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§ 2200. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Commercial loan" means any loan or extension of credit that is described in subdivision 46(1), (2), or (4) of Title 9 and that is in excess of $25,000.00. The term does not include a loan or extension of credit for the purpose of farming, as defined in subdivision 6001(22) of Title 10 and does not include a loan or extension of credit for the purpose of financing an owner occupied one- to four-unit dwelling.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration.

(3) "Control" means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract other than a commercial contract for goods or nonmanagement services, or otherwise, unless the power is the result of an official position with or corporate office held by the person. Control shall be presumed to exist if any person, directly or indirectly, owns, controls, holds with the power to vote, or holds proxies representing, 10 percent or more of the voting securities or other interest of any other person.

(4) "Depository institution" has the same meaning as in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1813(c), which includes any bank and any savings association as defined in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. For purposes of this chapter, "depository institution" also includes any credit union organized and regulated as such under the laws of the United States or any state or territory of the United States.

(5) "Federal banking agencies" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor of any of these.

(6) "Holder" shall have the meaning set forth in subdivision 1-201(b)(21) of Title 9A.

(7) "Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild, including stepparents, stepchildren, stepsiblings, and adoptive relationships.

(8) "Individual" means a natural person.

(9) "Insurance company" shall mean an institution organized and regulated as such under the laws of the state of Vermont or any state or territory of the United States.

(10) "Licensee" means any person subject to the provisions of section 2201 of this title.

(11) "Loan processor or underwriter" means an individual who performs clerical or support duties as an employee at the direction of and subject to the supervision and instruction of a person licensed, or exempt from licensing, under this chapter.

(A) For purposes of this subdivision (11), the term "clerical or support duties" may include, subsequent to the receipt of a loan application:

(i) The receipt, collection, distribution, and analysis of information common for the processing or underwriting of a residential mortgage loan; and

(ii) Communicating with a consumer to obtain the information necessary for the processing or underwriting of a loan, to the extent that such communication does not include offering or negotiating loan rates or terms, or counseling consumers about residential mortgage loan rates or terms.

(B) An individual engaging solely in loan processor or underwriter activities shall not represent to the public, through advertising or other means of communicating or providing information, including the use of business cards, stationery, brochures, signs, rate lists, or other promotional items, that such individual can or will perform any of the activities of a mortgage loan originator.

(12) "Mortgage broker" means any person who for compensation or gain, or in the expectation of compensation or gain, directly or indirectly negotiates, places, assists in placement, finds or offers to negotiate, place, assist in placement or find mortgage loans, other than commercial loans, on real property for others. The term shall not include real estate brokers or salespersons, as defined in section 2211 of Title 26, who in connection with services performed in a prospective real estate transaction, provide mortgage information or assistance to a buyer, if such real estate broker or real estate salesperson is not compensated for providing such mortgage information or assistance in addition to the compensation received from the seller or buyer for such real estate brokerage activity. The term shall not include attorneys licensed to practice law in this state acting in their professional capacity. The term shall not include persons engaged in the foregoing activities solely in connection with the sale, assignment, or other transfer of one or more previously originated loans.

(13) "Mortgage loan" means a loan secured primarily by a lien against real estate.

(14) "Mortgage loan originator":

(A) Means an individual who for compensation or gain or in the expectation of compensation or gain:

(i) Takes a residential mortgage loan application; or

(ii) Offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan;

(B) Does not include:

(i) an individual engaged solely as a loan processor or underwriter, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2201(f) of this chapter;

(ii) a person or entity that only performs real estate brokerage activities and is licensed or registered in accordance with Vermont law, unless the person or entity is compensated by a buyer or a seller in addition to the compensation received for such real estate brokerage activity or is compensated by a lender, a mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator or by any agent of such lender, mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator; and

(iii) a person or entity solely involved in extensions of credit relating to timeshare plans, as that term is defined in Section 101(53D) of Title 11, United States Code.

(15) "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, or any successor to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(16) "Nontraditional mortgage product" means any mortgage product other than a 30-year fixed rate mortgage.

(17) "Person" shall have the meaning set forth in section 128 of Title 1 and includes a natural person, corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, or association.

