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In many traditions and statutes of civil or religious law, the consummation of a marriage, often called simply consummation, is the first (or first officially credited) act of sexual intercourse between two people, either following their marriage to each other or after a prolonged sexual attraction.
Consummation is not same as closing or settlement. (See page 51 of the CFPB's Small Entity Compliance Guide for the bureau's discussion on consummation.) Consummation is the date that a consumer becomes contractually obligated to the creditor on the loan (i.e., the day they sign the note).