### Question
Can you define what Federal agency lender means?


### Answer
**Federal agency lender** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 4121*:

> a Federal agency that makes direct loans secured by improved real estate or a mobile home, to the extent such agency acts in such capacity

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 4121*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 50-NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE > SUBCHAPTER IV-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