(18) "Real estate brokerage activity" means any activity that involves offering or providing real estate brokerage services to the public, including:

(A) Acting as a real estate agent or real estate broker for a buyer, seller, lessor, or lessee of real property;

(B) Bringing together parties interested in the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property;

(C) Negotiating, on behalf of any party, any portion of a contract relating to the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property (other than in connection with providing financing with respect to any such transaction);

(D) Engaging in any activity for which a person engaged in the activity is required to be registered or licensed as a real estate agent or real estate broker under any applicable law; and

(E) Offering to engage in any activity or act in any capacity described in subdivision (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this subdivision (18).

(19) "Registered mortgage loan originator" means any individual who:

(A) meets the definition of mortgage loan originator and is an employee of:

(i) A depository institution;

(ii) A subsidiary that is:

(I) Owned and controlled by a depository institution, as determined by a federal banking agency; and

(II) Regulated by a federal banking agency; or

(iii) An institution regulated by the Farm Credit Administration; and

(B) is registered with, and maintains a unique identifier through, the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(20) "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 Truth in Lending Act) or residential real estate upon which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling (as so defined).

(21) "Residential real estate" means any real property located in Vermont, upon which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling.

(22) "Sales finance company" means any person who has purchased one or more retail installment contracts, as defined in subdivisions 2351(5) and 2401(7) of Title 9, from one or more retail sellers located in this state. Taking one or more retail installment contracts as security for a loan or loans shall not be construed as purchasing for purposes of this definition.

(23) "Unique identifier" means a number or other identifier assigned by protocols established by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. (Added 1995, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; amended 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 38(a); 1997, No. 98 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 16, 1998; 1999, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; 2009, No. 29, § 1.)

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Statutes > Vermont > Title-08 > Chapter-73 > 2200

§ 2200. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Commercial loan" means any loan or extension of credit that is described in subdivision 46(1), (2), or (4) of Title 9 and that is in excess of $25,000.00. The term does not include a loan or extension of credit for the purpose of farming, as defined in subdivision 6001(22) of Title 10 and does not include a loan or extension of credit for the purpose of financing an owner occupied one- to four-unit dwelling.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration.

(3) "Control" means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract other than a commercial contract for goods or nonmanagement services, or otherwise, unless the power is the result of an official position with or corporate office held by the person. Control shall be presumed to exist if any person, directly or indirectly, owns, controls, holds with the power to vote, or holds proxies representing, 10 percent or more of the voting securities or other interest of any other person.

(4) "Depository institution" has the same meaning as in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1813(c), which includes any bank and any savings association as defined in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. For purposes of this chapter, "depository institution" also includes any credit union organized and regulated as such under the laws of the United States or any state or territory of the United States.

(5) "Federal banking agencies" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor of any of these.

(6) "Holder" shall have the meaning set forth in subdivision 1-201(b)(21) of Title 9A.

(7) "Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild, including stepparents, stepchildren, stepsiblings, and adoptive relationships.

(8) "Individual" means a natural person.

(9) "Insurance company" shall mean an institution organized and regulated as such under the laws of the state of Vermont or any state or territory of the United States.

(10) "Licensee" means any person subject to the provisions of section 2201 of this title.

(11) "Loan processor or underwriter" means an individual who performs clerical or support duties as an employee at the direction of and subject to the supervision and instruction of a person licensed, or exempt from licensing, under this chapter.

(A) For purposes of this subdivision (11), the term "clerical or support duties" may include, subsequent to the receipt of a loan application:

(i) The receipt, collection, distribution, and analysis of information common for the processing or underwriting of a residential mortgage loan; and

(ii) Communicating with a consumer to obtain the information necessary for the processing or underwriting of a loan, to the extent that such communication does not include offering or negotiating loan rates or terms, or counseling consumers about residential mortgage loan rates or terms.

(B) An individual engaging solely in loan processor or underwriter activities shall not represent to the public, through advertising or other means of communicating or providing information, including the use of business cards, stationery, brochures, signs, rate lists, or other promotional items, that such individual can or will perform any of the activities of a mortgage loan originator.

(12) "Mortgage broker" means any person who for compensation or gain, or in the expectation of compensation or gain, directly or indirectly negotiates, places, assists in placement, finds or offers to negotiate, place, assist in placement or find mortgage loans, other than commercial loans, on real property for others. The term shall not include real estate brokers or salespersons, as defined in section 2211 of Title 26, who in connection with services performed in a prospective real estate transaction, provide mortgage information or assistance to a buyer, if such real estate broker or real estate salesperson is not compensated for providing such mortgage information or assistance in addition to the compensation received from the seller or buyer for such real estate brokerage activity. The term shall not include attorneys licensed to practice law in this state acting in their professional capacity. The term shall not include persons engaged in the foregoing activities solely in connection with the sale, assignment, or other transfer of one or more previously originated loans.

