Section 22012 Of Article 1. Definitions From California Financial Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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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.