18 U.S.C. § 27
Section 27 · Mortgage lending business defined
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 407 F. Supp. 451 - Turner v. American Bar Ass'n (1975)
Most recently applied in HILL v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Et Al. (June 2019)
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.