CGS § 36a-725. (Formerly Sec. 36-442aa). Definitions.

As used in this section and section 36a-726, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “First mortgage loan” means any loan made to an individual, the proceeds of which are to be used primarily for personal, family or household purposes, which loan is secured by a mortgage upon any interest in one-to-four-family residential, owner-occupied real property located in this state which is not subject to any prior mortgages. The term includes the renewal or refinancing of an existing first mortgage loan;

(2) “Mortgage insurance” means insurance written by an independent mortgage insurance company to protect the mortgage lender against loss incurred in the event of a default by a borrower under the mortgage loan;

(3) “Mortgage lender” means any person engaged in the business of making first mortgage loans, including, but not limited to, banks, out-of-state banks, Connecticut credit unions, federal credit unions, out-of-state credit unions, and mortgage lenders and mortgage correspondent lenders required to be licensed under sections 36a-485 to 36a-498a, inclusive.