§ 2424.995 - Principal (HUD supplement to governmentwide definition at 2 CFR 180.995).

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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:

Loan officers;

Staff appraisers and inspectors;

Underwriters;

Bonding companies;

Borrowers under programs financed by HUD or with loans guaranteed, insured, or subsidized through HUD programs;

Purchasers of properties with HUD-insured or Secretary-held mortgages;

Recipients under HUD assistance agreements;

Ultimate beneficiaries of HUD programs;

Fee appraisers and inspectors;

Real estate agents and brokers;

Management and marketing agents;

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;

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;

Closing agents;

Turnkey developers of projects financed by or with financing insured by HUD;

Title companies;

Escrow agents;

Project owners;

Administrators of hospitals, nursing homes, and projects for the elderly financed or insured by HUD; and

Developers, sellers, or owners of property financed with loans insured under Title I or Title II of the National Housing Act.