Idaho Code 26-31-303 – Definitions

For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “Depository institution” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the federal deposit insurance act, and includes any credit union.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 26-31-303

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Director: means the director of the department of finance. See Idaho Code 26-31-102
Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances:
- You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
- The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
- The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
Housing finance agency: means any entity that is:

Idaho Code 26-31-102

Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}

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}

National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}

NMLSR: 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 mortgage brokers, mortgage lenders, and mortgage loan originators. See Idaho Code 26-31-102

Person: means a natural person, corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership or association. See Idaho Code 26-31-102

Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114

Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Residential mortgage loan: means any loan that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other equivalent consensual security interest on a dwelling, as defined in section 103(w) of the truth in lending act, located in Idaho, or on residential real estate. See Idaho Code 26-31-102

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114

Unique identifier: means a number or other identifier assigned by protocols established by the NMLSR. See Idaho Code 26-31-102

(2) “Expungement” means, with respect to a record of criminal conviction entered in this state, that no one, including law enforcement, can be permitted access to the record even by court order. With respect to criminal convictions entered in another state, that state’s definition of expungement shall apply.

(3) “Federal banking agency” 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.

(4) “Immediate family member” means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent or grandchild, and includes stepparents, stepchildren, stepsiblings and adoptive relationships.

(5) “Individual” means a natural person.

(6) “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 the purposes of this subsection clerical or support duties may include, subsequent to the receipt of an 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.

(7) “Mortgage loan originator” means an individual who for compensation or gain or in the expectation of compensation or gain takes a residential mortgage loan application, or offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan.

(a) Mortgage loan originator does not mean the following:

(i) An individual engaged solely as a loan processor or underwriter except as otherwise provided in section 26-31-304(3), Idaho Code;

(ii) A person or entity that only performs real estate brokerage activity and is licensed or registered in accordance with Idaho law, unless the person or entity 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;

(iii) A person or entity solely involved in extensions of credit relating to timeshare plans, as that term is defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101(53D); and

(iv) An individual who is an employee of a federal, state or local government agency or housing finance agency and who acts as a loan originator only pursuant to his or her official duties as an employee of the federal, state or local government agency or housing finance agency.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “real estate brokerage activity” means any activity that involves offering or providing real estate brokerage services to the public, including:

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

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

(iii) 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;

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

(v) Offering to engage in any activity, or act in any capacity, described in subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of this paragraph.

(8) “Nontraditional mortgage product” means any mortgage product other than a thirty (30) year fixed rate mortgage.

(9) “Registered mortgage loan originator” means any individual who is registered with, and maintains a unique identifier through the NMLSR, who meets the definition of mortgage loan originator and who is an employee of one (1) of the following:

(a) A depository institution;

(b) A subsidiary that is owned and controlled by a depository institution and regulated by a federal banking agency; or