# Financial Institutions (GFI)

## Title 11. Consumer Credit

### Subtitle 5. Maryland Mortgage Lender Law

#### Section 11-520

A mortgage lender may not do business under any trade name that misrepresents or tends to misrepresent that the mortgage lender is:

(1) A bank, trust company, or savings bank;

(2) A savings and loan association;

(3) A credit union; or

(4) An insurance company.

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Md. Code Ann., Fin. Inst. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)