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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A person who has a critical influence on, or substantive control over, a covered transaction, whether or not employed by the participant. Persons who have a critical influence on, or substantive control over, a covered transaction may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Loan officers;
(b) Staff appraisers and inspectors;
(c) Underwriters;
(d) Bonding companies;
(e) Borrowers under programs financed by HUD or with loans guaranteed, insured, or subsidized through HUD programs;
(f) Purchasers of properties with HUD–insured or Secretary-held mortgages;
(g) Recipients under HUD assistance agreements;
(h) Ultimate beneficiaries of HUD programs;
(i) Fee appraisers and inspectors;
(j) Real estate agents and brokers;
(k) Management and marketing agents;
(l) Accountants, consultants, investment bankers, architects, engineers, and attorneys who are in a business relationship with participants in connection with a covered transaction under a HUD program;
(m) Contractors involved in the construction or rehabilitation of properties financed by HUD, with HUD–insured loans or acquired properties, including properties held by HUD as mortgagee-in-possession;
(n) Closing agents;
(o) Turnkey developers of projects financed by or with financing insured by HUD;
(p) Title companies;
(q) Escrow agents;
(r) Project owners;
(s) Administrators of hospitals, nursing homes, and projects for the elderly financed or insured by HUD; and
(t) Developers, sellers, or owners of property financed with loans insured under Title I or Title II of the National Housing Act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 2. Grants and Agreements § 2.2424.995 Principal (HUD supplement to governmentwide definition at 2 CFR 180.995) - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-2-grants-and-agreements/cfr-sect-2-2424-995/
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