(13) "Mortgage loan" means a loan secured primarily by a lien against real estate.

(14) "Mortgage loan originator":

(A) Means an individual who for compensation or gain or in the expectation of compensation or gain:

(i) Takes a residential mortgage loan application; or

(ii) Offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan;

(B) Does not include:

(i) an individual engaged solely as a loan processor or underwriter, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2201(f) of this chapter;

(ii) a person or entity that only performs real estate brokerage activities and is licensed or registered in accordance with Vermont law, unless the person or entity is compensated by a buyer or a seller in addition to the compensation received for such real estate brokerage activity or is compensated by a lender, a mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator or by any agent of such lender, mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator; and

(iii) a person or entity solely involved in extensions of credit relating to timeshare plans, as that term is defined in Section 101(53D) of Title 11, United States Code.

(15) "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, or any successor to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(16) "Nontraditional mortgage product" means any mortgage product other than a 30-year fixed rate mortgage.

(17) "Person" shall have the meaning set forth in section 128 of Title 1 and includes a natural person, corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, or association.

(18) "Real estate brokerage activity" means any activity that involves offering or providing real estate brokerage services to the public, including:

(A) Acting as a real estate agent or real estate broker for a buyer, seller, lessor, or lessee of real property;

(B) Bringing together parties interested in the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property;

(C) Negotiating, on behalf of any party, any portion of a contract relating to the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property (other than in connection with providing financing with respect to any such transaction);

(D) Engaging in any activity for which a person engaged in the activity is required to be registered or licensed as a real estate agent or real estate broker under any applicable law; and

(E) Offering to engage in any activity or act in any capacity described in subdivision (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this subdivision (18).

(19) "Registered mortgage loan originator" means any individual who:

(A) meets the definition of mortgage loan originator and is an employee of:

(i) A depository institution;

(ii) A subsidiary that is:

(I) Owned and controlled by a depository institution, as determined by a federal banking agency; and

(II) Regulated by a federal banking agency; or

(iii) An institution regulated by the Farm Credit Administration; and

(B) is registered with, and maintains a unique identifier through, the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(20) "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 Truth in Lending Act) or residential real estate upon which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling (as so defined).

(21) "Residential real estate" means any real property located in Vermont, upon which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling.

(22) "Sales finance company" means any person who has purchased one or more retail installment contracts, as defined in subdivisions 2351(5) and 2401(7) of Title 9, from one or more retail sellers located in this state. Taking one or more retail installment contracts as security for a loan or loans shall not be construed as purchasing for purposes of this definition.

(23) "Unique identifier" means a number or other identifier assigned by protocols established by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. (Added 1995, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; amended 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 38(a); 1997, No. 98 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 16, 1998; 1999, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; 2009, No. 29, § 1.)


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§ 2200. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Commercial loan" means any loan or extension of credit that is described in subdivision 46(1), (2), or (4) of Title 9 and that is in excess of $25,000.00. The term does not include a loan or extension of credit for the purpose of farming, as defined in subdivision 6001(22) of Title 10 and does not include a loan or extension of credit for the purpose of financing an owner occupied one- to four-unit dwelling.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration.

(3) "Control" means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract other than a commercial contract for goods or nonmanagement services, or otherwise, unless the power is the result of an official position with or corporate office held by the person. Control shall be presumed to exist if any person, directly or indirectly, owns, controls, holds with the power to vote, or holds proxies representing, 10 percent or more of the voting securities or other interest of any other person.

(4) "Depository institution" has the same meaning as in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1813(c), which includes any bank and any savings association as defined in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. For purposes of this chapter, "depository institution" also includes any credit union organized and regulated as such under the laws of the United States or any state or territory of the United States.

(5) "Federal banking agencies" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor of any of these.

(6) "Holder" shall have the meaning set forth in subdivision 1-201(b)(21) of Title 9A.

(7) "Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild, including stepparents, stepchildren, stepsiblings, and adoptive relationships.

(8) "Individual" means a natural person.

(9) "Insurance company" shall mean an institution organized and regulated as such under the laws of the state of Vermont or any state or territory of the United States.

(10) "Licensee" means any person subject to the provisions of section 2201 of this title.

