### Question
How is the "federally assisted mortgage loan" defined?


### Answer
The term **federally assisted mortgage loan** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 5511* as follows -

> a mortgage loan which—


(1) 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, or is made in whole or in part by any lender which is itself regulated by any agency of the Federal Government

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5511*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 71-SOLAR ENERGY > SUBCHAPTER I-HEATING AND COOLING**

