definitions

definitions Sec. 602. As used in this title, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them below, and, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall include the plural as well as the singular number: (a) “Insured or guaranteed mortgage loan” means any loan made for the construction or purchase of a family dwelling or dwellings and which is (1) guaranteed or insured under the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, or (2) secured by a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act, as amended. (b) “Private financing institutions” means life-insurance companies, savings banks, commercial banks, savings and loan associations (including cooperative banks, homestead association, and building and loan associations), and mortgage companies. (c) “Administrator” means the Housing and Home Finance Administrator. (d) “State” means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Territories and possessions of the United States.