View all text of Chapter 38 A [§ 3751 - § 3768]
§ 3752. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Bona fide purchaser
(2) County
(3) Mortgage
(4) Mortgage agreement
(5) Mortgagor
(6) Owner
(7) Person
(8) Record; recorded
(9) Security property
(10) Single family mortgage
The term “single family mortgage” means a mortgage that covers property on which there is located a 1- to 4-family residence, and that—
(A) is held by the Secretary pursuant to title I or title II of the National Housing Act [12 U.S.C. 1702 et seq., 1707 et seq.]; or
(B) secures a loan obligated by the Secretary under section 1452b of title 42, as it existed before the repeal of that section by section 12839 of title 42 (except that a mortgage securing such a loan that covers property containing nonresidential space and a 1- to 4-family dwelling shall not be subject to this chapter).
(11) State
The term “State” means—
(A) the several States;
(B) the District of Columbia;
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(D) the United States Virgin Islands;
(E) Guam;
(F) American Samoa;
(G) the Northern Mariana Islands;
(H) the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and
(I) Indian tribes, as defined by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 103–327, title II, Sept. 28, 1994, 108 Stat. 2316.)