{"identifier":"/us/usc/t12/s1706f","title":12,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1706f.","heading":"Prohibition against kickbacks and unearned fees","text":"\u00a7\u202f1706f.\nProhibition against kickbacks and unearned fees\n(a)\nIn general\nExcept as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title shall apply to each sale of a manufactured home financed with an FHA-insured loan or extension of credit, as well as to services rendered in connection with such transactions.\n(b)\nAuthority of the Secretary\nThe Secretary is authorized to determine the manner and extent to which the provisions of sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title may reasonably be applied to the transactions described in subsection (a), and to grant such exemptions as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of this section.\n(c)\nDefinitions\nFor purposes of this section\u2014\n(1) the term \u201cfederally related mortgage loan\u201d as used in sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title shall include an FHA-insured loan or extension of credit made to a borrower for the purpose of purchasing a manufactured home that the borrower intends to occupy as a personal residence; and\n(2) the term \u201creal estate settlement service\u201d as used in sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title shall include any service rendered in connection with a loan or extension of credit insured by the Federal Housing Administration for the purchase of a manufactured home.\n(d)\nUnfair and deceptive practices\nIn connection with the purchase of a manufactured home financed with a loan or extension of credit insured by the Federal Housing Administration under this subchapter, the Secretary shall prohibit acts or practices in connection with loans or extensions of credit that the Secretary finds to be unfair, deceptive, or otherwise not in the interests of the borrower.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t12/s1706f.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t12/s1706f","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1706f."},{"t":"heading","text":"Prohibition against kickbacks and unearned fees"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t12/s1706f/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title shall apply to each sale of a manufactured home financed with an FHA-insured loan or extension of credit, as well as to services rendered in connection with such transactions.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t12/s1706f/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Authority of the Secretary"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary is authorized to determine the manner and extent to which the provisions of sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title may reasonably be applied to the transactions described in subsection (a), and to grant such exemptions as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of this section.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t12/s1706f/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For purposes of this section\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t12/s1706f/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201cfederally related mortgage loan\u201d as used in sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title shall include an FHA-insured loan or extension of credit made to a borrower for the purpose of purchasing a manufactured home that the borrower intends to occupy as a personal residence; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t12/s1706f/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201creal estate settlement service\u201d as used in sections 2602, 2607, 2614, 2615, 2616, and 2617 of this title shall include any service rendered in connection with a loan or extension of credit insured by the Federal Housing Administration for the purchase of a manufactured home.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t12/s1706f/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Unfair and deceptive practices"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"In connection with the purchase of a manufactured home financed with a loan or extension of credit insured by the Federal Housing Administration under this subchapter, the Secretary shall prohibit acts or practices in connection with loans or extensions of credit that the Secretary finds to be unfair, deceptive, or otherwise not in the interests of the borrower.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}