (4)(b) is built on a permanent chassis;
     (4)(c) is designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities; and
     (4)(d) includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
(5) “Mobile home” means a transportable factory built housing unit built before June 15, 1976, in accordance with a state mobile home code that existed before the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.
(6) “Modular home” means a modular unit as defined in Section 15A-1-302.
(7) “Mortgage lender” means an entity that performs each of the following related to originating a mortgage loan:

     (7)(a) taking and processing an application;
     (7)(b) providing a required disclosure;
     (7)(c) in some circumstances, underwriting the mortgage loan and making the final credit approval decision;
     (7)(d) closing the mortgage loan in its name;
     (7)(e) funding the mortgage loan; and
     (7)(f) selling the mortgage loan to an investor.
(8) “Nationwide database” means the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, authorized under 12 U.S.C. § 5101 for federal licensing of mortgage loan originators.
(9) “Permanently affixed” means anchored to, and supported by, a permanent foundation or installed in accordance with the manufactured housing installation standard code referred to in Section 15A-1-202.
(10) “Servicer” means a person who in the regular course of business assumes responsibility for servicing and accepting payments for a mortgage loan.