### Question
Can you define what mortgage lending business means?


### Answer
**Mortgage lending business** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 27*:

> an organization which finances or refinances any debt secured by an interest in real estate, including private mortgage companies and any subsidiaries of such organizations, and whose activities affect interstate or foreign commerce

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 27*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 1-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

