18 GCA § 36303
Definitions
View official PDF ↗For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)Clerical or Support Duties. For purposes of this Subsection, the term “Clerical or Support Duties” may include subsequent to the receipt of an application:
(1)the receipt, collection, distribution, and analysis of information common for the processing or underwriting of a residential mortgage loan; and
(2)communicating with a consumer to obtain the information necessary for the processing or underwriting of a loan, to the extent that such communication does not include offering or negotiating loan rates or terms, or counseling consumers about residential mortgage loan rates or terms.
(b)Commissioner means Guam’s Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.
(c)Depository Institution has the same meaning as in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. It means any bank or savings association, including any credit union.
(d)Federal Banking Agencies means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(e)Immediate Family Member means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild. This includes stepparents, stepchildren, stepsiblings, and adoptive relationships.
(f)Individual means a natural person. COL4122017 CH. 36 MORTGAGES
(g)Loan Processor or Underwriter means an individual who performs clerical or support duties as an employee at the direction of and subject to the supervision and instruction of a person licensed, or exempt from licensing.
(h)Mortgage Loan Originator means an individual who for compensation or gain or in the expectation of compensation or gain:
(1)takes a residential mortgage loan application; or
(2)offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan;
(A)does not include an individual engaged solely as a loan processor or underwriter;
(B)does not include a person or entity that only performs real estate brokerage activities and is licensed or registered in accordance with Guam law, unless the person or entity is compensated by a lender, a mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator or by any agent of such lender, mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator; and
(C)does not include a person or entity solely involved in extensions of credit relating to timeshare plans, as that term is defined in Section 101(53D) of Title 11, United States Code.
(i)Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry means a mortgage licensing system developed and maintained by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators for the licensing and registration of licensed mortgage loan originators.
(j)Non-profit Organization means any organization located within or off island from Guam that has a tax exempt status as a charitable organization, such as under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(k)Non-traditional Mortgage Product means any mortgage product other than a thirty
(30)year fixed rate mortgage.
(l)Person means a natural person, corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, or association. COL4122017 CH. 36 MORTGAGES
(m)Real Estate Brokerage Activity means any activity that involves offering or providing real estate brokerage services to the public, including:
(1)acting as a real estate agent or real estate broker for a buyer, seller, lessor, or lessee of real property;
(2)bringing together parties interested in the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property;
(3)negotiating, on behalf of any party, any portion of a contract relating to the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property (other than in connection with providing financing with respect to any such transaction);
(4)engaging in any activity for which a person engaged in the activity is required to be registered or licensed as a real estate agent or real estate broker under any applicable law; and
(5)offering to engage in any activity, or act in any capacity, described in Subsections (1), (2), (3), or
(4)of this Subsection (m).
(n)Registered Mortgage Loan Originator means any individual who:
(1)meets the definition of mortgage loan originator and is an employee of:
(A)a depository institution;
(B)a subsidiary that is:
(i)owned and controlled by a depository institution; and
(ii)regulated by a Federal banking agency; or
(iii)an institution regulated by the Farm Credit Administration; and
(iv)is registered with, and maintains a unique identifier through, the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.
(o)Representations to the public. An individual engaging solely in loan processor or underwriter activities, shall not represent to the COL4122017 CH. 36 MORTGAGES public, through advertising or other means of communicating or providing information, including the use of business cards, stationery, brochures, signs, rate lists, or other promotional items, that such individual can or will perform any of the activities of a mortgage loan originator.
(p)Residential Mortgage Broker Branch means any branch office located within or off island from Guam that provides services from other than a main office located within Guam, which for compensation or gain, or in the expectation of compensation or gain,
(1)assists a person in obtaining or applying to obtain a residential mortgage loan; or
(2)holds himself or herself out as being able to assist a person in obtaining or applying to obtain a residential mortgage loan. A mortgage broker either prepares a residential mortgage loan for funding by another entity or table-funds the residential mortgage loan.
(q)Residential Mortgage Broker Company means any company located within Guam which for compensation or gain, or in the expectation of compensation or gain,
(1)assists a person in obtaining or applying to obtain a residential mortgage loan; or
(2)holds himself or herself out as being able to assist a person in obtaining or applying to obtain a residential mortgage loan. A mortgage broker either prepares a residential mortgage loan for funding by another entity or table-funds the residential mortgage loan.
(r)Residential Mortgage Lender Branch means any branch office located within or off island from Guam that provides services from other than a main office located within Guam, which for a fee, compensation or gain takes, offers, negotiates, approves or disapproves the financing of a loan secured by a mortgage with respect to any dwelling that is located in Guam.
(s)Residential Mortgage Lender Company means any company located within Guam that for a fee, compensation or gain takes, offers, negotiates, approves or disapproves the financing of a loan secured by a residential mortgage with respect to any dwelling that is located in Guam.
(t)Residential Mortgage Lender and Servicer Branch means any branch office located within or off island from Guam that provides services from other than a main office located within Guam, which for a fee or compensation or gain takes, offers, negotiates, approves or COL4122017 CH. 36 MORTGAGES disapproves the financing of a loan and provides services, which include the receipt of periodic payments from a borrower and making payments of principal and interest, and other payments pursuant to the terms of a loan secured by a residential mortgage with respect to any dwelling that is located in Guam.
(u)Residential Mortgage Lender and Servicer Company means any company located within Guam that for a fee, compensation or gain takes, offers, negotiates, approves or disapproves the financing of a loan and provides services, which include the receipt of periodic payments from a borrower and making payments of principal and interest, and other payments pursuant to the terms of a loan secured by a residential mortgage with respect to any dwelling that is located in Guam.
(v)Residential Mortgage Servicer Branch means any branch office located within or off island from Guam that for a fee or compensation provides services, which include the receipt of periodic payments from a borrower and making payments of principal and interest, and other payments pursuant to the terms of the loan secured by a residential mortgage.
(w)Residential Mortgage Servicer Company means any company located within or off island from Guam that for a fee or compensation provides services, which include the receipt of periodic payments from a borrower and making payments of principal and interest, and other payments pursuant to the terms of the loan secured by residential mortgage.
(x)Residential Mortgage Loan means any loan primarily for personal, family, or household use that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other equivalent consensual security interest on a dwelling (as defined in Section 103(v) of the Truth in Lending Act) or residential real estate upon which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling (as so defined).
(y)Residential Real Estate means any real property located in Guam, upon which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling.
(z)Unique Identifier means a number or other identifier assigned by protocols established by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. COL4122017 CH. 36 MORTGAGES
§ The story of this section
- Enacted by P.L. 30-151 § 1 — introduced as Bill 351-30 · introduced by Vicente C. Pangelinan + 2 cosponsors
- Amended by P.L. 33-207 § 1 — introduced as Bill 370-33 · introduced by James V. EspaldonWatch the public hearing · Sep 30, 2016
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.