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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 09.03.11.01" title_num="09" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="11" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Mortgage lender licensee” means a person licensed under Financial Institutions Article, §§11-501—11-524, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Mortgage loan” means any loan or extension of credit secured by residential property.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Mortgage loan originator licensee” means an individual licensed under Financial Institutions Article, §§11-601—11-618, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLSR)” has the meaning stated in Financial Institutions Article, §11-501, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Residential property” has the meaning stated in Real Property Article, §3-104.1, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Security instrument” means a mortgage, deed of trust, or any other instrument securing a mortgage loan.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Single Family Dwelling Unit.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Single family dwelling unit” means a structure principally designed for the residential habitation of one family.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Single family dwelling unit” includes an individual residential condominium unit within a larger structure or complex, regardless of the total number of individual units in that structure or complex.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>“Single family dwelling unit” does not include a structure that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Is not intended, and has never been used, for human habitation; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Is intended for human habitation, has never been occupied, but for which a use and occupancy permit, if required, has never been issued.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Unique identifier” has the meaning stated in Financial Institutions Article, §11-601, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>