“Mortgage loan” means a loan that is secured by a mortgage and is made for financing, including refinancing of existing mortgage obligations, to create or preserve the long-term affordability of a housing development or a residential structure in the state, or a buy-down mortgage loan secured by a mortgage, of an owner-occupied unit in this state.

(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 281, Sec. 1. Effective September 25, 2008.)

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 50086

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23