This chapter does not apply to:

(1)  a bona fide nonprofit corporation that grants a first mortgage loan to promote home ownership for low and moderate income borrowers;

Terms Used In Utah Code 70D-2-103

  • 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.
  • Lender: includes a mortgage lender. See Utah Code 70D-2-102
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage: means a mortgage or deed of trust affecting real property located in this state. See Utah Code 70D-1-102
  • Mortgage loan: means a loan:
(i) secured by a mortgage; and
(ii) made for personal, family, or household purposes. See Utah Code 70D-1-102
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • State: means :
    (a) a state, territory, or possession of the United States;
    (b) the District of Columbia; or
    (c) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Utah Code 70D-1-102
    (2)  an agency of the following that grants a first mortgage loan under a specific federal or state law:

    (a)  the federal government;

    (b)  a state, county, or municipal government; or

    (c)  a quasi-governmental agency;

    (3)  a casual lender that makes less than five mortgage loans a year; or

    (4)  a mortgage loan of two years or less.

    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 72, 2009 General Session