Affiliate

An entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, a seller. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity through ownership, by contract, or otherwise.

An Affiliate is a contractor, agent, vendor, subservicer, or Sponsored Third-Party Originator (TPO) who participates in FHA programs on behalf of an FHA-approved Mortgagee.