For purposes of this chapter:
Except as provided by the Director, the term "affiliate" means any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, an enterprise.
The term "Agency" means the Federal Housing Finance Agency established under section 4511 of this title.
The term "authorizing statutes" means-
The term "Board" means the Federal Housing Finance Oversight Board established under section 4513a of this title.
The term "capital distribution" means-
Any payment made by an enterprise to repurchase its shares for the purpose of fulfilling an obligation of the enterprise under an employee stock ownership plan that is qualified under section 401 of title 26 or any substantially equivalent plan, as determined by the Director, shall not be considered a capital distribution.
The term "compensation" means any payment of money or the provision of any other thing of current or potential value in connection with employment.
The term "core capital" means, with respect to an enterprise, the sum of the following (as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles):
The core capital of an enterprise shall not include any amounts that the enterprise could be required to pay, at the option of investors, to retire capital instruments.
The term "default" means, with respect to a regulated entity, any adjudication or other official determination by any court of competent jurisdiction, or the Agency, pursuant to which a conservator, receiver, limited-life regulated entity, or legal custodian is appointed for a regulated entity.
The term "in danger of default" means a regulated entity with respect to which, in the opinion of the Agency-
The term "Director" means the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
The term "enterprise" means-
The term "entity-affiliated party" means-
The term "executive officer" means, with respect to an enterprise, the chairman of the board of directors, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president, vice chairman, any executive vice president, and any senior vice president in charge of a principal business unit, division, or function.
The term "limited-life regulated entity" means an entity established by the Agency under section 4617(i) of this title with respect to a Federal Home Loan Bank in default or in danger of default or with respect to an enterprise in default or in danger of default.
The term "low-income" means-
The term "median income" means, with respect to an area, the unadjusted median family income for the area, as determined and published annually by the Director.
The term "moderate-income" means-
The term "mortgage purchases" includes mortgages purchased for portfolio or securitization.
The term "multifamily housing" means a residence consisting of more than 4 dwelling units.
The term "Office of Finance" means the Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Bank System (or any successor thereto).
The term "regulated entity" means-
The term "single family housing" means a residence consisting of 1 to 4 dwelling units.
The term "State" means the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
The term "total capital" means, with respect to an enterprise, the sum of the following:
The term "very low-income" means-
For purposes of section 2 4568 and 4569 of this title, the term "very low-income" means-
The term "violation" includes any action (alone or in combination with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation.
The term "conforming mortgage" means, with respect to an enterprise, a conventional mortgage having an original principal obligation that does not exceed the dollar amount limitation in effect at the time of such origination and applicable to such mortgage, under, as applicable-
The term "extremely low-income" means-
The term "low-income area" means a census tract or block numbering area in which the median income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area in which such census tract or block numbering area is located, and, for the purposes of section 4562(a)(1)(B) of this title, shall include families having incomes not greater than 100 percent of the area median income who reside in minority census tracts and shall include families having incomes not greater than 100 percent of the area median income who reside in designated disaster areas.
The term "minority census tract" means a census tract that has a minority population of at least 30 percent and a median family income of less than 100 percent of the area family median income.
The term "shortage of standard rental units both affordable and available to extremely low-income renter households" means the gap between-
If the number of units described in subparagraph (A)(i) exceeds the number of extremely low-income households as described in subparagraph (A)(ii), there is no shortage.
The term "shortage of standard rental units both affordable and available to very low-income renter households" means the gap between-
If the number of units described in subparagraph (A)(i) exceeds the number of extremely low- and very low-income households as described in subparagraph (A)(ii), there is no shortage.
1 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.
2 So in original. Probably should be "sections".
12 U.S.C. § 4502
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title XIII of Pub. L. 102-550, 106 Stat. 3941, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title XIII to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4501 of this title and Tables. The Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, referred to in par. (3)(A), is title III of act June 27, 1934, ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1252, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§1716 et seq.) of chapter 13 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1716 of this title and Tables.The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act, referred to in par. (3)(B), is title III of Pub. L. 91-351, July 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 451, which is classified generally to chapter 11A (§1451 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title and Statement of Purpose note set out under section 1451 of this title and Tables. The Federal Home Loan Bank Act, referred to in par. (3)(C), is act July 22, 1932, ch. 522, 47 Stat. 725, which is classified generally to chapter 11 (§1421 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1421 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS2008- Pub. L. 110-289, §1002(a)(2)-(14), added pars. (2) to (4), (8), (11), (13), (19), (20), and (25), redesignated former pars. (2) to (12) and (16) to (19) as (5) to (7), (9), (10), (12), (14) to (18), and (21) to (24), respectively, substituted "Federal Housing Finance Agency" for "Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development" in par. (9), and struck out former pars. (13) to (15) which defined the terms "new program", "Office", and "Secretary", respectively.Pars. (8)(B), (9), (10)(B), (19)(B). Pub. L. 110-289, §1002(a)(1), substituted "Director" for "Secretary".Par. (24). Pub. L. 110-289, §1128(d)(1), added par. (24) and struck out former par. (24) which defined the term "very low-income".Pars. (26) to (31). Pub. L. 110-289, §1128(d)(2), added pars. (26) to (31).
EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS
TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDSFor termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
- Director
- The term "Director" means the Director of the Bureau.
- State
- The term "State" means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands or any federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the Secretary of the Interior under section 5131(a) of title 25.
- affiliate
- The term "affiliate" means any person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person.
- credit
- The term "credit" means the right granted by a person to a consumer to defer payment of a debt, incur debt and defer its payment, or purchase property or services and defer payment for such purchase.
- person
- The term "person" means an individual, partnership, company, corporation, association (incorporated or unincorporated), trust, estate, cooperative organization, or other entity.