2018 US Code
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
Chapter 13 - National Housing
Subchapter I - Housing Renovation and Modernization
Sec. 1706f - Prohibition against kickbacks and unearned fees
12 U.S.C. § 1706f (2018) |
§1706f. Prohibition against kickbacks and unearned fees |
(a) In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title shall apply to each sale of a manufactured home financed with an FHA-insured loan or extension of credit, as well as to services rendered in connection with such transactions. (b) Authority of the SecretaryThe Secretary is authorized to determine the manner and extent to which the provisions of sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title may reasonably be applied to the transactions described in subsection (a), and to grant such exemptions as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of this section. (c) DefinitionsFor purposes of this section— (1) the term "federally related mortgage loan" as used in sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title shall include an FHA-insured loan or extension of credit made to a borrower for the purpose of purchasing a manufactured home that the borrower intends to occupy as a personal residence; and (2) the term "real estate settlement service" as used in sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title shall include any service rendered in connection with a loan or extension of credit insured by the Federal Housing Administration for the purchase of a manufactured home. In connection with the purchase of a manufactured home financed with a loan or extension of credit insured by the Federal Housing Administration under this subchapter, the Secretary shall prohibit acts or practices in connection with loans or extensions of credit that the Secretary finds to be unfair, deceptive, or otherwise not in the interests of the borrower. |
(June 27, 1934, ch. 847, title I, §10, as added Pub. L. 110–289, div. B, title I, §2149, July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2847.) |
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Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING CHAPTER 13 - NATIONAL HOUSING SUBCHAPTER I - HOUSING RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION Sec. 1706f - Prohibition against kickbacks and unearned fees |
section 1706f |
2018 |
January 14, 2019 |
No |
standard |
122 Stat. 2847 |
Public Law 110-289 |