Definitions

A building is defined as “a walled and roofed structure, other than a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground and affixed to a permanent site, and a walled and roofed structure while in the course of construction, alteration or repair.”

A community is defined as “a State or a political subdivision of a State that has zoning and building code jurisdiction over a particular area having special flood hazards.”

A designated loan is defined as “a loan secured by a building or mobile home that is located or to be located in a special flood hazard area in which flood insurance is available under the Act.”

A mobile home is defined as “a structure, transportable in one or more sections, that is built on a permanent chassis and designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities.”  The term mobile home does not include a recreational vehicle.  For purposes of NFIP, the term mobile home means a mobile home on a permanent foundation.  The term mobile home includes a manufactured home.”

NFIP means “the National Flood Insurance Program.”

Residential improved real estate is defined as “real estate upon which a home or other residential building is located or to be located.”

Servicer is defined as “the person responsible for: (1) Receiving any scheduled, periodic payments from a borrower under the terms of a loan, including amounts for taxes, insurance premiums, and other charges with respect to the property securing the loan; and (2) making payments of principal and interest and any other payments form the amounts received from the borrower as may be required under the terms of the loan.”

Special flood hazard area is defined as “the land in the flood plain within a community having at least a one percent chance of flooding in any given year, as designate dyb the Administrator of FEMA.”

Table funding is defined as “a settlement at which a loan is funded by a contemporaneous advance of loan funds and an assignment of the loan to the person advancing the funds.”