(11) "Loan processor or underwriter" means an individual who performs clerical or support duties as an employee at the direction of and subject to the supervision and instruction of a person licensed, or exempt from licensing, under this chapter.

(A) For purposes of this subdivision (11), the term "clerical or support duties" may include, subsequent to the receipt of a loan application:

(i) The receipt, collection, distribution, and analysis of information common for the processing or underwriting of a residential mortgage loan; and

(ii) Communicating with a consumer to obtain the information necessary for the processing or underwriting of a loan, to the extent that such communication does not include offering or negotiating loan rates or terms, or counseling consumers about residential mortgage loan rates or terms.

(B) An individual engaging solely in loan processor or underwriter activities shall not represent to the public, through advertising or other means of communicating or providing information, including the use of business cards, stationery, brochures, signs, rate lists, or other promotional items, that such individual can or will perform any of the activities of a mortgage loan originator.

(12) "Mortgage broker" means any person who for compensation or gain, or in the expectation of compensation or gain, directly or indirectly negotiates, places, assists in placement, finds or offers to negotiate, place, assist in placement or find mortgage loans, other than commercial loans, on real property for others. The term shall not include real estate brokers or salespersons, as defined in section 2211 of Title 26, who in connection with services performed in a prospective real estate transaction, provide mortgage information or assistance to a buyer, if such real estate broker or real estate salesperson is not compensated for providing such mortgage information or assistance in addition to the compensation received from the seller or buyer for such real estate brokerage activity. The term shall not include attorneys licensed to practice law in this state acting in their professional capacity. The term shall not include persons engaged in the foregoing activities solely in connection with the sale, assignment, or other transfer of one or more previously originated loans.

(13) "Mortgage loan" means a loan secured primarily by a lien against real estate.

(14) "Mortgage loan originator":

(A) Means an individual who for compensation or gain or in the expectation of compensation or gain:

(i) Takes a residential mortgage loan application; or

(ii) Offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan;

(B) Does not include:

(i) an individual engaged solely as a loan processor or underwriter, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2201(f) of this chapter;

(ii) a person or entity that only performs real estate brokerage activities and is licensed or registered in accordance with Vermont law, unless the person or entity is compensated by a buyer or a seller in addition to the compensation received for such real estate brokerage activity or is compensated by a lender, a mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator or by any agent of such lender, mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator; and

(iii) a person or entity solely involved in extensions of credit relating to timeshare plans, as that term is defined in Section 101(53D) of Title 11, United States Code.

(15) "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, or any successor to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(16) "Nontraditional mortgage product" means any mortgage product other than a 30-year fixed rate mortgage.

(17) "Person" shall have the meaning set forth in section 128 of Title 1 and includes a natural person, corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, or association.

(18) "Real estate brokerage activity" means any activity that involves offering or providing real estate brokerage services to the public, including:

(A) Acting as a real estate agent or real estate broker for a buyer, seller, lessor, or lessee of real property;

(B) Bringing together parties interested in the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property;

(C) Negotiating, on behalf of any party, any portion of a contract relating to the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property (other than in connection with providing financing with respect to any such transaction);

(D) Engaging in any activity for which a person engaged in the activity is required to be registered or licensed as a real estate agent or real estate broker under any applicable law; and

(E) Offering to engage in any activity or act in any capacity described in subdivision (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this subdivision (18).

(19) "Registered mortgage loan originator" means any individual who:

(A) meets the definition of mortgage loan originator and is an employee of:

(i) A depository institution;

(ii) A subsidiary that is:

(I) Owned and controlled by a depository institution, as determined by a federal banking agency; and

(II) Regulated by a federal banking agency; or

(iii) An institution regulated by the Farm Credit Administration; and

(B) is registered with, and maintains a unique identifier through, the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(20) "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 Truth in Lending Act) or residential real estate upon which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling (as so defined).

(21) "Residential real estate" means any real property located in Vermont, upon which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling.

(22) "Sales finance company" means any person who has purchased one or more retail installment contracts, as defined in subdivisions 2351(5) and 2401(7) of Title 9, from one or more retail sellers located in this state. Taking one or more retail installment contracts as security for a loan or loans shall not be construed as purchasing for purposes of this definition.

(23) "Unique identifier" means a number or other identifier assigned by protocols established by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. (Added 1995, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; amended 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 38(a); 1997, No. 98 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 16, 1998; 1999, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; 2009, No. 29, § 1.)


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