RESPA applies to a “federally related mortgage loan,” which is defined as: The term “federally related mortgage loan” includes any loan (other than temporary financing such as a construction loan) which is secured by a first or subordinate lien on residential real property (including individual units of condominiums and cooperatives) designed principally for the occupancy of from one to four families, including any such secured loan, the proceeds of which are used to prepay or pay off an existing loan secured by the same property; and is made in whole or in part by any lender the deposits or accounts of which are insured by any agency of the Federal Government,...
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