Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, “mortgage loan” means a loan in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against an interest in real property in Indiana.

     (b) The term includes the following:

(1) A home loan subject to IC 24-9.

(2) A loan described in IC 24-9-1-1, to the extent allowed under federal law.

(3) A first lien mortgage transaction (as defined in IC 24-4.4-1-301) subject to IC 24-4.4.

(4) A consumer credit sale subject to IC 24-4.5-2 in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against an interest in real property in Indiana.

(5) A consumer loan subject to IC 24-4.5-3 in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against an interest in real property in Indiana.

(6) A loan in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against land:

(A) that is located in Indiana;

(B) upon which there is a dwelling that is not or will not be used by the borrower primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; and

(C) that is classified as residential for property tax purposes.

The term includes a loan that is secured by land in Indiana upon which there is a dwelling that is purchased by or through the borrower for investment or other business purposes.

     (c) The term does not include a land contract.

As added by P.L.52-2009, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.35-2010, SEC.88; P.L.89-2011, SEC.21; P.L.13-2013, SEC.66.