financial services

The term includes those activities that are financial services or financial services related andpertaining to securities, commodities, banking, insurance, consumer lending, money services businesses, consumer debt management or real estate (including, but not limited to; acting as or being associated with a bank or savings association, credit union, Farm Credit System institution, mortgage lender, mortgage broker, real estate salesperson or agent or broker, appraiser, closing agent, title company, escrow agent, payday lender, money transmitter, check casher, pawnbroker, collection agent, debt management company or title lender). In addition to statutes or regulations pertaining to financial services, the term financial services statute or regulation includes consumer protection statutes or regulations that pertain to the financial services enumerated herein.