The origination or offering of financing for residential real property has a direct, valuable and immediate impact upon Tennessee's consumers, Tennessee's economy, the neighborhoods and communities of this state and the housing and real estate industry. The general assembly finds that accessibility to mortgage credit is vital to the state's citizens. It is the purpose of this chapter to ensure a sound system of making residential mortgage loans through the licensing, examination and regulation of mortgage lenders, mortgage loan brokers, mortgage loan servicers and mortgage loan originators. It is also the purpose of this chapter to carry out the purposes and to be compliant with the requirements of the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq.).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-13-102
Purpose
Known as the Tennessee Residential Lending, Brokerage and Servicing Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (40 sections).
Acts 2009, ch. 499, § 8.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.