Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, “creditor” means a person:

(1) that regularly engages in Indiana in the extension of mortgage loans that are subject to a credit service charge or loan finance charge, as applicable, or are payable by written agreement in more than four (4) installments (not including a down payment); and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-5-23.5-3

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(2) to whom the obligation arising from a mortgage loan is initially payable, either on the face of the note or contract, or by agreement if there is not a note or contract.

     (b) The term does not include a person described in:

(1) IC 24-9-2-6(a)(2) if the person described in IC 24-9-2-6(a)(2) is not the person extending the credit in the transaction; or

(2) IC 24-9-2-6(b).

As added by P.L.52-2009, SEC.2.