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Div. 9.DIVISION 9. CALIFORNIA FINANCING LAW
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Definitions
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(a)“Branch office license” means a license to engage in business as a finance lender or broker at a location other than the location identified in a finance lender or broker license application or amended application.
(b)“Depository institution” has the same meaning as in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and includes any credit union.
(c)“Federal banking agencies” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(d)“Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry” means a mortgage licensing system developed and maintained by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American Associa
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(a)
“Branch office license” means a license to engage in business as a finance lender or broker at a location other than the location identified in a finance lender or broker license application or amended application.
(b)
“Depository institution” has the same meaning as in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and includes any credit union.
(c)
“Federal banking agencies” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(d)
“Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry” means a mortgage licensing system developed and maintained by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators for the licensing and registration of licensed mortgage loan originators.
(e)
“Residential mortgage loan” means any loan primarily for personal, family, or household use that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other equivalent consensual security interest on a dwelling, as defined in Section 103(v) of the federal Truth in Lending Act, or residential real estate upon which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling. “Dwelling” means a residential structure that contains one to four units, whether or not that structure is attached to real
property. The term includes an individual condominium unit, cooperative unit, mobilehome, or trailer, if it is used as a residence.
(f)
“SAFE Act” means the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-289).
(g)
“Unique identifier” means a number or other identifier assigned by protocols established by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.
(h)
For purposes of Sections 22109.2, 22109.3, and 22109.5, “nontraditional mortgage product” means any mortgage product other than a 30-year fixed rate mortgage.
(i)
For purposes of Section 22109.1, “expungement” means the subsequent order under the provisions of
Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such individual to withdraw his or her plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty or dismissing the accusation, information, or indictment. With respect to criminal convictions in another state, that state’s definition of expungement will apply.