### Question
Can you define what mortgage means?


### Answer
**Mortgage** is defined as the following in *15 U.S.C. § 9058d*:

> any credit transaction—


(A) that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other consensual security interest on a principal residence of a borrower that is (i) a 1- to 4-unit dwelling, or (ii) residential real property that includes a 1- to 4-unit dwelling

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 9058d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 116-CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (CARES ACT) > SUBCHAPTER III-ECONOMIC STABILIZATION AND ASSISTANCE TO SEVERELY DISTRESSED SECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY > Part A-Coronavirus Economic Stabilization**

