12 U.S.C. § 2802: Definitions

For purposes of this chapter—(1) the term “Bureau” means the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; (2) the term “mortgage loan” means a loan which is secured by residential real property or a home improvement loan; (3) the term “depository institution”—(A) means—(i) any bank (as defined in section 1813(a)(1) of this title); (ii) any savings association (as defined in section 1813(b)(1) of this title); and (iii) any credit union, which makes federally related mortgage loans as determined by the Board; and (B) includes any other lending institution (as defined in paragraph (4) ) other than any institution described in subparagraph (A); (4) the term “completed application” means an application in which the creditor has received the information that is regularly obtained in evaluating applications for the amount and type of credit requested; (5) the term “other lending institutions” means any person engaged for profit in the business of mortgage lending; (6) the term “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and (7) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.