{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-27","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 27","heading":"Mortgage lending business defined","body":"In this title, the term “mortgage lending business” means an organization which finances or refinances any debt secured by an interest in real estate, including private mortgage companies and any subsidiaries of such organizations, and whose activities affect interstate or foreign commerce.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"fe2e0093e72c0bf530f12668d30d0056cf8b919cd0987305500093c9fbc03954","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-26","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}